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Biʼ

Zimbili Dlamini

Catherine Groenewald

Zama sí báʼtí fó a dù fo shikur.

Bàá si teè bíʼ ji viyíkir vee kijàvndzə.

Zama nén a sùúy jii, "Màmé yii tee bíʼ yì bòŋ kfə́ féyì."

Zama lá bíʼ, dù fo shikùr, wù wàa ker vitaáví.

Biʼ bìy ne.

Bàá jav bíʼ, a wúné boŋ wun.

Zama suúy jii, "Bàá dzə̀sì shúkà e mǒ biʼ."

"M kfə̀n yén jii, màmé tee bíʼ yi bong shaà ye bàa."

Zama nèn yoŋ jii, "Kii wò bàá, ku dzə̀sì mo shúkà?"

Bàá nen dzə̀sì shúkà wo Zama.

"Ábáy bàá, à wày ne a dzə̀ shiŋgwáŋ e mǒ biʼ!"

Zama nèn a dzər e bàá jii, "Màmé wiy e bàm é ghàn ka?"

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Biʼ

Author - Zimbili Dlamini, Hlengiwe Zondi
Translation - Beatrice Tafon Takeh, Mbinkar Emmanuel Keelen
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - Lámnsoʼ
Level - First words

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