Eng'onong'ono
Media Matters
Sandy Lightly
Ellomwe (Malawi)

"Mmani," ahitthana Lebo. "Ngawani moone. Ddowara ndda ddokiyevera!"

"Oddi koone," Amma yaheera.

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"Ngonani esiketi yaka ella ttiyoyeva," aheraa Lebo.

"Ddiddoona," ammaye yallotta. "Nomsa akuse esiketi yawo ella."

2

"Ngonani ejinzi yaka alla. Ddiyoyeva," aherattho Lebo.

"Ddiddoona," ammaye yallotta. "Nomsa akuse ajinzi yawo ella."

3

"Ngonani etisheti yaka ella. Ddiyoyeva," aheera Lebo.

"Ddiddoona," ammaye yalotta. "Nomsa akuse etisheti yawo ella."

4

"Ngonani ejeze yaka ella. Ddiyoyeva," aheera Lebo.

"Ddiddoona," ammaye yallotta. "Omsa akuse ejeze yawo ella."

5

"Ngonani erenikoti yaka ella. Ddiyoyeva," aheera Lebo.

"Ddiddhoona," ammaye yallotta. "Nomsa akuse erenikoti yawo ella."

6

"Ngonani esokosi yaka ella. Ddiyoyeva," aheera Lebo.

"Ddiddoona," ammaye yallotta. "Nomsa akuse esokosi yawo ella."

7

"Ngonani esapato yaka ella. Ddiyoyeva," aheera Lebo.

"Ddiddoona," ammaye yallotta. "Nomsa akuse esapato yawo ella."

8

"Vano mokhalla na ddowara ddinchichi," aheera Lebo.

"Ooh, nginna," aheera Nomsa. "Ddowara ndda ddokunnuwella!"

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Eng'onong'ono
Author - Media Matters
Translation - Elias Mangulama, Syned Mthatiwa
Illustration - Sandy Lightly
Language - Ellomwe (Malawi)
Level - First sentences
© African Reading Matters 2003
Creative Commons: Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
Original source www.read.org.za