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Kiti dza Selemeng
Lilian Chaminuka
Marleen Visser and Wiehan de Jager
ChiShona
Selemeng anofarira kiti.

Kumba kwavo kune kiti dzakawanda.
Selemeng ane imwe kiti nhema.

Kiti iyi inodya nyama yakawanda.
Selemeng ane imwe kiti yakakora.

Kiti iyi inodya zvese zvese. Haisaruri chekudya.
Kiti yechitatu inomhanyira mumuti.

Kiti iyi inobva yarambira mumuti.
Selemeng anokwira mumumuti. Anobva atadza kuburuka pamwe nekiti yake.

Amai va Selemeng vanomubatsira kuburuka nekiti yake.
Selemeng ane kiti mbiri dzineusimbe.

Kiti idzi dzinoswera dzakarara pamushana zuva rose.
Selemeng ane kiti nhatu dzinoshanda.

Dzinobata makonzo mumba yokubikira husiku.
Selemeng ane imbwa imwe chete. Zita rayo ndi Lirafi.

Lirafi imbwa isina shamwari. Inogara yakasuwa.
Kiti dza Selemeng hadzifariri Lirafi.

Dzinomudzingira kunze kwemba.

Lirafi anobva atiza.
Selemeng anonotsvaga Lirafi omudzosa mumba.

Kiti dzinotsamwa nekuti hadzifariri kuona Lirafi.
Selemeng ane kiti ngani?

Ane kiti sere.
Selemeng ane imbwa ngani?

Ane imbwa imwe chete.

Lirafi arikupi izvozvi?
Iwe une kiti ngani?

Une imbwa ngani?
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Kiti dza Selemeng
Author - Khothatso Ranoosi and Marion Drew
Translation - Lilian Chaminuka
Illustration - Marleen Visser and Wiehan de Jager
Language - ChiShona
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
Original source http://paleng.weebly.com/.
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Adurroota Caalaa
      Afaan Oromo (Translation)
    • Sulemaanʊ abʊnyaʊ
      Anii (Adaptation)
    • Tungowe twa Selemeng
      ChiNambya (Translation)
    • Bakaaze ba Selemengi
      ChiTonga (Adaptation)
    • Bakaaze ba Selemengi
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Acona a Selemeng
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Ma cona a Selemeng
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Ebibusi bia Selemeng'
      Ekegusii (Translation)
    • Selemeng's cats
      English (Translation)
    • Les chats de Selemeng
      French (Translation)
    • Baapuushi bakwa Mpundu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Baapuushi bakwa Selemeng
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Amakati kaZamo
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • P'aka a Charo
      KiGiryama (Translation)
    • Mbaka sya Selemeng'e
      Kikamba (Translation)
    • Injangwe za Sano
      Kinyarwanda (Adaptation)
    • Paka wa Sigei
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Selemenge na niawu
      Lingala (Translation)
    • Chipuusi cha Silali
      Lubukusu (Translation)
    • Puusi dha Kelementi
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Ng'ipakae Selina
      Ng’aturkana (Translation)
    • Tsipusi tsia Selemeng
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • Selemeng cats dem
      Pidgin English (Nigeria) (Translation)
    • Mpaka jwa Subo
      Pokomo (Translation)
    • Dikatse tša Selemeng
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Dikatse tša Selemeng
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Likatse tsa Selemeng
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Original)
    • Dikatse tsa Selemeng
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Dikatse tsa ga Selemeng
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Emakati a-Bakhona
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Zwimange zwa Tshilima
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
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