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Moore
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “news, rumour”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kibare (plural kibaya)
- news, information
- Synonyms: bore, yelle
- rumour
- message
- legend, history
- Synonym: yelle
References
- Abomo-Maurin, Marie-Rose (2008) Littérature orale, genres, fonction et réécriture (in French), : Harmattan, →ISBN, page 32
- Niggli, Urs, editor (2016), “kibare”, in Moore – French Dictionary, SIL International, retrieved 2022-08-29
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
kibare class VII (plural vibare class VIII)
- (Sheng) a slap (a blow)
- aliwahiwa kibare na mwanamume ― he was slapped by the man