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Ahi Fire

Deborah Namugosa, Beatrice Nabune, Alison Tukei, Rose Sabano

Rob Owen

Vitalina dos Santos

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

Tetum

Level 1

Haree, ahi lakan!

Look, fire!

Ahi han ai-laran.

Fire burns.

Ahi hodi tein.

Fire cooks.

Ahi bele fó manas.

Fire gives warmth.

Ahi bele fó naroman.

Fire gives light.

Haree, Ahi lakan.

Look, fire!

Ahi furak liu.

Fire is wonderful.

No ahi iha fórsa maka’as.

And it is powerful.

Written by: Deborah Namugosa, Beatrice Nabune, Alison Tukei, Rose Sabano

Illustrated by: Rob Owen

Translated by: Vitalina dos Santos

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

Language: Tetum

Level: Level 1

Source: Fire from African Storybook

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

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