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Ukwipika Kupika Cooking

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Joseph Mwansa

IciBemba

Level 1

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Mpala Imfyumbu.

Ninamenya viazi.

I peel the potatoes.

Mputaula kabeci.

Ninakatakata kabichi.

I chop a cabbage.

Nseesa kalota.

Ninasaga karoti.

I grate the carrots.

Nsamfya cilemba.

Ninaosha maharagwe.

I wash the beans.

Mputula utupushi.

Ninakata maboga.

I cut the butternut.

Mputula shipinaci.

Ninakatakata sukuma-wiki.

I chop the spinach.

Bamaayo baputula onyoni.

Mama yangu anakatakata vitunguu.

My mom chops the onions.

Onyoni ilalenga ukuti nalila ifilamba nga ileputulwa.

Vitunguu hunifanya nilie vikiwa vinakatwakatwa.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Joseph Mwansa

Language: IciBemba

Level: Level 1

Source: Cooking from African Storybook

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