Verb intransitive.

MEANING 1

To receive one’s share

Example of use

Bayanana bonse, ne wabulilwa nine, MEANING:  They all received their share. I alone was left out.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Pelwa, akana.

MEANING 2

Adjective. To be in sufficient quantity.

Example of use

Inama ileyanana ku bantu boonse abalipo, MEANING: The meat will be sufficient for all the people who are here.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

kumana.

MEANING 3

To cover or spread over a space.

Example of use

Amale bayanika, yaanana mu lubansa loonse, MEANING: They put out the millet to dry; the whole courtyard is covered with it.

MEANING 4

To be divulged made public.

Example of use

Cayanana mpanga yonse, MEANING: That affair is known everywhere.

OTHER RELATEDWORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIVE :–Ananina.