Marqaa
Zimbili Dlamini
Catherine Groenewald
Afaan Oromo

Tolaan mana barumsaa deemuf qophahaa jira.

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Abbaan tolaa ciree marqaa tolaaf qophessaa jira.

2

Tolaan haati koo marqaa mi'aawa qophessiti jedhe.

3

Marqaan Tolaa humna ni kenna.

4

Marqaan qopha'eera.

5

Tolaaf abbaan isaa annaan buuseef.

6

Tolaan abbaa isaatin, "Marqaan kun ashaboo hanqatera" jedhen.

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Tolaan marqaan Haati isaa qopheesitu mi'aaya dha jedhe yaada.

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Tolaan abbaa isaa ashaboo gaafate.

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Abbaan Tolaan marqaati ashaboo dabaleefi.

10

"Uhhh! Abbaa marqaa kootii ashaboo osoo hin taane sukkara naaf dabalte!" Jedhee Tolaan.

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Tolaan abbaa isaa haatii isaa yoom akka dhuftu gaafate.

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Marqaa
Author - Zimbili Dlamini, Hlengiwe Zondi
Translation - Mulualem Daba
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - Afaan Oromo
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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