Fruit names in Swahili

 

Swahili Fruits

Here are some of the Fruit names in Swahili

Apple                         tufaha

Mango                      embe

Orange                     chungwa

Banana                     ndizi

Grapes                      zabibu

Pomegranate                      komamanga

Fig                              mtini

Guava                        mapera

Date fruit                 tunda la tende

Jackfruit                  

Melon                       tikiti maji

Pear                          peari

Pineapple                Nanasi

Gooseberry             Jamu

 

Black berry              blackberry

Black current                     

Blueberry                 blueberi

Cherries

Currant

Custard apple

Strawberry

Water melon            Tikiti maji

Mulberry

Lemon                      Ndimu

Sapodilla

Papaya                      Papai

Plum

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