changa

English

Noun

changa (uncountable)

1. (slang) A smokable blend of dimethyltryptamine and an MAOI to extend the drug experience in duration and intensity.

Spanish

Noun

changa f (plural changas)

1. small job; odd job
2. job of a porter
3. part-time job (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay)

Further reading

• “changa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Adjective

-changa (declinable)

1. young (in the early part of life or growth)
2. (of a moon) new

Declension

Inflected forms of -changa

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mchanga	wachanga
m-mi class(III/IV)	mchanga	michanga
ji-ma class(V/VI)	changa	machanga
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kichanga	vichanga
n class(IX/X)	changa	changa
u class(XI)	mchanga	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pachanga
ku class(XVII)	kuchanga
mu class(XVIII)	muchanga

Derived terms

• mchanga (“young person”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Verb

-changa (infinitive kuchanga)

1. to collect, gather

Conjugation

Conjugation of -changa
Positive present -nachanga Subjunctive -change Negative -changi Imperative singular changa
Infinitives
Positive kuchanga Negative kutochanga
Imperatives
Singular changa Plural changeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchanga Positive past positive subject concord + -lichanga Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchanga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanga) Singular Plural 1st person ninachanga/nachanga tunachanga 2nd person unachanga mnachanga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachanga wanachanga other classes positive subject concord + -nachanga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changi) Singular Plural 1st person sichangi hatuchangi 2nd person huchangi hamchangi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachangi hawachangi other classes negative subject concord + -changi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachanga Negative future negative subject concord + -tachanga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -change) Singular Plural 1st person nichange tuchange 2nd person uchange mchange 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achange wachange other classes positive subject concord + -change
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichange Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechanga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechanga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichanga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichanga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanga) Singular Plural 1st person nachanga twachanga 2nd person wachanga mwachanga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanga wachanga m-mi(III/IV) wachanga yachanga ji-ma(V/VI) lachanga yachanga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachanga vyachanga n(IX/X) yachanga zachanga u(XI) wachanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachanga pa(XVI) pachanga mu(XVIII) mwachanga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechanga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachanga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachanga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichanga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochanga Consecutive kachanga / positive subject concord + -kachanga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachange
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichanga -tuchanga 2nd person -kuchanga -wachanga/-kuchangeni/-wachangeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchanga -wachanga m-mi(III/IV) -uchanga -ichanga ji-ma(V/VI) -lichanga -yachanga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichanga -vichanga n(IX/X) -ichanga -zichanga u(XI) -uchanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchanga pa(XVI) -pachanga mu(XVIII) -muchanga Reflexive -jichanga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -changaye -changao m-mi(III/IV) -changao -changayo ji-ma(V/VI) -changalo -changayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changacho -changavyo n(IX/X) -changayo -changazo u(XI) -changao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -changako pa(XVI) -changapo mu(XVIII) -changamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechanga -ochanga m-mi(III/IV) -ochanga -yochanga ji-ma(V/VI) -lochanga -yochanga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochanga -vyochanga n(IX/X) -yochanga -zochanga u(XI) -ochanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochanga pa(XVI) -pochanga mu(XVIII) -mochanga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -changia (“to contribute”)
  • Causative: -changisha
  • Conversive: -changua
  • Passive: -changwa
  • Stative: -changika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchango