Swahili
msengenya
m-sen-GEH-nyah
How to say it
Swahilimsengenyam-sen-GEH-nyahsoon
Englishgossipsoon
Frenchcomméragesoon
Meaning
a person who spreads gossip or slanders others behind their back.
Good to know
variant of msengenyi.
Examples
- Msengenya huzunguka akisema uwongo kuhusu wengine.The gossiper goes around telling lies about others.
- Usiwe msengenya, itakuletea matatizo.Do not be a gossip, it will bring you trouble.
- Je, ni nani msengenya wa habari hizo?Who is the one spreading that gossip?
- Hakuwa msengenya, alisema ukweli tu.He was not a gossip, he only told the truth.
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