kibare

Moore

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “news, rumour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kìbárè/

Noun

kibare (plural kibaya)

1. news, information

   Synonyms: bore, yelle

2. rumour
3. message
4. legend, history

   Synonym: yelle

References

• Abomo-Maurin, Marie-Rose (2008) Littérature orale, genres, fonction et réécriture‎^[2] (in French), [Paris]: Harmattan, →ISBN, page 32
• Niggli, Urs, editor (2016), “kibare”, in Moore – French Dictionary‎^[3], SIL International, retrieved 2022-08-29

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

kibare (ki-vi class, plural vibare)

1. (Sheng) a slap (a blow)

   aliwahiwa kibare na mwanamume ― he was slapped by the man