banza

Haitian Creole

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bãˈza/

Noun

banza

  1. (botany) Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɐ̃.zɐ/

  • Hyphenation: ban‧za
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃zɐ

Adjective

banza

  1. feminine singular of banzo

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-bānza (infinitive kubānza, perfective -bānjije)

  1. begin (by doing something) (usually followed by an infinitive)

Tooro

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /βáːnza/

Verb

-banza (infinitive okubanza)

  1. begin, start
    Synonym: -tandika
  2. (transitive) precede, go before
  3. (transitive) do first

Conjugation

Conjugation of -banza
infinitives
affirmative okubanza
negative okutabanza
imperatives
affirmative banza
negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms)
tense polarity basic forms relative forms1
present habitual affirmative
subject concord + -banza
person noun class singular plural
first person mbanza tubanza
second person obanza mubanza
third person 1/2 abanza babanza
3/4 gubanza ebanza
5/6 libanza gabanza
7/8 kibanza bibanza
9/10 ebanza zibanza
11/10 rubanza
12/14 kabanza bubanza
13 tubanza
14/6 bubanza gabanza
15/6 kubanza
16 habanza
negative
ti- + subject concord + -banza
person noun class singular plural
first person timbanza titubanza
second person tobanza timubanza
third person 1/2 tabanza tibabanza
3/4 tigubanza tebanza
5/6 tiribanza tigabanza
7/8 tikibanza tibibanza
9/10 tebanza tizibanza
11/10 tirubanza
12/14 tikabanza tibubanza
13 titubanza
14/6 tibubanza tigabanza
15/6 tikubanza
16 tihabanza
subject concord + -tabanza
present continuous affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -banza
person noun class singular plural
first person nimbanza nitubanza
second person noobanza nimubanza
third person 1/2 naabanza nibabanza
3/4 nigubanza neebanza
5/6 niribanza nigabanza
7/8 nikibanza nibibanza
9/10 neebanza nizibanza
11/10 nirubanza
12/14 nikabanza nibubanza
13 nitubanza
14/6 nibubanza nigabanza
15/6 nikubanza
16 nihabanza
subject concord + -rukubanza
negative
ti- + subject concord + -rukubanza
person noun class singular plural
first person tindukubanza titurukubanza
second person torukubanza timurukubanza
third person 1/2 tarukubanza tibarukubanza
3/4 tigurukubanza terukubanza
5/6 tirirukubanza tigarukubanza
7/8 tikirukubanza tibirukubanza
9/10 terukubanza tizirukubanza
11/10 tirurukubanza
12/14 tikarukubanza tiburukubanza
13 titurukubanza
14/6 tiburukubanza tigarukubanza
15/6 tikurukubanza
16 tiharukubanza
subject concord + -tarukubanza
present continuative affirmative
ni- + subject concord + -kyabanza
person noun class singular plural
first person ninkyabanza nitukyabanza
second person nookyabanza nimukyabanza
third person 1/2 naakyabanza nibakyabanza
3/4 nigukyabanza neekyabanza
5/6 nirikyabanza nigakyabanza
7/8 nikikyabanza nibikyabanza
9/10 neekyabanza nizikyabanza
11/10 nirukyabanza
12/14 nikakyabanza nibukyabanza
13 nitukyabanza
14/6 nibukyabanza nigakyabanza
15/6 nikukyabanza
16 nihakyabanza
subject concord + -rukukyabanza
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kyabanza
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkyabanza titukyabanza
second person tokyabanza timukyabanza
third person 1/2 takyabanza tibakyabanza
3/4 tigukyabanza tekyabanza
5/6 tirikyabanza tigakyabanza
7/8 tikikyabanza tibikyabanza
