- This article is about a word in the Belter Creole language.
mang
Suffix[]
-mang
- person
Etymology[]
From English man.
Compare German Mann; Dutch and Swedish man; Danish mand; Norwegian mann; Icelandic maður; Russian муж (muž - "husband"); and Polish mąż ("husband").
Examples[]
- manting
- bosmang
- demang
- dzhemang
- gatamang
- kemang
- kowmang
- lángemang
- mámamang
- namang
- notisamang
- pomang
- tékimang
- tumang
- wamang
- wowmang
- xetamang
- zákomang
Notes[]
Despite its obvious derivation from the English "man", this word is gender-neutral in Lang Belta; it can be applied equally to men, women, and non-binary folks.