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Mâ bú rã ŋâ íngõ lé ? Where is my cat? Wapi paka wangu?

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Barnabas Delu

Aringati

Level 1

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Mâ bú rã ŋâ i ́ngõ lé ?

Where is my cat?

Yuko wapi paka wangu?

̃ gbọ́ lọ́ indú ̣ yã ? Iꞌdi ̣̃

Is it under the bed?

Je, yuko chini ya kitanda?

̃ ká bã di ̃ dri ̣̃ gá yã ? Iꞌdi

Is it on top of the cupboard?

Yuko juu ya kabati?

̃ kụ́ rụ̃ si ̣̃ ũ ngú kú gá Iꞌdi yã ?

Is it behind the couch?

Yuko nyuma ya sofa?

̃ ã kó jó kó rõ ná trajó ri ̃ Iꞌdi andre gá yã ?

Is it next to the bin?

Yuko karibu na pipa la takataka?

̃ gụ́ fá agá yã ? Iꞌdi

Is it inside the basket?

Yuko ndani ya kikapu?

̃ jó agá ꞌdâ ã mvé yã ? Iꞌdi

Is it outside the house?

Yuko nje ya nyumba?

̃ ꞌdõ nu! Iꞌdi

Here it is!

Yupo hapa!

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Barnabas Delu

Language: Aringati

Level: Level 1

Source: Where is my cat? from African Storybook

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