Balabala
Verb reduplicative intensive of –bala
MEANING
To provoke everyone without reason.
Example of use
Kapumpe alitemwa ukubalabala abanankwe, MEANING: Kapumpe likes provoking his or her friends without reason.
OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS
REFLEXIVE: –ibalabala, to be touchy without reason
Example of use
Waibalabalafye, lelo niwe baleeba? MEANING: You are very touchy; are they talking about you?
PROVERBS
Akanwa kali nemilandu kalaibalabala (kalaitendeka).
Literal translation
The guilty mouth cannot keep quiet.
Meaning
A person who has something on their mind cannot help talkingabout it.
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