Swahili
mipapayu
mee-pah-PAH-yoo
How to say it
Swahilimipapayumee-pah-PAH-yoosoon
Englishpapaya treessoon
Frenchpapayerssoon
Meaning
Tropical trees that bear papaya fruit (Carica papaya).
Good to know
plural of mpapayu (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Nyuma ya nyumba kuna mipapayu mitatu.Behind the house there are three papaya trees.
- Je, mipapayu hii huzaa matunda baada ya mwaka mmoja?Do these papaya trees bear fruit after one year?
- Mipapayu iliyopandwa mwaka jana bado ni michanga.The papaya trees planted last year are still young.
- Tutapanda mipapayu zaidi karibu na kisima.We will plant more papaya trees near the well.
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