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Ananiiya omugayaavu

Ghanaian folktale

Wiehan de Jager

Ananiiya yali Nabumbi omugayaavu.

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Ayenda inho emere, mugayaavu okufumba.

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Ananiiya acaalira Akadhuuyu era amukoba bagabane mu iva lye.

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"Iiii. Nnhambaku no okuyuga mu," Akadhuuyu kakoba. Aye Ananiiya mugayaavu.

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"Ndhakwiranga eira," Ananiiya akoba.

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Ananiiya yesiba edhiwuuzi ku mugulu gwe era ni nsaka ya akadhuuyu.

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"Sika edhiwuuzi nga eiva liyiire bukalaamu," Ananiiya akoba.

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" Wankembo, nsobola okulya ku ebidhandhaali byaimwe?" "Iiii. Tusalire ku."

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"Ndakwiranga," Ananiiya akoba. Ayongera okusiba obuwuuzi.

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"Wambidhi, nsobola okulya ku mbooli dho?" "Iiiii. Nnhambaku okutegeka."

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"Ndakwiranga," Ananiiya akoba. Ayongera okusiba edhiwuuzi.

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Mangu ago, amagulu goonagoona omunaana aga Ananiiya gaali gasibwa ku kibya.

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Ananiiya awuulira okusikibwa ku magulu abiri. Kabiri no ogwo okusatu.

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Amagulu goona goona omunaana gaali ku sikibwa! "Lekeraawo okusika!" Alira.

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Ezira awuulira Ananiiya nga alira. Eghiwuuzi dha kutuka lulala lulala.

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Amagulu ga Ananiiya gadhuumuka! Era Banabumbi balina amagulu maleeyi inho.

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Ananiiya omugayaavu

Author - Ghanaian folktale
Translation - Kyambogo University, Victor Muwanguzi
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Lusoga
Level - First words