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Ŋkar si

Beatrice Tafon Takeh and Mbinkar Emmanuel Keelen

Catherine Groenewald

Yír yémé dzə̀ Simo.

M kér ŋkàr sikweè.

Yír sév sí dzə̀ Zizo, Lele, Sisa wùn à Ayanda.

Ŋkàr yèm yee Zizo yii koŋ a te bòr.

Ŋkàr yèm yee Lele yii koŋ a laʼ ndzə́v.

Ŋkàr yèm yee Sisa yii koŋ kilaaylaáyín.

Ŋkàr yèm yee Ayanda yii koŋ a yòŋ ŋwàʼ.

Kém jika? M yii koŋ a yiì a dzə̀ vifá ve áwune yii yii.

M lo, m wàa te bor vèr Zizo.

M lo, m wàa laʼ ndzə́v vèr Lele.

M lo, m wàa yii kilaaylaáyín ver Sisa.

Ŋkar yèm wìyi, a yii koŋ ké a dzə̀ ka?

Wìyì, é vèsən wáa te bor.

Wìyì, é vèsən wáa laʼ ndzə́v.

Wìyì, é vèsən yii kilaaylaáyín.

Wìyì, é vèsən wáa yòŋ ŋwàʼ.

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Ŋkar si

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

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