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Fuuk Hair

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Vitalina dos Santos

Aurelio da Costa, Vitalina dos Santos, Criscencia R. Da Costa Viana

Tetum

Level 1

Thuli nia fuuk badak.

Thuli has short hair.

Ana nia fuuk naruk.

Anna has long hair.

Cathy iha fuuk ne’ebé naruk liu.

Cathy has the longest hair.

Zama sasin ona nia fuuk.

Zama has plaited her hair.

Baba iha hasan-rahun.

Baba has a beard.

Zanele sui ona nia fuuk.

Zanele has combed her hair.

Thabo tesi ona nia fuuk.

Thabo has cut his hair.

Themba koir molik nia fuuk.

Themba has shaved his hair.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Vitalina dos Santos

Read by: Aurelio da Costa, Vitalina dos Santos, Criscencia R. Da Costa Viana

Language: Tetum

Level: Level 1

Source: Hair from African Storybook

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