mwambaji
mwah-MBAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimwambajimwah-MBAH-jeesoon
Englishbackbiter, slanderersoon
Frenchmédisant, calomniateursoon
Meaning
A person who speaks ill of others when they are not there to defend themselves.
Good to know
M/wa class noun, plural waambaji; from kuamba, to speak ill of someone. Msengenyi means much the same.
Examples
- Mwambaji huyo amewagombanisha majirani.That backbiter has set the neighbors against each other.
- Usiwe mwambaji wa wenzako.Do not speak ill of your companions.
- Waambaji hawakosi maneno kila siku.Backbiters never run out of words.
Forms
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