"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 [error-unrecognized-form, first-person, positive, singular], engingembana [error-unrecognized-form, first-person, negative, singular], ngimbana [error-unrecognized-form, first-person, positive, singular], angimbana [error-unrecognized-form, first-person, negative, singular], ombana [error-unrecognized-form, positive, second-person, singular], ongembana [error-unrecognized-form, negative, second-person, singular], umbana [error-unrecognized-form, positive, second-person, singular], awumbana [error-unrecognized-form, negative, second-person, singular], esibabana [error-unrecognized-form, first-person, plural, positive], esingebabana [error-unrecognized-form, first-person, negative, plural], sibabana [error-unrecognized-form, first-person, plural, positive], asibabana [error-unrecognized-form, first-person, negative, plural], enibabana [error-unrecognized-form, plural, positive, second-person], eningebabana [error-unrecognized-form, negative, plural, second-person], nibabana [error-unrecognized-form, plural, positive, second-person], anibabana [error-unrecognized-form, negative, plural, second-person], ombana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], ongembana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], mbana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], akambana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], ababana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], abangebabana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], babana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], abababana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], awumbana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], emibana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], engemibana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], mibana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], ayimibana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], elibana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], elingelibana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], libana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], alilibana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], amabana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], angemabana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], mabana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], awamabana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], esibana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], esingesibana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], sibana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], asisibana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], ezimbana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], ezingezimbana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], zimbana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], azizimbana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], embana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], engembana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], engeyimbana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], imbana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], yimbana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], ayiyimbana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], olubana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], olungelubana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], lubana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], alulubana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], obubana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], obungebubana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], bubana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], abububana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], okubana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], okungekubana [error-unrecognized-form, negative], kubana [error-unrecognized-form, positive], akukubana [error-unrecognized-form, 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: 26 24 50 Disambiguation of Zulu terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive): 29 17 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -banyana 
{
  "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engingembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "umbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eningebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akambana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ababana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abangebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abababana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engemibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayimibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elingelibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "libana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alilibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angemabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awamabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingesibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asisibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engeyimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayiyimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olungelubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alulubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obungebubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abububana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "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": "26 24 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 17 55",
          "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": [
    "Pages with 41 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "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": {
        "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engingembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "umbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eningebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "positive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anibabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ombana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ongembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akambana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ababana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abangebabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abababana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awumbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engemibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayimibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elingelibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "libana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alilibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angemabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awamabana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esingesibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "asisibana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezingezimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azizimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "embana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engembana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "engeyimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayiyimbana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olungelubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alulubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obungebubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abububana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okungekubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akukubana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "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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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'modifier'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'copulative'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 1'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 2'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 3'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 4'",
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    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 5'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 6'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 7'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 8'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 9'",
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    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 10'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 11'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 14'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 15'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'class 17'",
  "path": [
    "bana"
  ],
  "section": "Zulu",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bana",
  "trace": ""
}

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