banni
"come (formal / plural imperative)" in spoken Kannada is banni. It's a verb (imperative, 2nd person formal) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 2: Where are you from? — Getting acquainted of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note from bā (come); -ri/-nni ending marks formal/plural imperative
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. banni is used in Lesson 2 (Where are you from? — Getting acquainted, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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