Swahili
ng'ang'ania
ng'a-ng'a-NI-a
How to say it
Swahiling'ang'aniang'a-ng'a-NI-asoon
Englishto beg persistentlysoon
Frenchsupplier avec insistancesoon
Meaning
to beg or plead persistently and urgently for something, or to contend fiercely for possession of something.
Good to know
an intensive verb, stronger than 'kuomba' (to ask), and not often heard in everyday speech.
Examples
- Mtoto alimwang'ang'ania mama yake pesa za pipi.The child pleaded persistently with his mother for candy money.
- Ndugu wawili waliang'ang'ania urithi wa baba yao.The two siblings contested fiercely for their father's inheritance.
- Usiniang'ang'anie, nimekwisha kukwambia hapana.Don't keep pleading with me, I've already told you no.
- Walimwang'ang'ania kiongozi wao asiondoke.They urgently pleaded with their leader not to leave.
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