ubhanana

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English banana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úbanáːna/

Noun

úbhanána class 1a (plural obhanana class 2a)

1. banana

Inflection

Class 1a/2a (locative kubhanana)

	singular		plural
full form	ubhanana		obhanana
simple form	bhanana		bobhanana
locative	kubhanana		kobhanana
copulative	ngubhanana		ngobhanana
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	kabhanana	okabhanana	wobhanana	owobhanana
class 2	bakabhanana	abakabhanana	bobhanana	abobhanana
class 3	kabhanana	okabhanana	wobhanana	owobhanana
class 4	kabhanana	ekabhanana	yobhanana	eyobhanana
class 5	likabhanana	elikabhanana	lobhanana	elobhanana
class 6	kabhanana	akabhanana	obhanana	awobhanana
class 7	sikabhanana	esikabhanana	sobhanana	esobhanana
class 8	zikabhanana	ezikabhanana	zobhanana	ezobhanana
class 9	kabhanana	ekabhanana	yobhanana	eyobhanana
class 10	zikabhanana	ezikabhanana	zobhanana	ezobhanana
class 11	lukabhanana	olukabhanana	lobhanana	olobhanana
class 14	bukabhanana	obukabhanana	bobhanana	obobhanana
class 15	kukabhanana	okukabhanana	kobhanana	okobhanana
class 17	kukabhanana	okukabhanana	kobhanana	okobhanana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-banana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-banana (2.3.2.9)”