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Kuapeha Cooking

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Christabel Songiso, Akombelwa Muyangana

SiLozi (Zambia)

Level 1

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Nafalanga makwili.

I peel the potatoes.

Napumanga kabici.

I chop a cabbage.

Na pumanga ma kaloti.

I grate the carrots.

Natapisanga manawa.

I wash the beans.

Na pumanga mbata ya ndongo.

I cut the butternut.

Napumanga muloho wobizwa sipinaci.

I chop the spinach.

Boma bapumanga nyanisi.

My mom chops the onions.

Nyanisi yani lilisanga haipumiwa.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Christabel Songiso, Akombelwa Muyangana

Language: SiLozi (Zambia)

Level: Level 1

Source: Cooking from African Storybook

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