Swahili
wapemba
wah-PEHM-bah
How to say it
Swahiliwapembawah-PEHM-bahsoon
Englishignorant peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes ignorantessoon
Meaning
A colloquial, disapproving term for ignorant or ill-bred people.
Good to know
plural of mpemba (m-/wa- class); colloquial, disparaging register — not to be confused with the demonym for people from Pemba Island.
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