9/10 tekyabanza tizikyabanza
11/10 tirukyabanza
12/14 tikakyabanza tibukyabanza
13 titukyabanza
14/6 tibukyabanza tigakyabanza
15/6 tikukyabanza
16 tihakyabanza
subject concord + -takyabanza
virtual present affirmative
subject concord + -abanza
person noun class singular plural
first person nabanza twabanza
second person wabanza mwabanza
third person 1/2 yabanza baabanza
3/4 gwabanza yabanza
5/6 lyabanza gaabanza
7/8 kyabanza byabanza
9/10 yabanza zaabanza
11/10 rwabanza
12/14 kaabanza bwabanza
13 twabanza
14/6 bwabanza gaabanza
15/6 kwabanza
16 haabanza
negative
ti- + subject concord + -abanza
person noun class singular plural
first person tinabanza titwabanza
second person tiwabanza timwabanza
third person 1/2 tiyabanza tibaabanza
3/4 tigwabanza tiyabanza
5/6 tiryabanza tigaabanza
7/8 tikyabanza tibyabanza
9/10 tiyabanza tizaabanza
11/10 tirwabanza
12/14 tikaabanza tibwabanza
13 titwabanza
14/6 tibwabanza tigaabanza
15/6 tikwabanza
16 tihaabanza
subject concord + -taabanza
present perfect affirmative
subject concord + -bandize
person noun class singular plural
first person mbandize tubandize
second person obandize mubandize
third person 1/2 abandize babandize
3/4 gubandize ebandize
5/6 libandize gabandize
7/8 kibandize bibandize
9/10 ebandize zibandize
11/10 rubandize
12/14 kabandize bubandize
13 tubandize
14/6 bubandize gabandize
15/6 kubandize
16 habandize
negative
ti- + subject concord + -bandize
person noun class singular plural
first person timbandize titubandize
second person tobandize timubandize
third person 1/2 tabandize tibabandize
3/4 tigubandize tebandize
5/6 tiribandize tigabandize
7/8 tikibandize tibibandize
9/10 tebandize tizibandize
11/10 tirubandize
12/14 tikabandize tibubandize
13 titubandize
14/6 tibubandize tigabandize
15/6 tikubandize
16 tihabandize
subject concord + -tabandize
near perfective affirmative
subject concord + -akabanza
person noun class singular plural
first person nakabanza twakabanza
second person wakabanza mwakabanza
third person 1/2 yakabanza baakabanza
3/4 gwakabanza yakabanza
5/6 lyakabanza gaakabanza
7/8 kyakabanza byakabanza
9/10 yakabanza zaakabanza
11/10 rwakabanza
12/14 kaakabanza bwakabanza
13 twakabanza
14/6 bwakabanza gaakabanza
15/6 kwakabanza
16 haakabanza
negative
ti- + subject concord + -kabandize
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkabandize titukabandize
second person tokabandize timukabandize
third person 1/2 takabandize tibakabandize
3/4 tigukabandize tekabandize
5/6 tirikabandize tigakabandize
7/8 tikikabandize tibikabandize
9/10 tekabandize tizikabandize
11/10 tirukabandize
12/14 tikakabandize tibukabandize
13 titukabandize
14/6 tibukabandize tigakabandize
15/6 tikukabandize
16 tihakabandize
subject concord + -takabandize
near past affirmative
subject concord + -bandizeege
person noun class singular plural
first person mbandizeege tubandizeege
second person obandizeege mubandizeege
third person 1/2 abandizeege babandizeege
3/4 gubandizeege ebandizeege
5/6 libandizeege gabandizeege
7/8 kibandizeege bibandizeege
9/10 ebandizeege zibandizeege
11/10 rubandizeege
12/14 kabandizeege bubandizeege
13 tubandizeege
14/6 bubandizeege gabandizeege
15/6 kubandizeege
16 habandizeege
negative
ti- + subject concord + -bandizeege
person noun class singular plural
first person timbandizeege titubandizeege
second person tobandizeege timubandizeege
third person 1/2 tabandizeege tibabandizeege
