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A boy kicking a football.

Mi ama My body

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Kileni A. Fernando

Cwi Debe

Ju|’hoansi

Level 1

A boy running.

Mi ǃaah ǀxoa ka.

I can run with it.

A girl jumping.

Mi khu ǀxoa ka.

I can jump with it.

A boy dancing.

Mi djxani ǀxoa ka.

I can dance with it.

A boy swimming in a paddling pool.

Mi djxaa ǀxoa ka.

I can swim with it.

A girl skipping with a rope.

Mi khu ǀxoa ka.

I can skip with it.

A boy kicking a football.

Mi ǁu ǀxoa ka.

I can kick with it.

A boy running.

Mi tzaan ǀxoa ka.

I can escape with it.

A boy looking up at a bird flying.

Xabe mi ǀoa nǃohm ǀxoa ka.

But I can never fly with it.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Kileni A. Fernando

Read by: Cwi Debe

Language: Ju|’hoansi

Level: Level 1

Source: My body from African Storybook

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Koere mi nǀoahn o? Gǃoa ǃahmh Nǀoan Da’amaǃoa ǀk’a ǀk’ana Ta’amsi Se ǃhamh Skore ǃxaiasi Tsan Hatce re a du? ǂOq’onia ǃ’an Nǀaiǃkuisi T’amsi ǂxanu Da’a Mi are ku nǁaqara!

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