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nyama bamba
NYA-ma BA-mba
stray beast / low-life animal (insult)
French: bete errante / sans-maitre (insulte)
Kende mosika, nyama bamba oyo!
Go away, you stray beast!
Va-t'en, sale bete errante!
Nyama bamba — INTENSIFIED nyama (animal, #722) with bamba indicating feral, masterless, or unwanted. INSULT implying the target has no lineage, no home, no human standing. Severe register.
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