3/4 tigubandizeege tebandizeege
5/6 tiribandizeege tigabandizeege
7/8 tikibandizeege tibibandizeege
9/10 tebandizeege tizibandizeege
11/10 tirubandizeege
12/14 tikabandizeege tibubandizeege
13 titubandizeege
14/6 tibubandizeege tigabandizeege
15/6 tikubandizeege
16 tihabandizeege
subject concord + -tabandizeege
remote past affirmative
subject concord + -kabanza
person noun class singular plural
first person nkabanza tukabanza
second person okabanza mukabanza
third person 1/2 akabanza bakabanza
3/4 gukabanza ekabanza
5/6 likabanza gakabanza
7/8 kikabanza bikabanza
9/10 ekabanza zikabanza
11/10 rukabanza
12/14 kakabanza bukabanza
13 tukabanza
14/6 bukabanza gakabanza
15/6 kukabanza
16 hakabanza
subject concord + abandize
negative
subject concord + -tabanze
person noun class singular plural
first person ntabanze tutabanze
second person otabanze mutabanze
third person 1/2 atabanze batabanze
3/4 gutabanze etabanze
5/6 litabanze gatabanze
7/8 kitabanze bitabanze
9/10 etabanze zitabanze
11/10 rutabanze
12/14 katabanze butabanze
13 tutabanze
14/6 butabanze gatabanze
15/6 kutabanze
16 hatabanze
subject concord + -tarabandize
experiential perfective affirmative
subject concord + -rabandize
person noun class singular plural
first person ndabandize turabandize
second person orabandize murabandize
third person 1/2 arabandize barabandize
3/4 gurabandize erabandize
5/6 lirabandize garabandize
7/8 kirabandize birabandize
9/10 erabandize zirabandize
11/10 rurabandize
12/14 karabandize burabandize
13 turabandize
14/6 burabandize garabandize
15/6 kurabandize
16 harabandize
negative
ti- + subject concord + kabanzaaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinkabanzaaga titukabanzaaga
second person tokabanzaaga timukabanzaaga
third person 1/2 takabanzaaga tibakabanzaaga
3/4 tigukabanzaaga tekabanzaaga
5/6 tirikabanzaaga tigakabanzaaga
7/8 tikikabanzaaga tibikabanzaaga
9/10 tekabanzaaga tizikabanzaaga
11/10 tirukabanzaaga
12/14 tikakabanzaaga tibukabanzaaga
13 titukabanzaaga
14/6 tibukabanzaaga tigakabanzaaga
15/6 tikukabanzaaga
16 tihakabanzaaga
subject concord + -takabanzaaga
cessative perfective affirmative
subject concord + -aabandize
person noun class singular plural
first person naabandize twabandize
second person waabandize mwabandize
third person 1/2 yaabandize baabandize
3/4 gwabandize yaabandize
5/6 lyabandize gaabandize
7/8 kyabandize byabandize
9/10 yaabandize zaabandize
11/10 rwabandize
12/14 kaabandize bwabandize
13 twabandize
14/6 bwabandize gaabandize
15/6 kwabandize
16 haabandize
past habitual affirmative
subject concord + -abanzaaga
person noun class singular plural
first person nabanzaaga twabanzaaga
second person wabanzaaga mwabanzaaga
third person 1/2 yabanzaaga baabanzaaga
3/4 gwabanzaaga yabanzaaga
5/6 lyabanzaaga gaabanzaaga
7/8 kyabanzaaga byabanzaaga
9/10 yabanzaaga zaabanzaaga
11/10 rwabanzaaga
12/14 kaabanzaaga bwabanzaaga
13 twabanzaaga
14/6 bwabanzaaga gaabanzaaga
15/6 kwabanzaaga
16 haabanzaaga
negative
ti- + subject concord + -abanzaaga
person noun class singular plural
first person tinabanzaaga titwabanzaaga
second person tiwabanzaaga timwabanzaaga
third person 1/2 tiyabanzaaga tibaabanzaaga
3/4 tigwabanzaaga tiyabanzaaga
5/6 tiryabanzaaga tigaabanzaaga
7/8 tikyabanzaaga tibyabanzaaga
9/10 tiyabanzaaga tizaabanzaaga
11/10 tirwabanzaaga
12/14 tikaabanzaaga tibwabanzaaga
13 titwabanzaaga
14/6 tibwabanzaaga tigaabanzaaga
15/6 tikwabanzaaga
16 tihaabanzaaga
