Kinyarwanda
amapapayi
Word parts: ama-papayi
ah-mah-pah-PAH-yee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamapapayiah-mah-pah-PAH-yeesoon
Englishpapayassoon
Frenchpapayessoon
Meaning
Large orange-fleshed tropical fruits that grow on tall single-stemmed trees; papayas.
Good to know
plural of ipapayi (i-/ama- class); loanword.
Examples
- Amapapayi yera cyane mu majyepfo y'igihugu.Papayas grow very well in the south of the country.
- Ese amapapayi arahari ku isoko none?Are there papayas at the market today?
- Nta mapapayi twabonye uyu munsi.We found no papayas today.
- Tuzatera amapapayi menshi umwaka utaha.We will plant many papayas next year.
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