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A girl peeling potatoes.

Okuteleka Cooking

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Bertha Haimbodi

Oshikwanyama

Level 1

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A girl peeling potatoes.

Onda yuuna oihakautu.

I peel the potatoes.

A boy chopping a cabbage.

Onda teta ombidi yokola.

I chop a cabbage.

A boy grating carrots.

Onda kweya oukanakamudesha.

I grate the carrots.

A boy washing beans.

Onda kosha omakunde.

I wash the beans.

A boy cutting a butternut.

Onda teta ounyangwa.

I cut the butternut.

A boy chopping spinach.

Onda teta ombidi yomafo.

I chop the spinach.

A woman chopping onions and a boy watching.

Meme okwa teta eenyanga.

My mom chops the onions.

A boy wiping his tears in front of a plate of chopped onions.

Eenyanga ngeenge tadi tetwa oha di difa nge omahodi.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Bertha Haimbodi

Language: Oshikwanyama

Level: Level 1

Source: Cooking from African Storybook

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