Muyume muyeya muno
Cornelius Wambi Gulere
Catherine Groenewald
Pokomo

Hiḍi gembe dyakwe ni fufi.

1

Hi miimo ya himijango yakwe yansi muno.

2

Hiki ntanḍa chakwe niki fufi muno.

3

Hi basikili yakwe ni fufi muno.

4

Huyu muyume ewa muyeya muno.

5

Kalekanya mumpfini muyeya wa gembe.

6

Kalekanya miimo miyeya ya mijango.

7

Kalekanya kintanḍa kiyeeya.

8

Kaguya basikili ndeya muno.

9

Kaka dzuu ya kiti kiyeeya.

Kadya na kijiko kiyeeya.

10

Kaiyatsa hi nyumbaye kenda kuishi bad̯a nkuu.

Kaishi myaka minji.

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Muyume muyeya muno
Author - Cornelius Wambi Gulere
Translation - Granton Idyema
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - Pokomo
Level - First words
© Text: Ugandan Community Libraries Association; Illustration: African Storybook Initiative 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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