Echibalo
Adelheid Marie Bwire
Melany Pietersen
Ellomwe (Malawi)

Nllapo nimodda amma yakulla ezipaso dda mitundu yohiyanahiyana.

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"Ezipaso ddimodda nnakhallena llini?" nahakoha.

"Nnache ddimoddha mahiwu," amma yanillella.

2

Munnaka Rahim tta ntiri.

Allawiha zipasoni ddittheddene. Acha ddinchichi.

3

"Ngonani ddenre Rahim opanga!" Avuwiha maawu munnaka mung'onong'ono.

"Rahim ddohiwa na oddikonda," kallota.

4

Amma yasha murima na Rahim.

5

Nahenenattho namushera murima Rahim.

Nave Rahim khiddamukhudza.

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"Munoromulanga Rahim?" akoha munnaka mung'onong'ono.

7

"Rahim, ddinorowukhuza nanuwene," amma yachenjeza.

8

Rahim ahambella ohiwa phaama.

9

"Mmirimani mwaka munnavoreya," Rahim allota maddu avatthivatthi.

10

Amma yadduwella echifukwene Rahim avoriwaye.

"Zipasoni ddomulanga Rahim," yaganiza.

11

Vomallihella, Rahim anipepesa. "Ngiwattho ni ntiri willi," anilonjeza.

Namukhullupillella.

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Echibalo
Author - Adelheid Marie Bwire
Translation - Elias Mangulama, Syned Mthatiwa
Illustration - Melany Pietersen
Language - Ellomwe (Malawi)
Level - First sentences
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