subject concord + -taabanzaaga
near future affirmative
subject concord + -raabanza
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaabanza turaabanza
second person oraabanza muraabanza
third person 1/2 araabanza baraabanza
3/4 guraabanza eraabanza
5/6 liraabanza garaabanza
7/8 kiraabanza biraabanza
9/10 eraabanza ziraabanza
11/10 ruraabanza
12/14 karaabanza buraabanza
13 turaabanza
14/6 buraabanza garaabanza
15/6 kuraabanza
16 haraabanza
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aabanze
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaabanze titwabanze
second person tiwaabanze timwabanze
third person 1/2 tiyaabanze tibaabanze
3/4 tigwabanze tiyaabanze
5/6 tiryabanze tigaabanze
7/8 tikyabanze tibyabanze
9/10 tiyaabanze tizaabanze
11/10 tirwabanze
12/14 tikaabanze tibwabanze
13 titwabanze
14/6 tibwabanze tigaabanze
15/6 tikwabanze
16 tihaabanze
subject concord + -taabanze
remote future affirmative
subject concord + -libanza
person noun class singular plural
first person ndibanza tulibanza
second person olibanza mulibanza
third person 1/2 alibanza balibanza
3/4 gulibanza eribanza
5/6 liribanza galibanza
7/8 kiribanza biribanza
9/10 eribanza ziribanza
11/10 rulibanza
12/14 kalibanza bulibanza
13 tulibanza
14/6 bulibanza galibanza
15/6 kulibanza
16 halibanza
negative
ti- + subject concord + -libanza
person noun class singular plural
first person tindibanza titulibanza
second person tolibanza timulibanza
third person 1/2 talibanza tibalibanza
3/4 tigulibanza teribanza
5/6 tiriribanza tigalibanza
7/8 tikiribanza tibiribanza
9/10 teribanza tiziribanza
11/10 tirulibanza
12/14 tikalibanza tibulibanza
13 titulibanza
14/6 tibulibanza tigalibanza
15/6 tikulibanza
16 tihalibanza
subject concord + -talibanza
future habitual affirmative
subject concord + -raabanzaaga
person noun class singular plural
first person ndaabanzaaga turaabanzaaga
second person oraabanzaaga muraabanzaaga
third person 1/2 araabanzaaga baraabanzaaga
3/4 guraabanzaaga eraabanzaaga
5/6 liraabanzaaga garaabanzaaga
7/8 kiraabanzaaga biraabanzaaga
9/10 eraabanzaaga ziraabanzaaga
11/10 ruraabanzaaga
12/14 karaabanzaaga buraabanzaaga
13 turaabanzaaga
14/6 buraabanzaaga garaabanzaaga
15/6 kuraabanzaaga
16 haraabanzaaga
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aabanzeege
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaabanzeege titwabanzeege
second person tiwaabanzeege timwabanzeege
third person 1/2 tiyaabanzeege tibaabanzeege
3/4 tigwabanzeege tiyaabanzeege
5/6 tiryabanzeege tigaabanzeege
7/8 tikyabanzeege tibyabanzeege
9/10 tiyaabanzeege tizaabanzeege
11/10 tirwabanzeege
12/14 tikaabanzeege tibwabanzeege
13 titwabanzeege
14/6 tibwabanzeege tigaabanzeege
15/6 tikwabanzeege
16 tihaabanzeege
subject concord + -taabanzeege
subjunctive affirmative
subject concord + banze
person noun class singular plural
first person mbanze tubanze
second person obanze mubanze
third person 1/2 abanze babanze
3/4 gubanze ebanze
5/6 libanze gabanze
7/8 kibanze bibanze
9/10 ebanze zibanze
11/10 rubanze
12/14 kabanze bubanze
13 tubanze
14/6 bubanze gabanze
15/6 kubanze
16 habanze
negative
subject concord + -tabanza
person noun class singular plural
first person ntabanza tutabanza
second person otabanza mutabanza
third person 1/2 atabanza batabanza
3/4 gutabanza etabanza
5/6 litabanza gatabanza
7/8 kitabanza bitabanza
9/10 etabanza zitabanza
11/10 rutabanza
12/14 katabanza butabanza
