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Kuapeha Cooking Cuisiner

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.

Je pèle les pommes de terre.

Napumanga kabici.

I chop a cabbage.

J’émince un chou.

Na pumanga ma kaloti.

I grate the carrots.

Je râpe les carottes.

Natapisanga manawa.

I wash the beans.

Je lave les fèves.

Na pumanga mbatanati.

I cut the butternut.

Je coupe la courge musquée.

Napumanga sipinaci.

I chop the spinach.

Je hache les épinards.

Boma bapumanga nyanyisi.

My mom chops the onions.

Ma mère hache les oignons.

Nyanyisi yani lilisanga haipumiwa.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Les oignons me font pleurer quand ils sont hachés.

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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