Tamara ohambella esukulu
Soila Murianka
Jacob Kono

Tamara ari ni miyakha mitthanu nave akhalla nimodda na makholloaye.

Mudziwa wari vakhuvuru na kokholla mmo mwari inama ddamuyakani.

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Tamara ari owiwellella wa makholloaye.

Olliyeni achiha inkhosa ni ipuri.

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Tamara anaddivelliwa wiwellella ipallame nave achihaka iddiweto.

Ipallame ddawipaka, olliyeni anahellamo mawu aye mu enyimbonddo.

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Tamara ari muttokottoko wittuwambella esukulluni. Makhollaye yalole aniwa allupalli, Nashipae ni Tasieku oya osukulu.

Yari makilomita 10 orekamella.

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Nashipae ni Tasieku yarowa nayakhwiwa ovenyera owaniwa ohinase nave yahokollowa musikuwa.

Yakusa yocha mumakontena atthokottoko.

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Tamara ahaakoha amenya, "Kinambelle lini oya osukulu?"

Amenya yahakhulla, "Onoroyawo nanwene vava mwanaka waphama."

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Nllapo nimodda waphiya kharo mwari amwene natthiyana apilli.

Amwenayo yanonesesa wi mwana aphiya musinkhu waphaama ayeke osukulu.

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Athu yanakhullupillilla wi mwana atukhulla muonoaye oviriha vamuru nuphara naaru, yoyo ophiya vamulingoni woya osukulu.

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Amwene yamukoha, "Ori na miyakha kavi?" Tamara ahakhulla, "Kiri na miyakha ttanu."

"None nave weyano ttuya osukuluni," amwene yahulluma.

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Mmoddha mwa atthiyana ayo akusa mnattha namachello na Tamara nuviriha vamuruni vaye.

Tamara aphara naaru naye namazeleni.

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Tamara dduya esukulu emoddene ohi ya Nashipie na Taieku.

Yari epsya na vakhuvuru ni va waniwa.

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Tamara ahakallalla.

Aganiza, "Nave kinolotthuwella olemba na owerenga mmo ariri Nashipae na Tasieku."

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Tamara ohambella esukulu
Author - Soila Murianka
Translation - Elias Mangulama, Syned Mthatiwa
Illustration - Jacob Kono
Language - Ellomwe (Malawi)
Level - First sentences