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Langa

/LAHN-gah/Xhosa & Zulu · a boy’s name

“Sunshine and warmth”

In Xhosa

How to say it
LAHN-gah
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
common · also a surname

In Zulu

How to say it
LAH-ngah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common · also a surname

From the same family

01Langalibalele“The sun is shining.”Zulumale→︎