Monang o o tenang
Ursula Nafula
Magriet Brink
Setswana (Botswana)

Kokota! Kokota!

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"Ke mang yo o leng teng?" Ke botsa ke otsela.

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"Ke nna," lentswe le le tshosang le rialo.

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"'Nna' ke mang?" Ke a botsa.

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"Ke go boleletse, ke n-n-a," lone lentswe leo le rialo.

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"Ga ke itse ope yo o bidiwang, 'n-n-a," ka araba jalo.

Ke tlhola gore a letlowa la me la monang le tsentswe go dikologa bolao jwa me.

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"Leina la me ke Amos."

Lentswe le utlwala le tlhotlhorega go feta pele. E gaufi thata le tsebe ya me.

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"Amos mang?" Ke botsa jalo ke lebile ka fa tlase ga letlowa.

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"Amos Quito," lentswe le feleletsa le rialo.

Ke utlwa ke longwa mo tsebeng.

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"Ishi!" Ke tlolela ko godimo ke bo ke simolola go batla.

"O tsile go duelela se!" ka goa.

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Ke tshakgalo, ke tswa mo bolaong ke bo ke tshuba lebone.

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Ke bolotsa ntwa mo go Amos Quito yo o tenang!

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Monang o o tenang
Author - Ursula Nafula
Translation - Kutlwano Pascaline Mosweu
Illustration - Magriet Brink
Language - Setswana (Botswana)
Level - First sentences
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