banyana

Zulu

Etymology

From -bana +‎ -ana.

Adjective

-banyana?

  1. ugly but dear
  2. mischievous

Inflection

Adjective concord
modifier copulative
positive negative positive negative
1st singular engimbanyana engingembanyana ngimbanyana angimbanyana
2nd singular ombanyana ongembanyana umbanyana awumbanyana
1st plural esibabanyana esingebabanyana sibabanyana asibabanyana
2nd plural enibabanyana eningebabanyana nibabanyana anibabanyana
class 1 ombanyana ongembanyana mbanyana akambanyana
class 2 ababanyana abangebabanyana babanyana abababanyana
class 3 ombanyana ongembanyana mbanyana awumbanyana
class 4 emibanyana engemibanyana mibanyana ayimibanyana
class 5 elibanyana elingelibanyana libanyana alilibanyana
class 6 amabanyana angemabanyana mabanyana awamabanyana
class 7 esibanyana esingesibanyana sibanyana asisibanyana
class 8 ezimbanyana ezingezimbanyana zimbanyana azizimbanyana
class 9 embanyana engembanyana, engeyimbanyana imbanyana, yimbanyana ayiyimbanyana
class 10 ezimbanyana ezingezimbanyana zimbanyana azizimbanyana
class 11 olubanyana olungelubanyana lubanyana alulubanyana
class 14 obubanyana obungebubanyana bubanyana abububanyana
class 15 okubanyana okungekubanyana kubanyana akukubanyana
class 17 okubanyana okungekubanyana kubanyana akukubanyana

References

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