Home › Words › N › nangananga/ˈnaŋə/nanga means A simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, nanga ranks #10,508 of 42,752 for Qualifying.nanga is pronounced /ˈnaŋə/.EtymologyFrom Acholi naŋa.nounA simple wooden harp or zither used in central and eastern Africa.e.g.“The "shoulder harp" or "nanga" had a boat-shaped sound chest.” — 1950, Roslyn Rensch, The harp: from Tara's halls to the American schools:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ngoni 64% match — A member of a particular ethnic group of East Africa, mainly living in Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia. vs nanga →zanza 64% match — A kind of thumb piano from Africa. vs nanga →zeze 63% match — A stringed instrument of sub-Saharan Africa. vs nanga →sanza 63% match — Any type of mbira (thumb piano, a plucked lamellophone) of Southern African origin. vs nanga →arbajo 61% match — A kind of traditional four-stringed lute originating from Nepal. vs nanga →balangi 61% match — An instrument similar to a xylophone. vs nanga →kora 59% match — A type of harp or lute played in West Africa. vs nanga →nyatiti 58% match — A traditional type of lyre with eight strings, used by the Luo people of Kenya. vs nanga →