Ba
Pronoun, preposition
MEANING 1
PERSONAL PRONOUN they, them
MEANING 2
RELATIVE PRONOUN those, who
Example of use
Mulenga ati: twende,nkutungulule ku bakuliila indalama,MEANING: Mulenga said: “let us go, let me show you the way to those who ate(stole) your money.”
MEANING 3
PREPOSITION of, from, with class mu-ba
Example of use
Abantu ba kuno, MEANING: The people of this place.
MEANING 4
ABBREVIATION for aba, these.
Example of use
Abo bantu e bakwenda nabo, MEANING: These are thepeople to go with.
MEANING 5
PLURAL of respect
Example of use
Bataata (for taata), my father
Twalilwala ukucilabaimwe (for imwe), MEANING: We are sicker than you.
Those of lower social rank use the third person plural of theverb when addressing a person of rank, such as chief, etc.
Example of use
Mwe mfumu napapata,banjebe ifyo ndi no kucita, MEANING: I beseechyou sir, tell me what to do.
MEANING 6
PLURAL of wa, formsa class of personal nouns in combination with descriptive substantives
Example of use
1. Bancito, MEANING: workers;