Swahili
wabea
wah-BEH-ah
How to say it
Swahiliwabeawah-BEH-ahsoon
Englishgossipssoon
Frenchbavardssoon
Meaning
People who gossip or spread rumors and false talk about others.
Good to know
plural of mbea (m-/wa- class); disapproving.
Examples
- Wabea hao waliharibu urafiki wa jirani zetu.Those gossips ruined our neighbors' friendship.
- Kwa nini wabea hawaachi kuzungumza mambo ya watu?Why don't gossips stop talking about other people's business?
- Sisi si wabea, hatupendi kusengenya.We are not gossips, we don't like to badmouth people.
- Wabea hao watagundulika hatimaye na kudharauliwa.Those gossips will eventually be found out and scorned.
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