Welengiha enama
Clare Verbeek
Rob Owen
Ellomwe (Malawi)

Etthepo emodda enja wowuriya maddi.

1

Raphoyo pilli ddinja wowuriya maddi.

2

Inari iraru ni epallame ddinai nave ddinja wowuriya maddi.

3

Ipalla itthanu ni aphako atthanu ni mmodda enja omaddini.

4

Iphwitti itthanu na pilli ddhithamakella omaddini.

5

Anaphullu atthanu naararu na esomba itthanu niinai ddhimahapella mmaddini.

6

Phodokoma mmodda abangula. Nuliyeni ampalla owuriya.

Ttani anova ephodokoma?

7

Ethepo emodda ewuriya maddi na phodokoma.

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Welengiha enama
Author - Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Translation - Elias Mangulama, Syned Mthatiwa
Illustration - Rob Owen
Language - Ellomwe (Malawi)
Level - First sentences
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