Definition of maban:
(n) :
A Western Nilotic language of Sudan.
(adj) :
Of or relating to a small language family of languages spoken in eastern Chad, the Central African Republic, and western Sudan (Darfur).
(n) :
A magical material in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from which the shamans and elders derive their powers; it is often in the form of stones, and may be associated with quartz crystals, mother-of-pearl, etc.