dictionary / translation Lingala

banani, form of a verb

infinitive : konana
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person plural (they)

konana, regular construction (root : nan) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to navigate

plural of "náni"

náni, pl. banani (class 1a/2 : - / ba-)

who ?

Kimbanseke: nani abomi ndeko tailleur ?
src : MolièreTV

20 examples (bandakisa ntúkú míbalé) ...

Kombo na yo nani ? - Kombo na ngai Niclette.: What's your name? My name is Niclette.
soki mpe nani: whoever
kati ya tata na mama na yo, nani asalaka ?: Between your father and your mother, who works ?
mama na bino, kombo na ye nani ?: Your mama, what's her name ?
nani wana ?: Who's there ?
elengi na mbeto: Muasi ya monene na muasi ya moke, nani azali sukali ? © kitokolile: pleasure in bed: a big girl and a slim girl, who is sweet ?
Ozosolola na nani ?: Who are you talking with ?
nzambe asambelaka te. akosambela nani Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): God doesn't pray. To who will he pray ?
na liboso aza nani ?: in front, who is that ?
nani mutu akomeli yo lingala ?: who is it that writes lingala to you ?
nani akoti na ezibeli ya niaou ?: Who enters through the cat's door ?
kokoko ! - Nani wana ? - Nga Lauretta. - Ah, yo wana ? - Ee.: knock knock ! - Who's there ? - It's me, Lauretta. - Ah, it's you ? - Yes.
nani alobi nazali kobela makasi ?: Who said that I was very sick ?
nani alie biloko na ngai oyo natikaki ?: Who ate my food that I had left ?
nani alambi damage oyo: Who prepared that dish ?
nani azoluka ngai lisusu ?: Who's looking for me again ?
oyo, ezali eloko ya nani ?: this, whose thing is that ?
yebisa ngai esika olalaki pe na nani.: Let me know where you slept and with who.
mobali na yo ya sika, kombo na ye nani ?: Your new husband, what's his name ?
Osombi mutuka na mbongo ya nani ?: You bought the car with whose money ?

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