Bakhwinya
Hlengiwe Zondi
Catherine Groenewald
TjiKalanga

Zina langu ndiLisani.

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Ndinabakhwinya banna.

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Mazina abo ndiBakani, Ntjidzi, Mandipa naTaboka

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Nkwinya wangu Mandipa unoda zana bhola.

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Nkhwinya wangu Ntjidzi unoda tjenza.

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Nkhwinya wangu Taboka unoda zana mabgwatilana.

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Nkhwinya wangu Bakani unoda zwidiyo.

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Imi ndoda kose kunodiwa nebamwe.

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Ndozana bhola naMandipa.

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Ndotjenza naNtjidzi.

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Ndozana mabgwatilana naTaboka.

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Hha ngeno nkhwinya. Iwe, nodani?

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Ihha, wozana bhola naswi.

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Ihha, wotjenza naswi.

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Ihha, wozana mabgwatilana naswi.

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Ihha wozwidiya naswi!

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Bakhwinya
Author - Hlengiwe Zondi, Zimbili Dlamini
Translation - Tshidzanani T. Malaba
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - TjiKalanga
Level - First words
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