Nthĩnje
Adelheid Marie Bwire
Melany Pietersen
Kῖmῖῖrũ

Ntũkũ ĩmwe, ntĩĩ nĩ agũrire matunda mĩthemba ĩmĩngĩ.

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"Nĩĩrĩ tũkaaria matunda?"

"Tũkaria matunda narua ũgoro," ntĩĩ arauga.

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Mũtanocia Kaburu nĩ ũmũkoroku.

Acemere matunda jonthe. Nĩarĩĩte matunda jamaingĩ mono.

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"Tega ũrĩa Kaburu athithĩtie!" Mũtanocia ũrĩa mũnini aragondoka.

"Kaburu nĩ mũremi na mũciendi," ndirauga.

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Ntĩĩ arathũra nĩ Kaburu.

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Kinya twĩ tũrathũra nĩ Kaburu.

Ĩndĩ Kaburu atairira.

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"Ũkaa Kaburu nthĩnje?" mũtanocia ũrĩa mũnini aroria.

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"Kaburu, ũkairira rua," ntĩĩ aramwĩra.

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Kaburu arambĩria kwigua bũbũĩ.

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"Kĩu gĩakwa kĩrĩ na mũrimo," Kaburu araria na kĩoya.

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Ntĩĩ naijĩ gĩtũmi kĩa mbajua ya Kaburu.

"Nĩ matunda jakumwaa nthĩnje," arathũgania.

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Nyumene, Kaburu arairira kĩrĩ twi. "Ntĩkorokoroka kairῖ," aracĩĩtĩa.

Natwĩ tũramwĩtĩkia.

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Nthĩnje
Author - Adelheid Marie Bwire
Translation - Tarsilla Thuranira
Illustration - Melany Pietersen
Language - Kῖmῖῖrũ
Level - First sentences
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