When they arrived in the area, which was infertile and unsuited for farming, they named it Ga-Rankuwa which means "We are not taken".
wˌɛn ðeɪ ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪnfˈɜːɾəl ænd ʌnsˈuːɾᵻd fɔːɹ fˈɑːɹmɪŋ, ðeɪ nˈeɪmd ɪt ɡˈɑːɹˈæŋkjuːwə wˌɪtʃ mˈiːnz "wiː ɑːɹ nˌɑːt tˈeɪkən".