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kanga mbanga

KA-nga MBA-nga

shut your trap! (rude command)

French: ferme ta gueule (commande grossiere)

Kanga mbanga — literally "close [your] jaw/trap." HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE command to silence someone. Kanga = the imperative of kokanga (to close); mbanga = the jaw apparatus, here a crude term for mouth.