Swahili
wapayukaji
wah-pah-yoo-KAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliwapayukajiwah-pah-yoo-KAH-jeesoon
Englishchatterboxessoon
Frenchbavardssoon
Meaning
People who talk idly and excessively, chatterboxes or gossips.
Good to know
plural of mpayukaji (m-/wa- class); informal register.
Examples
- Wapayukaji wale huzungumza bila kukoma.Those chatterboxes talk without stopping.
- Je, wapayukaji hao husema ukweli?Do those chatterboxes tell the truth?
- Hawa si wapayukaji, ni watu wa kimya.These are not chatterboxes, they are quiet people.
- Wapayukaji watazungumza tena kesho.The chatterboxes will talk again tomorrow.
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