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Inja kaDennis
Zanele Zuma
Merdi K
isiZulu
Ngibizwe umngane wami wakwamakhelwane.

"Woza uzobona inja yami," kusho uDennis.
Inja yayinamabala amnyama nekhanda elikhulu.

Yangisabisa!

Ngakhathazeka ngicabanga ukuthi izongiluma.
SinoDennis sayithatha inja sazulazula nayo.
Yayihamba itshikizisa umsila.
Yakhonkotha!
Yathi isuka yayingishushuzela!

Phakathi ebhuzini lami!

Hawu!
UDennis wathatha ithishu wasula umshushuzo.
Ngabona ukuthi uDennis ungumngane wami weqiniso.
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Inja kaDennis
Author - Merdi K
Translation - Zanele Zuma
Illustration - Merdi K
Language - isiZulu
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2019
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Dennis's dog
      English (Original)
    • Le chien de Dennis
      French (Translation)
    • Ngui ya Dennis
      Gikuyu (Translation)
    • Mbwa wa Dennis
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Mbwa ya Dennis
      Lingala (Translation)
    • Ntja ya Dennis
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
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