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Agnes Nankhoma-Singine Nyendwa
Rijuta Ghate
Chichewa
Kodi n'cifukwa ciani mwamba ndiyobiriwirira?
Simakhala yobiriwirira nthawi zonse. Kodi n'conco?
Kodi n'cifukwa ciani masamba ndi amsipu?
Samakhala amsipu nthawi zonse. Kodi n'conco?
Kodi n'cifukwa ciani nthoci ndi zachikasu? Nthoci zosapsa ndi zamsipu.
Nthoci zakupsa ndi zachikasu. Nthoci zosapsa ndi zamsipu
Kodi n'cifukwa ciani maambirela ndi yakuda?
Siwonse maambirela a kuda.
Kodi n'cifukwa ciani magazi ndi ofiira?
M'magazi muli aironi. Imene imawapangitsa kukhala ofiira.
Kodi n'cifukwa ciani mcere ndi woyera?
Kaya!
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Author - Madhav Chavan
Translation - Agnes Nankhoma-Singine Nyendwa
Illustration - Rijuta Ghate
Language - Chichewa
Level - First words
© Pratham Books 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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    • Vertel my Nou...van Kleure!
      Afrikaans (Translation)
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      English (Original)
    • Raconte-Moi… Maintenant ! Les Couleurs
      French (Translation)
    • Raconte-Moi… Maintenant ! Les Couleurs
      French (Adaptation)
    • Ngitjela nje … Imibala
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • Ndixelele...ngoku! Imibala
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • Ngitshele...manje! Imibala
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Ndavye…oyu! Malangi
      Kikamba (Translation)
    • Amabara
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Nitajie majina ya rangi
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Taja Rangi
      Kiswahili (Adaptation)
    • Elumani ... Sawa ‘Disi Wura ‘Diyi
      Lugbarati (Translation)
    • Langi
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Tólikíoki Tenákatá - Imúain
      Maa (Translation)
    • Tolimokinae Ayong… Tokona - Ng’Ajul
      Ng’aturkana (Translation)
    • Ng’Ajul
      Ng’aturkana (Adaptation)
    • Mbolela Bulano – Echirangi
      Olukhayo (Translation)
    • Cores
      Portuguese (Translation)
    • Mpotše...gona bjale! Mebala
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Njoetse hona joale … Mebala
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Translation)
    • Mpotse mo... Mebala e farologaneng!
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Colores
      Spanish (Translation)
    • ሕብርታት
      Tigrigna (Translation)
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