13 tutabanza
14/6 butabanza gatabanza
15/6 kutabanza
16 hatabanza
subject concord + -takubanza
subjunctive habitual affirmative
subject concord + banzeege
person noun class singular plural
first person mbanzeege tubanzeege
second person obanzeege mubanzeege
third person 1/2 abanzeege babanzeege
3/4 gubanzeege ebanzeege
5/6 libanzeege gabanzeege
7/8 kibanzeege bibanzeege
9/10 ebanzeege zibanzeege
11/10 rubanzeege
12/14 kabanzeege bubanzeege
13 tubanzeege
14/6 bubanzeege gabanzeege
15/6 kubanzeege
16 habanzeege
negative
subject concord + -tabanzaaga
person noun class singular plural
first person ntabanzaaga tutabanzaaga
second person otabanzaaga mutabanzaaga
third person 1/2 atabanzaaga batabanzaaga
3/4 gutabanzaaga etabanzaaga
5/6 litabanzaaga gatabanzaaga
7/8 kitabanzaaga bitabanzaaga
9/10 etabanzaaga zitabanzaaga
11/10 rutabanzaaga
12/14 katabanzaaga butabanzaaga
13 tutabanzaaga
14/6 butabanzaaga gatabanzaaga
15/6 kutabanzaaga
16 hatabanzaaga
subject concord + -takubanzaaga
hypothetical affirmative
subject concord + -aakubanza
person noun class singular plural
first person naakubanza twakubanza
second person waakubanza mwakubanza
third person 1/2 yaakubanza baakubanza
3/4 gwakubanza yaakubanza
5/6 lyakubanza gaakubanza
7/8 kyakubanza byakubanza
9/10 yaakubanza zaakubanza
11/10 rwakubanza
12/14 kaakubanza bwakubanza
13 twakubanza
14/6 bwakubanza gaakubanza
15/6 kwakubanza
16 haakubanza
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakubanza
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakubanza titwakubanza
second person tiwaakubanza timwakubanza
third person 1/2 tiyaakubanza tibaakubanza
3/4 tigwakubanza tiyaakubanza
5/6 tiryakubanza tigaakubanza
7/8 tikyakubanza tibyakubanza
9/10 tiyaakubanza tizaakubanza
11/10 tirwakubanza
12/14 tikaakubanza tibwakubanza
13 titwakubanza
14/6 tibwakubanza tigaakubanza
15/6 tikwakubanza
16 tihaakubanza
subject concord + -taakubanza
conditional affirmative
subject concord + -aakubandize
person noun class singular plural
first person naakubandize twakubandize
second person waakubandize mwakubandize
third person 1/2 yaakubandize baakubandize
3/4 gwakubandize yaakubandize
5/6 lyakubandize gaakubandize
7/8 kyakubandize byakubandize
9/10 yaakubandize zaakubandize
11/10 rwakubandize
12/14 kaakubandize bwakubandize
13 twakubandize
14/6 bwakubandize gaakubandize
15/6 kwakubandize
16 haakubandize
negative
ti- + subject concord + -aakubandize
person noun class singular plural
first person tinaakubandize titwakubandize
second person tiwaakubandize timwakubandize
third person 1/2 tiyaakubandize tibaakubandize
3/4 tigwakubandize tiyaakubandize
5/6 tiryakubandize tigaakubandize
7/8 tikyakubandize tibyakubandize
9/10 tiyaakubandize tizaakubandize
11/10 tirwakubandize
12/14 tikaakubandize tibwakubandize
13 titwakubandize
14/6 tibwakubandize tigaakubandize
15/6 tikwakubandize
16 tihaakubandize
subject concord + -taakubandize
object concords
person noun class singular plural
first person -mbanza -tubanza
second person -kubanza -babanza
third person 1/2 -mubanza
3/4 -gubanza -gibanza
5/6 -libanza -gabanza
7/8 -kibanza -bibanza
9/10 -gibanza -zibanza
11/10 -rubanza
12/14 -kabanza -bubanza
13 -tubanza
14/6 -bubanza -gabanza
15/6 -kubanza
16 -habanza

1 The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.


References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 347
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 15