Anya-Nya

UK/aˈnjɑːnjə/

proper noun

A south Sudanese guerrilla movement active during the First Sudanese Civil War.

Originmhi ɨ̄nyānyā →
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Meanings

proper noun

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  1. A south Sudanese guerrilla movement active during the First Sudanese Civil War.

    He signed the Addis Ababa peace pact of 1972 with the Anya-Nya rebels and granted autonomy to Sudan's three southern provinces.

    2009 June 5, Lawrence Joffe, The Guardian

Origin

  1. mhiɨ̄nyānyā“poison”
  2. EnglishAnya-Nya

Probably from Ma'di ɨ̄nyānyā (“poison”).

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APA

Anya-Nya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anya-Nya

MLA

“Anya-Nya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anya-Nya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anya-Nya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anya-Nya.

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