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anga ánga angå anga- aṅga Māori Etymology From mi poz-pol-pro *-aŋa,-AGA.3 -aga.3 from mi poz-oce-pro *-aŋa, variant of poz-oce-pro *-an, from mi poz-pro *-an, from mi map-pro *-an. Pronunciation anga '- Suffix mi suffix -ness, -ity (derived noun suffix) Usage notes Used for verbs which take the passive suffix -ia. Derived terms mi Related terms mi -hanga -inga -kanga -manga -ranga -tanga References Spanish Pronunciation Suffix fes pejorative suffixes used with pejorative value in nouns and adjectives es frito fried fritanga greasy food Derived terms es Further reading Uneapa Etymology From bbn poz-oce-pro *-an, poz-oce-pro *-aŋa, from bbn poz-pro *-an, from bbn map-pro *-an. Pronunciation bbn /aŋa/ Suffix bbn suffix A nominalizing suffix. Further reading Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 366