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Contrary to every other definition on urban dictionary, Ungawa is a bastardization of a Swahili word meaning, "Be quiet and listen to me!"
"Ungawa!" is often used alone, basically meaning, quiet down and listen to me!
Ungawa by Samuel Zane August 25, 2021
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Umgawa • ungawa • ugawanit • ugawanna • ugawar • umgowa • Umpawaug • umwawa
The word Tarzan used to communicate to the animals; Also used by Dave Chappelle in the racial draft episode as a parody for how white people address other races.
"Ungawa! There's a white man talking here! "
ungawa by hellyea September 20, 2005
Like the other guy said, it seems to originate in Tarzan movies but it was co-opted by Black teens in Oakland during the 70s (I'm okay about being corrected here - earlier?) as a slang power-grunt.

I'd love to see someone provide additional words to my example. It's been a LONG time...
Foot-stomping chant (by late 70s it was used by cheerleaders and double-dutch):

Ungh, ungawa
Momma's got the powa
I said it, I meant it
I'm here to represent it
My back is achin', My belt's too tight
My hips are shakin' from left to right...
Ungawa by Suzy from Oakland June 3, 2008
They are a kinda biVch, pretty two Faced and hella loaded also they are 101% gay
'Lol die loser's said my friend in Minecraft who's names ugawaré
ugawar by Lololololololol0l May 21, 2021
means anything yOu want it tO mean.
if sOmeOne says-->like did yOu knOw cheese is orange? yOur respOnse wOuld be-->umgOwa in this case it means shut up Or just an unbelievable oh my god
be creative with umgOwa! umgOwa is lOve !
umgowa by Rayvin S. February 3, 2008
YOU HAVE TO WAN'T TO,YOU GOTTA WANNA,TO DO YOUR BEST UGAWANNA .
TO MAKE IT GREAT UGAWANNA.
100 SELF-HELP BOOKS IN ONE WORD.
SEE www.u-ga-wanna.com
U-Ga-Wanna ,Ugawanna,ugawanna,UGAWANNA,

TO MAKE TIME UGAWANNA!
TO DO YOUR BEST U-GA-WANNA !
TO PUSH YOURSELF Ugawanna !
UGAWANNA IS 100 self-help books in one word !
ugawanna isTHE KEY TO A GREAT LIFE !
if you could ever get a wise man to speak UGAWANNA is the what he would tell you !
ugawanna by if i were a wise man January 13, 2014
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