Back to stories list

Milili Hair

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Christabel Songiso, Akombelwa Muyangana

SiLozi (Zambia)

Level 1

The audio for this story is currently not available.

Thuli unani milili yemikuswani.

Thuli has short hair.

Anna unani milili ye mitelele.

Anna has long hair.

Cathy unani milili yemitelele kufitisisa.

Cathy has the longest hair.

Zama uikotile milili.

Zama has plaited her hair.

Baba unani mulelu.

Baba has a beard.

Zanele ukamuzi milili yahae.

Zanele has combed her hair.

Thabo upumile milili yahae.

Thabo has cut his hair.

Themba ukutile milili yahae.

Themba has shaved his hair.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Christabel Songiso, Akombelwa Muyangana

Language: SiLozi (Zambia)

Level: Level 1

Source: Hair from African Storybook

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Read more level 1 stories:

Mubili waka Kaze yaka ikai? Kubala lifolofolo Kuapeha Munyenaka wamushimani ya buzwa Maikuto Amutalime lifolofolo Litino za kwa sikolo Totubeli Ueza sikamang’i? Kwena yeshwile tala Buka yalinako Mulilo Nalata kubala

Options

Back to stories list