"bana" meaning in Zulu

See bana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From -bi + -ana. Etymology templates: {{af|zu|bi|-ana|alt1=-bi|id2=diminutive}} -bi + -ana Head templates: {{zu-adj|bána}} -bána Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-adj|}} Forms: -bána [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], engimbana [first-person, positive, singular], engingembana [first-person, negative, singular], ngimbana [copulative, first-person, positive, singular], angimbana [copulative, first-person, negative, singular], ombana [positive, second-person, singular], ongembana [negative, second-person, singular], umbana [copulative, positive, second-person, singular], awumbana [copulative, negative, second-person, singular], esibabana [first-person, plural, positive], esingebabana [first-person, negative, plural], sibabana [copulative, first-person, plural, positive], asibabana [copulative, first-person, negative, plural], enibabana [plural, positive, second-person], eningebabana [negative, plural, second-person], nibabana [copulative, plural, positive, second-person], anibabana [copulative, negative, plural, second-person], ombana [class-1, positive], ongembana [class-1, negative], mbana [class-1, copulative, positive], akambana [class-1, copulative, negative], ababana [class-2, positive], abangebabana [class-2, negative], babana [class-2, copulative, positive], abababana [class-2, copulative, negative], ombana [class-3, positive], ongembana [class-3, negative], mbana [class-3, copulative, positive], awumbana [class-3, copulative, negative], emibana [class-4, positive], engemibana [class-4, negative], mibana [class-4, copulative, positive], ayimibana [class-4, copulative, negative], elibana [class-5, positive], elingelibana [class-5, negative], libana [class-5, copulative, positive], alilibana [class-5, copulative, negative], amabana [class-6, positive], angemabana [class-6, negative], mabana [class-6, copulative, positive], awamabana [class-6, copulative, negative], esibana [class-7, positive], esingesibana [class-7, negative], sibana [class-7, copulative, positive], asisibana [class-7, copulative, negative], ezimbana [class-8, positive], ezingezimbana [class-8, negative], zimbana [class-8, copulative, positive], azizimbana [class-8, copulative, negative], embana [class-9, positive], engembana [class-9, negative], engeyimbana [class-9, negative], imbana [class-9, copulative, positive], yimbana [class-9, copulative, positive], ayiyimbana [class-9, copulative, negative], ezimbana [class-10, positive], ezingezimbana [class-10, negative], zimbana [class-10, copulative, positive], azizimbana [class-10, copulative, negative], olubana [class-11, positive], olungelubana [class-11, negative], lubana [class-11, copulative, positive], alulubana [class-11, copulative, negative], obubana [class-14, positive], obungebubana [class-14, negative], bubana [class-14, copulative, positive], abububana [class-14, copulative, negative], okubana [class-15, positive], okungekubana [class-15, negative], kubana [class-15, copulative, positive], akukubana [class-15, copulative, negative], okubana [class-17, positive], okungekubana [class-17, negative], kubana [class-17, copulative, positive], akukubana [class-17, copulative, negative]
  1. rather bad
    Sense id: en-bana-zu-adj-nqHQiz6B
  2. somewhat evil
    Sense id: en-bana-zu-adj-4rnOJCWO
  3. somewhat ugly
    Sense id: en-bana-zu-adj-QOhBFz3O Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive) Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 20 22 58 Disambiguation of Zulu terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive): 26 17 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -banyana

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "-banyana"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bi",
        "3": "-ana",
        "alt1": "-bi",
        "id2": "diminutive"
      },
      "expansion": "-bi + -ana",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -bi + -ana.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-bána",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engingembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "umbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eningebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akambana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ababana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abangebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abababana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engemibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayimibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elingelibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "libana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alilibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angemabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awamabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingesibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asisibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engeyimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayiyimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olungelubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alulubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obungebubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abububana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bána"
      },
      "expansion": "-bána",
      "name": "zu-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": ""
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rather bad"
      ],
      "id": "en-bana-zu-adj-nqHQiz6B",
      "links": [
        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "somewhat evil"
      ],
      "id": "en-bana-zu-adj-4rnOJCWO",
      "links": [
        [
          "somewhat",
          "somewhat"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 22 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 17 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "somewhat ugly"
      ],
      "id": "en-bana-zu-adj-QOhBFz3O",
      "links": [
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ɓáːna/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bana"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Requests for tone in Zulu adjective entries",
    "Zulu adjectives",
    "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Zulu lemmas",
    "Zulu terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive)",
    "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "-banyana"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "bi",
        "3": "-ana",
        "alt1": "-bi",
        "id2": "diminutive"
      },
      "expansion": "-bi + -ana",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -bi + -ana.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "-bána",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engingembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "umbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eningebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akambana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ababana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abangebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abababana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engemibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayimibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elingelibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "libana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alilibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angemabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awamabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingesibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asisibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engeyimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayiyimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olungelubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alulubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obungebubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abububana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "copulative",
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bána"
      },
      "expansion": "-bána",
      "name": "zu-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": ""
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rather bad"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "somewhat evil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "somewhat",
          "somewhat"
        ],
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "somewhat ugly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ɓáːna/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bana"
}

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