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A boy running after a tyre.

Okangu kotjirweyo Lazy little brother

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Angelika Tjoutuku, Asnath Mundjindjiri

Read by Angelika Tjoutuku, Asnath Mundjindjiri

Language Otjiherero

Level Level 1

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A boy sitting in front of a campfire and a boy running after a tyre.

Ami mba penduka nu e yakisa omuriro.

I wake up and make fire.


A boy sitting in front of a pot of water boiling on a campfire and a boy playing with a toy car.

Ami me sumisa omeva.

I boil some water.


A boy chopping wood and a boy chasing a chicken.

Ami me ke ozonguṋe.

I chop the firewood.


A boy stirring a pot on a campfire and a boy shooting a bird with a slingshot.

Ami me zunga onyungu.

I stir the pot.


A boy sweeping the floor and a boy playing with some toys.

Ami me kombo ondjuwo.

I sweep the floor.


A boy washing dishes and a boy kicking a football.

Ami me koho ovitjuma.

I wash the dishes.


A boy running after a tyre and a boy playing with some toys.

Ongwaye ami tji me ungura tjinene nao ngunda ingai okamuangu kandje amake nyanda?

Why do I work so hard… … when my brother is busy playing?


Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Angelika Tjoutuku, Asnath Mundjindjiri
Read by: Angelika Tjoutuku, Asnath Mundjindjiri
Language: Otjiherero
Level: Level 1
Source: Lazy little brother from African Storybook
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