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A man walking with a tray of bananas on his head.

Tom omulandifi womabanana Tom the banana seller

Written by Humphreys Odunga

Illustrated by Zablon Alex Nguku

Translated by Fritz David

Language Oshikwanyama

Level Level 2

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A man carrying a tray of bananas on his head.

Tom okwa humbata oshihumbatelo shomabanana a pya.

Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.


A man walking with a tray of bananas on his head.

Tom oha ka landifa omabanana komalandifilo.

Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.


People buying fruit at a market.

Ovanhu pomalandifilo otava lande oiimati.

People at the market are buying fruit.


A man standing at a banana stall.

Ashike kapa li nande oumwe ta lande omabanana a Tom. Ova hoolala okulanda kovakulukadi.

But no one is buying Tom’s bananas. They prefer to buy fruit from women.


A man sitting at a banana stall.

“Momudingonoko wetu, ovakulukadi ovo aveke hava landifa oiimati” vamwe osho va ti. “Omulumenhu washike ta landifa oiimati?” vamwe yo tava pula.

“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.


A man standing at a banana stall and people walking towards him.

Ashike Tom ina teka nande omukumo. Ta ingida, “Landa omabanana ange! Landa omabanana ange a pya nawa omulyo kamana!”

But Tom does not give up. He calls, “Buy my bananas! Buy my sweet ripe bananas!”


A woman holding a bunch of bananas and a man standing at a banana stall passing her bananas.

Omukulukadi umwe okwa kufa mo okapandi komabanana moshihumbatelo. Okwa konakona nawa omabanana.

One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the tray. She looks at the bananas carefully.


A woman holding up a bunch or bananas in a market.

Omukulukadi okwa landa omabanana.

The woman buys the bananas.


A man standing at a banana stall and people walking towards him.

Ovanhu vahapu ove uya kokatala. Ova landa omabanana kuTom ndele tave a li po.

More people come to the stall. They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.


A man standing with an empty tray at a market stall and people eating bananas.

Meni lefimbo lixupi oshihumbatelo osha pwa nale nokuli. Tom okwa tameka okuvalula oimaliwa yaye ei a mona mo.

Soon, the tray is empty. Tom counts the money he earned.


A man buying items from a market stall and putting them in a tray.

Konima, Tom okwa landa ofewa, osuuka nomboloto. Okwa tula oinima aishe moshihumbatelo.

Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread. He puts the things in his tray.


A man carrying a tray on his head.

Tom okwa ya keumbo a humbata oshihumbatelo komutwe e shi efela ko.

Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.


Written by: Humphreys Odunga
Illustrated by: Zablon Alex Nguku
Translated by: Fritz David
Language: Oshikwanyama
Level: Level 2
Source: Tom the banana seller from African Storybook
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