bababa
The Chamorro word for stupid is bababa.
bababa is an adjective used to describe someone or something that is lacking in intelligence.
Meaning: lacking in intelligence (adj)
Is it said differently in some regions?
On Guam, the term Mangge is also widely used to convey the concept of 'stupid'.
Did you know?
- Chamorro is an Austronesian language, meaning bababa shares distant linguistic ancestors with languages spoken in the Philippines and Indonesia.
- Because Chamorro has been heavily influenced by Spanish, you might find that some people use Spanish-derived insults instead of traditional Chamorro words depending on the setting.
- In Chamorro, the word bababa is a reduplicated form, meaning the root word is repeated to create the adjective.
Example conversation
Jose and Elena are talking about a bad decision a friend made.
- JoseBababa i decision-na.His decision was stupid.
- ElenaSiya bababa talaga.He really is stupid.
- JoseHåga'i bababa yan na-fanas.He is stupid and clumsy.
- ElenaSiya mana'åga na bababa.He is known to be stupid.
