Swahili
watafitafi
wah-tah-fee-TAH-fee
How to say it
Swahiliwatafitafiwah-tah-fee-TAH-feesoon
Englishgossipssoon
Frenchbavardssoon
Meaning
People who spread gossip or rumors; talebearers.
Good to know
plural of mtafitafi (m-/wa- class); disapproving register.
Examples
- Watafitafi hueneza uvumi mtaani.Gossips spread rumors in the neighborhood.
- Je, watafitafi hao wanajua ukweli?Do those gossips know the truth?
- Sisi si watafitafi.We are not gossips.
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