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Honestly, most of us have forgotten our Swahili. Wait, have we forgotten or we simply didn’t know enough of it? Well, whatever the case, we learn each day. And today we learn about fruits and vegetables we eat everyday but have never known what their Swahili names are.
Check out some of them:
1. Watermelon – tikitimaji
2. Tangerine – chenza
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3. Pomegranate – komamanga
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Pomegranate(My Jewish Learning)
4. Jack fruit – fenesi
5. Guava – pera
6. Date – tende
7. Custard apple – tomoko
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Custard apple(pixabay)
8. Avocado – parachichi
9. Apple – tofaa
10. Cucumber – tangopepeta
11. Figs – tini
12. Olive – Zeituni
13. Spinach – mchicha
14. Peaches – mafyulizi
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Vegetables(kentuckyfriedgarden)
15. Peas – njegere
16. Eggplant – biringani
17. You can also add to the list.