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Friends
Hlengiwe Zondi and Zimbili Dlamini
Catherine Groenewald
English
My name is Simo.
I have four friends.
Their names are Zizo, Lele, Sisa and Ayanda.
My friend Zizo likes to play soccer.
My friend Lele likes to swim.
My friend Sisa likes to play hide-and-seek.
My friend Ayanda likes to read.
Me? I like to do the things they like to do.
I play soccer with Zizo.
I swim with Lele.
I play hide-and-seek with Sisa.
Come, friend, what do you like?
Come, play soccer with us.
Come, swim with us.
Come, play hide-and-seek with us.
Come, read with us!
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Friends
Author - Zimbili Dlamini and Hlengiwe Zondi
Translation - Hlengiwe Zondi and Zimbili Dlamini
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - English
Level - First words
© African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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    • Maatjies
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • Shamwari
      ChiShona (Translation)
    • Beenzuma
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Anzanga
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Osiepe
      Dholuo (Translation)
    • Merin
      Dhopadhola (Translation)
    • My New Friends
      English (Adaptation)
    • Mes Amis
      French (Translation)
    • Abanandi
      IciBemba (Translation)
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      isiNdebele (Translation)
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      IsiNdebele (Zimbabwe) (Translation)
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      isiXhosa (Translation)
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      isiZulu (Original)
    • Inshuti
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Marafiki
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    • Ŋkar si
      Lámnsoʼ (Translation)
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      Lugwere (Translation)
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      Lunyole (Translation)
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      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Emikwano
      Lusoga (Translation)
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      Mampruli (Translation)
    • Ng'ipalon
      Ng’aturkana (Translation)
    • Esie nende abalina banje
      Olukabarasi (Translation)
    • Abetsa
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • Amigos
      Portuguese (Translation)
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      Runyoro-Rutooro (Translation)
    • Bagwera
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Metswalle
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
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      Setswana (Translation)
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      SiLozi (Translation)
    • Bangani
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Amigos
      Spanish (Translation)
    • Zɔnam
      Talen (Translation)
    • Bakhwinya
      TjiKalanga (Translation)
    • Khonani
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Aṣħāb
      Tunisian (Translation)
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      Xitsonga (Translation)
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