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Redux...Listen to this Kangalang

kanga

/ˈkɑːŋɡɑː/
noun
1.
a piece of gaily decorated thin cotton cloth used as a garment by women in E Africa

lang

/læŋ/
adjective
1.
a Scot word for long1
 
KANGALANG
I conclude the meaning to be a long piece of gaily
decorated thin cotton cloth.
 
Growing up hearing the word it was used to describe a stupid person.

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Originally Posted by Jay Bharrat:

Refers to a lesser quality or lesser performance. Such as a slower horse.

Is the word for a slower horse a "kangalang or kangala"? Maybe like the quarter horses compared to thoroughbred.

FM
Originally Posted by GT Stingaa:
could also apply to de low caste chamars like Kneerust compared to FullahBrahmins like Farouk

 

could it also apply to the shallow end of one's family gene pool?

FM
Last edited by Former Member
Originally Posted by Mitwah:

"rowdy, uncouth,  unmannerly person"

 

https://radicalcaribwriter.wor.../2011/06/08/join-in/

  • KANGALANG – rowdy, uncouth,  unmannerly person – used as in “…so and so is a real kangalang”

Thank's Mits  my bad i retract my error in giving

the incorrect meaning of the word.

Django
Last edited by Django

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