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Ibhola yam ebomvu
Andiswa Magwentshu
Marion Drew
isiXhosa
Ibhola
Ibhola yam
Ibhola yam ebomvu
Ibhola yam enkulu, ebomvu.
Ndiya khaba
Ndikhaba ibhola yam.
Ndikhaba ibhola yam ebomvu
Ndikhaba ibhola yam ebomvu kakhulu!
Iphi?
Iphi Ibhola
Iphi Ibhola yam ngoku?
Iphi ibhola yam ebomvu ngoku?
Iphezulu
Iphezulu phezulu
Iphezulu phezulu emafini.
Iphezulu phezulu emafini, ngaphezulu kwenyanga. Ihambile!
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Ibhola yam ebomvu
Author - Marion Drew
Translation - Andiswa Magwentshu
Illustration - Marion Drew
Language - isiXhosa
Level - First words
© Artwork: African Storybook Initiative; Text: Khothatso Ranoosi and Marion Drew 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • My rooi bal
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • የኔ ትልቁ ኳስ
      Amharic (Translation)
    • ቀይዋ ኳሴ
      Amharic (Translation)
    • Bbola yangu iisubila
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Bola yanga Yofuwila
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Mpila Wangu Wecejewu
      Ciyawo (Translation)
    • Mpila Wangu Wecejewu
      Ciyawo (Translation)
    • Mpila Wangu Wecejewu
      Ciyawo (Translation)
    • Mpira Na Marakwar
      Dholuo (Translation)
    • كورتي الحمرا
      Egyptian (Translation)
    • Korti el Ħämrä
      Egyptian (Latin) (Translation)
    • Omopir' One
      Ekegusii (Translation)
    • My red ball
      English (Translation)
    • Mo Bɔɔl Kɔkɔɔ No
      Fante (Adaptation)
    • Mon ballon rouge
      French (Translation)
    • Mu͂bi͂ra Wakwa Mu͂nene Mu͂tune
      Gikuyu (Translation)
    • Umupila Wandi Uwakashika
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Ibholo yami ebovu
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • Ibhola yam ebomvu
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • Ibhola lami elibomvu
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Mpira wangu Mwekundu
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Omupiira Gwange Omulando
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Omupiira gwange ogwa kasaayi
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • A Minha Bola Vermelha
      Portuguese (Translation)
    • Kgwele ya ka ye hubedu
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Bolo eaka e khubelu
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Original)
    • Bolo ya ka e kgubedu
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Kgwele ya me e e khibidu
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Mbola Yaka Yefubelu
      SiLozi (Translation)
    • Libhola lami lelibovu
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Bola yanga tswuku
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Kurti l-ħamra
      Tunisian (Translation)
    • Bolo ya mina yo tshuka
      Xitsonga (Translation)
    • Bóòlù Mi Tí Ó Púpa
      Yoruba (Translation)
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