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Bayi ba Akinyi
Edith Sikota Habwanda
Vusi Malindi
ChiTonga
Aaba mbayi bangu. Zyina Iyabo mbaa Akinyi.

Ba Akinyi balandiyanda kapati.
Bayi ba Akinyi balatuyiisya alufabbeti atubala tusyoonto.

Inga ndaamba tuvwuumina twatubala a, e, i, o, u.
Bayi ba Akinyi, balatuyiisya mibala.

Mebo ndiliizyi mibala eeyi: ledi, bbuluu, gilini, yelo, a bbulaki.
Ciindi cakupumuna, bayi balatwiimbila kutegwa toone.

Balatwiimbila iwiimbo iwakutubutika.
Lwiimbo iwakutubutika ndoolu:

Ŋonzi zyangolide zyiboole kumeso aanu,
Lumwemwe lulamulindila mwabuka,
Amoone nobayandwa, mutalili,
Ndilamwiimbila kaimbo kalweela kakumubutika.
Bayi ba Akinyi balizyi twaano tunji.

Balatwaanina twaano twaandeene buzuba abuzuba bwamvwiki.
Mumuvwulo, balatwaanina twaano twabalombwana basyomwa.
Muli bwabili, balatwaanina twaano twabamakaintu basyomwa.
Muli bwatatu, balatwaanina twaano tujatikizya zyeendelo.
Muli bwane, balatwaanina twaano tujatikizya bulimi.
Muli bwasamu, Bayi ba Akinyi batwaambila kwaana twaano twesu mukkilasi.
Bayi besu mbaasyaabupampu bainda munyika yoonse.

Ndaakukomena, ndiyanda kuyakuba mbuli Bayi ba Akinyi.
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Bayi ba Akinyi
Author - Lawrence A. Konjuro
Adaptation - Edith Sikota Habwanda
Illustration - Vusi Malindi
Language - ChiTonga
Level - First paragraphs
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations

    • (Translation)
    • Juffrou Akinyi
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • Onderwyser Akinyi
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • Aphunzitsi a Akinyi
      Chichewa (Translation)
    • M'manyisi Akinyi
      Chinkhonde (Translation)
    • Bayi ba Akinyi
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Asambizi Anyakinyi
      Chitonga (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Apunzisi a Akinyi
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Aphunzitsi a Akinyi
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Ŵasambizgi ŵa Akinyi
      Citumbuka (Translation)
    • Akinyi ceTicala
      Ciyawo (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Japuonj Akinyi
      Dholuo (Translation)
    • Jafonji Agwera
      Dhopadhola (Translation)
    • Omwalimu Moraa
      Ekegusii (Translation)
    • Akinyi muhuddihi
      Ellomwe (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Teacher Akinyi
      English (Translation)
    • La Maîtresse Akiny
      French (Translation)
    • La Maîtresse Saratou!
      French (Adaptation)
    • Mwarῖmῦ Njeri
      Gikuyu (Translation)
    • Kafundisha Mbewe
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Bakafundisha ba Akanyi
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • UTitjhere Nkosi
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • UTitshalakazi uNwabisa
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • Uthisha uZanele
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Mwarimũ Makena
      Kῖmῖῖrũ (Translation)
    • ǁGauǃnâ-aos Akinyis xa
      Khoekhoegowab (Translation)
    • Mwalimu Akinyi
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Musomesya Nankoma
      Lugwere (Translation)
    • Musomesa Nambubi
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Musomesa Akinyi
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Tikyɛa Talata
      Mampruli (Translation)
    • Omuhongi Akinyi
      Oshikwanyama (Translation)
    • Omulongi Akinyi
      Oshindonga (Translation)
    • Jevrou Akinyi
      Otjiherero (Translation)
    • Professora Akinyi
      Portuguese (Translation)
    • Murongi Akinyi
      Rukwangali (Translation)
    • Omwegesa Akinyi
      Rutooro (Translation)
    • Morutiši Akinyi
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Mosuoetsana Lineo
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Translation)
    • Mosuwetsana Akinyi
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Morutabana Moipone
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Muluti Akinyi
      SiLozi (Translation)
    • Thishela Nkosi
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Tikya Akinyi
      Talen (Translation)
    • Mudededzi Akinyi
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Mudyondzisi Baloyi
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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