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Zama wapamwanya!
Jane Mulenga and Mary Ng'ambi
Vusi Malindi
Chinkhonde
Umulumbu wangu umudono okaba polambalala.

Nkhunyamuka nulubunju nongwa yakuti ndiwapamwanya.
Une yone nkhwingisya izuba munyumba.
"Uwe yowe nthondwa yangu ya nulubunju," ikuyoba Mama.
Nkhwoga nemwene isiku lililyosa, ntholonda ubutuli.
Nthotila misi mathalalano, pamo sopo wa bululu yuyo osuka myenda.
Mama ikunkhumbusha, "Unkhibwa a mino."

Nkhwamula, "Unkhibwa, une!"
Bo namala ukusukusula, nkhumponya umbuya Munyambala nu Nasenge.

Nkhubalondela isiku ilinunu.
Sona nkhwivwalika nimwene.

"Yone mukulumba nosi, Mama," nkhuyoba.
Ninkhigala ma bitani gangu kangi nukupinya ingoye shasapato shangu.
Nkhuketekesha ukuti mulumbu wangu asimanye shosa isi shubombiwa kusukulu.
Mu kalasi nkhwiyula munjila shosa.
Nkhubomba finthu fyosa finunu siku lililyosa.

Loli ichi niganile ukubomba fiyo ko kwangala kangi nkhwangala!
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Zama wapamwanya!
Author - Michael Oguttu
Translation - Jane Mulenga and Mary Ng'ambi
Illustration - Vusi Malindi
Language - Chinkhonde
Level - First sentences
© Text: Uganda Community Libraries Association (Ugcla)  Artwork: African Storybook Initiative 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Mooi so, Zama!
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • ዛማ ጎበዝ ነች
      Amharic (Translation)
    • زاما المميز!
      Arabic (Translation)
    • Zama ndi wopambana!
      Chichewa (Translation)
    • Kwejani igamba
      ChiNambya (Translation)
    • Zama ulicenjede
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Zama Mukali (CAPOLSA)
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Zama mphatali!
      Chitonga (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Zama Niwopambana
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Zama Niwopambana
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Zama ndi wamphamvu!
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Zama ngwapacanya
      Citumbuka (Translation)
    • A Zama ŵakupunda
      Ciyawo (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Mulupalli Zama
      Ellomwe (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Zama is great!
      English (Adaptation)
    • Zama is great! (Colour-in)
      English (Adaptation)
    • Zama est formidable!
      French (Translation)
    • Zama umwana musuma
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Mpundu Uwacenjela
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • UZama ubalasele
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • UZama unguchwepheshe!
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Zama wakosa!
      Kaonde (Translation)
    • Zamab ge a kai
      Khoekhoegowab (Translation)
    • Mutesi Intangarugero
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Dama ni mashuhuri!
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Mbwali mubitirivu!
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Zama omunandjungu
      Oshikwanyama (Translation)
    • Zama omwa nawa
      Oshindonga (Translation)
    • Zama omusemba
      Otjiherero (Translation)
    • Ara Zama anitok!
      Otuho (Translation)
    • Ikuboi Agalîk ꞌdaŋ!
      Otuho (Translation)
    • Zama Ependa!
      Rukwangali (Translation)
    • Maleka ke sekgwari!
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Nthabi o etsa hantle!
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Translation)
    • Zama o etsa hantle
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Zama o mogolo
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Zama ungumcemane!
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Nyamal ɛ ram mi di̱i̱t!
      Thok Nath (Nuer) (Translation)
    • Zama ndi ṅwana ṅwana!
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Zama u kahle!
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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