"sawubona" meaning in Zulu

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Interjection

Forms: sanibonani [addressee-plural]
Etymology: Contraction of siyakubona (“we see you”). Etymology templates: {{m|zu|siyakubona||we see you}} siyakubona (“we see you”) Head templates: {{head|zu|interjection|to one person||to multiple people|sanibonani|f2request=1|head=}} sawubona (to one person, to multiple people sanibonani), {{zu-interj|s|sanibonani}} sawubona (to one person, to multiple people sanibonani)
  1. hello Tags: addressee-singular
    Sense id: en-sawubona-zu-intj-LPJNul-w
  2. good day (good morning, good afternoon, good evening) Tags: addressee-singular
    Sense id: en-sawubona-zu-intj-ljiAjjJV Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 9 91

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "siyakubona",
        "3": "",
        "4": "we see you"
      },
      "expansion": "siyakubona (“we see you”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of siyakubona (“we see you”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sanibonani",
      "tags": [
        "addressee-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "interjection",
        "3": "to one person",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to multiple people",
        "6": "sanibonani",
        "f2request": "1",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sawubona (to one person, to multiple people sanibonani)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s",
        "2": "sanibonani"
      },
      "expansion": "sawubona (to one person, to multiple people sanibonani)",
      "name": "zu-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hello"
      ],
      "id": "en-sawubona-zu-intj-LPJNul-w",
      "links": [
        [
          "hello",
          "hello"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "addressee-singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good day (good morning, good afternoon, good evening)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sawubona-zu-intj-ljiAjjJV",
      "links": [
        [
          "good day",
          "good day"
        ],
        [
          "good morning",
          "good morning#English"
        ],
        [
          "good afternoon",
          "good afternoon#English"
        ],
        [
          "good evening",
          "good evening#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "addressee-singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/sawuɓóːna/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sawubona"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Zulu interjections",
    "Zulu lemmas",
    "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "siyakubona",
        "3": "",
        "4": "we see you"
      },
      "expansion": "siyakubona (“we see you”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of siyakubona (“we see you”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sanibonani",
      "tags": [
        "addressee-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "interjection",
        "3": "to one person",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to multiple people",
        "6": "sanibonani",
        "f2request": "1",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sawubona (to one person, to multiple people sanibonani)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "hello"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hello",
          "hello"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "addressee-singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good day (good morning, good afternoon, good evening)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good day",
          "good day"
        ],
        [
          "good morning",
          "good morning#English"
        ],
        [
          "good afternoon",
          "good afternoon#English"
        ],
        [
          "good evening",
          "good evening#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "addressee-singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/sawuɓóːna/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sawubona"
}

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