Meaning of 'Bana' in English | Bambara to English

What does "Bana" mean in English?

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Yala i bɛ ka bana wa?
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Are you feeling sick?
Aw ba ka bana ka jugu.
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Your mother is in critical condition.
I b'i bana. I ka kan ka lafiɲɛ.
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You're sick. You have to rest.
Aw bɛ fura in ta ni aw bɛ bana.
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Take this medicine in case you get sick.
Yala i b’a miiri ko i bɛ bana wa?
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Do you feel sick?
Dɔgɔtɔrɔ y’a kɛnɛya a ka bana na.
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The doctor cured him of his illness.
Ne tɛ se ka i ye bi bawo ne bɛ bana.
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I can't see you today because I feel ill.
Bana barikama dɔ y’a bali ka taa yen.
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A sudden illness prevented him from going there.
Yala i delila ka bana jugusɔrɔ wa?
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Have you ever had any serious illness?
Sumayabana ye bana ye sosowmin ta.
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Malaria is a disease that mosquitoes carry.
Dɔgɔtɔrɔ ye n hakili sigi n fa ka bana ko la.
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The doctor reassured me about my father's condition.
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Life is a fatal sexually transmitted disease.
Dɔgɔtɔrɔfura ɲini min bɛ se ka kɛ bana in na.
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The doctor is looking for medicine that is effective for this illness.
Dumuni nege tunTom la k’a sababu kɛ a ka bana ye.
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Tom had no appetite because of his illness.
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The doctor informed his patient of the name of his disease.

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