Mbaka sya Selemeng'e
Khothatso Ranoosi
Marleen Visser
Kikamba

Selemeng'e nĩwendete mbaka. Nyũmba kwake kwĩ mbaka mbingĩ.

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Selemeng'e ena mbaka ĩmwe nziũ. Mbaka ĩĩ nĩĩsaa nyama mbingĩ.

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Selemeng'e ena mbaka ĩmwe nou. Mbaka ĩĩ ĩĩsaa kĩla kĩndũ.

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Mbaka yakatatũ nĩsembea kũlĩsa mũtĩ. Mbaka ĩĩ nĩ kwamĩaa mũtĩnĩ.

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Selemeng'e nũlĩsaa mũtĩnĩ. Nũkwamaa vamwe na mbaka namba itatũ. Inyaa Selemeng'e nonginya amatetheesye kũtheea kuma mũtini ũsu.

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Selemeng'e e mbaka ilĩ ndulu. Sikomaa nza siyota sua mũthenya mũima

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Selemeng'e e mbaka itatũ nthangaau. Nikwataa mbĩa ikonĩ ũtukũ.

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Selemeng'e e ngitĩ ĩmwe. Syĩtwa yayo nĩ Lilavi. Lilavi nde anyanyae. Ethĩawa amakĩte.

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Mbaka sya Selemeng'e syĩyendete Lilavi. Nimũkũaa nyũmba. Lilavi nũsembaa akai.

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Selemeng'e amanthaa Lilavi na ayĩ mũete mũsyĩ. Mbaka siyĩwaa mũyo. Ityendaa kwona Lilavi ĩngĩ.

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Selemeng'e e mbaka syĩana ata? E mbaka nyanya.

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Selemeng'e e ngitĩ syĩana ata? E ngitĩ ĩmwe. Lilavi eva yu?

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Wĩna mbaka syĩana mũsyĩ? Wĩna ngitĩ syĩana mũsyĩ?

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Mbaka sya Selemeng'e
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi, Marion Drew
Translation - Anna Kula
Illustration - Marleen Visser, Wiehan de Jager
Language - Kikamba
Level - First sentences
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