Swahili
mwambi
MWAHM-bee
How to say it
SwahilimwambiMWAHM-beesoon
Englishgossipsoon
Frenchcomméragesoon
Meaning
a gossip or slanderer; a nagger or faultfinder.
Good to know
A variant of mwambaji.
Examples
- Mwambi alisambaza uvumi mtaani.The gossip spread rumors around the neighborhood.
- Je, unamwamini mwambi huyo?Do you believe that slanderer?
- Hakuwa mwambi, alisema ukweli tu.He wasn't a gossip, he only told the truth.
- Mwambi yule alizoea kulalamika kuhusu kila kitu.That faultfinder was used to complaining about everything.
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