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Swahili

mwambi

MWAHM-bee

How to say it

SwahilimwambiMWAHM-beesoon
Englishgossipsoon
Frenchcomméragesoon

Meaning

a gossip or slanderer; a nagger or faultfinder.

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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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