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Nyaka a`diza Cooking

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Doris Maandebo

Lugbarati

Level 1

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Ma maku kpo.

I peel the potatoes.

Ma kabeji re.

I chop a cabbage.

Ma karoti fa.

I grate the carrots.

Ma kaiko oji.

I wash the beans.

Ma ulujo oli.

I cut the butternut.

Ma sukuma wiki oli.

I chop the spinach.

Ma andri ni mbasala oli

My mom chops the onions.

Mbasala oliza ni fe ma mindre ni ra ra.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Doris Maandebo

Language: Lugbarati

Level: Level 1

Source: Cooking from African Storybook

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