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mabe
ma-BEH
bad
French: mauvais / mal
Likambo yango ezali mabe.
That matter is bad.
Cette affaire est mauvaise.
Bad — what a community names to keep it at bay. Mabe is bad, evil, or wicked: "likambo mabe" is a bad affair, "moto mabe" a bad person. To call a thing mabe is a moral judgement, plainly spoken.
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