Fruits

1. Ettooke

   Banana

   Usage

   Banana, including the cooking kind; the cooked dish matooke comes from the plural amatooke.

   Grammar Note

   Class 9 noun (e-). The dictionary lists ettooke first and lg.wikipedia uses it.

2. Omucungwa

   Orange

   Usage

   Orange; the same word is also used for the tree.

   Grammar Note

   Class 3 noun (omu-), plural emicungwa. Verified in the dictionary only.

3. Enzabbibu

   Grape

   Usage

   Grape; the vine is omuzabbibu.

   Grammar Note

   Class 9 noun (en-). Verified in the dictionary only.

4. Ennaanansi

   Pineapple

   Usage

   Pineapple.

   Grammar Note

   Class 9 noun, a loan-type word. Found in the dictionary and in lg.wikipedia (2 hits).

5. Omuyembe

   Mango

   Usage

   Mango; the plural emiyembe appears in the sentence meaning "I want to eat mangoes".

   Grammar Note

   Class 3 noun (omu-), plural emiyembe. The dictionary gives omuyembe for mango and Tatoeba uses the plural for the fruit.

6. Eppaapaali

   Papaya

   Usage

   Papaya (pawpaw); the tree is omupaapaali.

   Grammar Note

   Class 9 noun. The dictionary lists it under papaw and lg.wikipedia has a few uses.

7. Eppeera

   Guava

   Usage

   Guava; the tree is omupeera.

   Grammar Note

   Class 9 noun. Verified in the dictionary only.

8. Akalimaawa

   Lime / Lemon

   Usage

   A small citrus fruit; the dictionary gives it for lemon (it also covers lime).

   Grammar Note

   Class 12 noun (aka-), the tree is omulimaawa. Verified in the dictionary only; it does not distinguish lime from lemon.

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