Lohwehi Kanemi
Zanele Buthelezi
Rob Owen
Dangme

1

Big houses and expensive cars are not good for the environment.

2

Suɔ kake yaa nu nyu.

3

Maybe other friends could help.

4

Okpɔngɔ enyɔ yaa nu nyu.

5

What about the poor vultures?

6

Ngami na etɛ kɛ lohwebi ewie hu yaa nu nyu.

7

Ogbetee enuɔ kɛ ngami kpotoo ekpa ngɛ nyie kɛ yaa nyuɔ he.

8

To kpaango ngɛ fo mae keyaa nyu ɔ he.

9

Kuɔwi kpaangɔ kɛ lo nɛɛ ngɛ nyu wue ngɛ nu ɔ mi.

10

Jata kake wo gbi. Lɛ hu e ngɛ hlae nɛ enu. Mɛnɔ ngɛ jata gbejee?

11

Suɔ kake ngɛ nyu nue kɛ jata a.

12
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Lohwehi Kanemi
Author - Zanele Buthelezi, Thembani Dladla, Clare Verbeek
Translation - Elizabeth Ocansey (OLE Ghana)
Illustration - Rob Owen
Language - Dangme
Level - First words
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