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Five people with different hairstyles.

Milili Hair

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Christabel Songiso, Akombelwa Muyangana

Chrispin Musweu, Margaret Wamuwi Sililo

siLozi

Level 1

A woman with short hair.

Thuli unani milili yemikuswani.

Thuli has short hair.

A woman with long hair.

Anna unani milili ye mitelele.

Anna has long hair.

A woman with very long hair tied back.

Cathy unani milili yemitelele kufitisisa.

Cathy has the longest hair.

A woman with plaited hair.

Zama uikotile milili.

Zama has plaited her hair.

A man with a beard.

Baba unani milelu.

Baba has a beard.

A woman with neatly combed hair.

Zanele ukamuzi milili yahae.

Zanele has combed her hair.

A man with a fresh haircut.

Thabo upumile milili yahae.

Thabo has cut his hair.

A man with a shaved head.

Themba ukutile milili yahae.

Themba has shaved his hair.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Christabel Songiso, Akombelwa Muyangana

Read by: Chrispin Musweu, Margaret Wamuwi Sililo

Language: siLozi

Level: Level 1

Source: Hair from African Storybook

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