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Ngui ya Dennis
Anne Kamau and Mary Kimaru
Merdi K
Gikuyu
Mũrata wakwa Dennis ũrῖa tũriganῖtie akῖjῖta.

"Ũka wone ngui yakwa njerũ," Dennis akiuga.
Ngui yarῖ na maroro mairũ na mũtwe mũnene.

Ĩkῖmakia!

Ngῖigua guoya taῖngῖnũma.
Tũgῖthiῖ gũceria ngui, niῖ na Dennis.
Ngui ῖkῖinia mũting'oe.
Ĩgῖkũha!
Ĩgῖthugamῖra iratũ ciakwa!

Hiiii!
Dennis akῖoya gathangũ akῖhura mathugamo ma ngui.
O hau ngῖmenya Dennis nῖ mῦrata mwega.
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Ngui ya Dennis
Author - Merdi K
Translation - Anne Kamau and Mary Kimaru
Illustration - Merdi K
Language - Gikuyu
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)
    • Inja kaDennis
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Mbwa wa Dennis
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Mbwa ya Dennis
      Lingala (Translation)
    • Ntja ya Dennis
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
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