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Kuteleka Cooking

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Masho Kaloza

Luvale

Level 1

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Ngwechi kusonga jitamba

I peel the potatoes.

Ngwechi kuvatula kabeji

I chop a cabbage.

Ngwechi kukwala ma kaloti.

I grate the carrots.

Ngwechi kukosa makunde.

I wash the beans.

Ngwechi kuvatula chelu

I cut the butternut.

Ngwechi kuteta mafo.

I chop the spinach.

Mama yami echi kuteta sapola.

My mom chops the onions.

Sapola yechi kungulilisa nge vanayivatula.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Masho Kaloza

Language: Luvale

Level: Level 1

Source: Cooking from African Storybook

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