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Taam Di Banaana-Man Tom muuza ndizi

Written by Humphreys Odunga

Illustrated by Zablon Alex Nguku

Translated by Georgette McGlashen

Language Jamaican Creole

Level Level 2

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Taam a kyari wahn baaskit a raip banaana.

Tom anabeba tenga la ndizi zilizoiva.


Taam go a maakit fi sel banaana.

Tom anaenda sokoni kuuza ndizi.


Piipl a maakit a bai fruut.

Sokoni watu wananunua matunda.


Bot nobadi naa bai Taam banaana dem. Dem prifa fi bai fruut fram di uman dem.

Lakini hakuna anayenunua ndizi za Tom. Wanapenda kununua matunda kutoka kwa akina mama.


“Ina fiwi komyuuniti, onggl uman sel fruut,” piipl se. “Wa kaina man dis?” piipl aks.

“Kwenye jamii yetu, ni wanawake pekee ndio wanaouza matunda,” watu wanasema. “Ni mwanamume wa aina gani huyu?” watu wanahoji.


Bot Taam no gi op. Im kaal out, “Bai mi swiit raip banaana dem!”

Lakini Tom hakati tamaa. Anaita, “Nunua ndizi zangu! Nunueni ndizi zangu tamu zilizoiva!”


Wahn uman pik op a bonch a banaana fram outa di baaskit. Shi luk pan it gud-gud.

Mwanamke mmoja anachukua kichane cha ndizi kutoka kwenye tenga. Anaziangalia ndizi kwa umakini.


Di uman bai di banaana dem.

Mwanamke ananunua ndizi.


Muor piipl kom a di staal. Dem bai Taam banaana dem an nyam dem.

Watu wengine wanakuja kwenye kichanja. Wananunua ndizi za Tom na kuzila.


Suuhn, di baaskit emti. Taam kount op di moni we im mek.

Mara, tenga linakuwa tupu. Tom anahesabu pesa alizopata.


Den Taam go bai suop, shuga an bred. Im put di tingz dem ina im baaskit.

Tom ananunua sabuni, sukari, na mkate. Anaweka vitu kwenye tenga lake.


Taam balans di baaskit pan im ed an go a im yaad.

Tom anajitwisha tenga kichwani na kwenda nyumbani.


Written by: Humphreys Odunga
Illustrated by: Zablon Alex Nguku
Translated by: Georgette McGlashen
Language: Jamaican Creole
Level: Level 2
Source: Tom the banana seller from African Storybook
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