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.
Swahili names of basic fruits and vegetables you probably didn't know
Let’s learn some Swahili
Fruits and vegetables(Me & The Moose)
Check out some of them:
1. Watermelon – tikitimaji
2. Tangerine – chenza
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3. Pomegranate – komamanga
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4. Jack fruit – fenesi
5. Guava – pera
6. Date – tende
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7. Custard apple – tomoko
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8. Avocado – parachichi
9. Apple – tofaa
10. Cucumber – tangopepeta
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11. Figs – tini
12. Olive – Zeituni
13. Spinach – mchicha
14. Peaches – mafyulizi
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15. Peas – njegere
16. Eggplant – biringani
17. You can also add to the list.
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