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lofele mabe
lo-FE-le MA-be
flat broke and desperate (intensified slang)
French: completement fauche et desespere
Sikoyo azali lofele mabe, azangi ndako.
Right now he is completely flat broke and lacks a house.
En ce moment il est completement fauche et sans abri.
Lofele mabe — INTENSIFIED lofele (#1048 broke) + mabe (bad). Describes total destitution with no backup or family fallback. A worried elder's phrase about a struggling youth.
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