Kirundi
amapapayi
Word parts: ama-papayi
ah-mah-pah-PAH-yee
How to say it
Kirundiamapapayiah-mah-pah-PAH-yeesoon
Englishpapayassoon
Frenchpapayessoon
Meaning
the sweet, orange-fleshed tropical fruit of the papaya tree; papayas.
Good to know
plural of ipapayi (ama- class); the singular is in the i- class.
Examples
- Amapapayi yeze cane mu murima wacu.The papayas are very ripe in our garden.
- Ese ukunda amapapayi arimwo isukari nyinshi?Do you like papayas that are very sweet?
- Abagenzi ntibashoboye kurya amapapayi yose bahawe.The travelers could not eat all the papayas they were given.
- Tuzoosarura amapapayi ejo mu gitondo.We will harvest the papayas tomorrow morning.
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