kiwi

kiwi class IX (canonical)
kiwi class X (plural)


nazi

nazi class IX (canonical)
nazi class X (plural)

Found throughout Sabaki and in nearby languages, like Yao naasi (“coconut”), although this may be due to borrowing. Other cognates refer to different palms, e.g. Luhya munazi (“oil palm”) and Tooro omunazi (“date palm”), leaving the origin and meaning unknown, although a nebulous connection to Proto-Bantu *ngàdí (“palm oil”) has been suggested.


pera

pera class V (canonical)
mapera class VI (plural)


bibo

bibo class V (canonical)
mabibo class VI (plural)


beri

beri class IX (canonical)
beri class X (plural)


papai

papai class V (canonical)
mapapai class VI (plural)


tende

tende class IX (canonical)
tende class X (plural)


cheri

cheri class IX (canonical)
cheri class X (plural)


tini

tini class V (canonical)
matini class VI (plural)


limau

limau class V (canonical)
malimau class VI (plural)


tunda

tunda class V (canonical)
matunda class VI (plural)


kuyu

kuyu class V (canonical)
makuyu class VI (plural)


chungwa

sw-noun

chungwa class V (plural machungwa class VI)

chungwa class V (canonical)
machungwa class VI (plural)

→ Gujarati: મચુંગો (macuṅgo) (from the plural machungwa)

→ Rwanda-Rundi: icunga (Rwanda), umucungwa (Rundi)


ndizi

ndizi class IX (canonical)
ndizi class X (plural)

→ Gujarati: ડીઝી (ḍījhī)


embe

embe class V (canonical)
maembe class VI (plural)

→ Bemba: iyembe

→ Kongo: riembe

→ Luganda: omuyembe

→ Nubi: yembe

Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), from an Indo-Iranian language, probably Persian انبه (anbe).


pichi

pichi class V (canonical)
mapichi class VI (plural)


zambarau

zambarau class IX (plural zambarau class X)

zambarau class IX (canonical)
zambarau class X (plural)

Borrowed from Portuguese jambolão, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu).


karakara

karakara class V (plural makarakara class VI)

karakara class V (canonical)
makarakara class VI (plural)


mazu

mazu class IX (canonical)
mazu class X (plural)


dafu

dafu class V (canonical)
madafu class VI (plural)

→ Malagasy: dafo

An old borrowing from an Indo-Aryan language; compare Hindi डाब (ḍāb) and Bengali ডাব (ḍabo).

young coconut, a coconut with water in it


nanasi

nanasi class V (plural mananasi class VI)

nanasi class V (canonical)
mananasi class VI (plural)

Borrowed from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi nanas.


chenza

chenza class V (plural machenza class VI)

chenza class V (canonical)
machenza class VI (plural)

Likely from Chinese 橙子 (chéngzi, “orange”).


fenesi

fenesi class V (plural mafenesi class VI)

fenesi class V (canonical)
mafenesi class VI (plural)

Borrowed from New Indo-Aryan phanas/phaṇas.


komamanga

komamanga class V (plural makomamanga class VI)

komamanga class V (canonical)
makomamanga class VI (plural)


mbata

mbata class IX (canonical)
mbata class X (plural)

An old coconut from which the copra is extracted.


shokishoki

shokishoki class V (plural mashokishoki class VI)

shokishoki class V (canonical)
mashokishoki class VI (plural)


gulabi

gulabi class V (plural magulabi class VI)

gulabi class V (canonical)
magulabi class VI (plural)


ukwaju

ukwaju class XI (canonical)
kwaju class X (plural)


zabibu

zabibu class IX (canonical)
zabibu class X (plural)


tikiti

tikiti class IX (canonical)
tikiti class X (plural)


stafeli

stafeli class V (plural mastafeli class VI)

stafeli class V (canonical)
mastafeli class VI (plural)

Borrowed from Omani Arabic ستعفل (staʕfal), from an Indian language: Hindi सीताफल (sītāphal), Gujarati સીતાફળ (sītāphaḷ), or similar.


duriani

sw-noun

duriani class V (plural maduriani class VI)

duriani class V (canonical)
maduriani class VI (plural)


tufaha

tufaha class V (plural matufaha class VI)

tufaha class V (canonical)
matufaha class VI (plural)


zeituni

zeituni class IX (plural zeituni class X)

zeituni class IX (canonical)
zeituni class X (plural)


dimu

dimu class V (canonical)
madimu class VI (plural)

From Persian لیمو (limu, “lemon, lime”).


kisukari

kisukari class VII (plural visukari class VIII)

kisukari class VII (canonical)
visukari class VIII (plural)

Nakumbuka muujiza wa uponyaji wa mwanamke mwenye kisukari aliyeishi kwa kutegemea sindano za kisukari kila siku.

2018, Dag Heward-Mills, Eneza Huduma Yako Kwa Miujiza na Udhihirishaji wa Roho Mtakatifu, →ISBN:

I remember the miracle of healing the woman with diabetes who lived by relying on injections for diabetes every day.


balungi

balungi class V (plural mabalungi class VI)

balungi class V (canonical)
mabalungi class VI (plural)


stroberi

stroberi class IX (plural stroberi class X)

stroberi class IX (canonical)
stroberi class X (plural)


fyulisi

fyulisi class V (plural mafyulisi class VI)

fyulisi class V (canonical)
mafyulisi class VI (plural)


aprikoti

aprikoti class V (plural maaprikoti class VI)

aprikoti class V (canonical)
maaprikoti class VI (plural)


rasiberi

rasiberi class IX (plural rasiberi class X)

rasiberi class IX (canonical)
rasiberi class X (plural)


plamu

plamu class V (canonical)
maplamu class VI (plural)


kanju

kanju class IX (canonical)
kanju class X (plural)


pesheni

pesheni class V (plural mapesheni class VI)

pesheni class V (canonical)
mapesheni class VI (plural)


tikiti maji

tikiti maji class V (plural matikiti maji class VI)

tikiti maji class V (canonical)
matikiti maji class VI (plural)