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A very tall man holding a hoe too small for him.

Gaxu aob A very tall man

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Translated by Ngeve Shangombe

Language Khoekhoegowab

Level Level 2

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A very tall man holding a hoe too small for him.

ǁÎb di ǃōs ge kaise ge ǃnubu i.

His hoe was too short.


A very tall man and a boy standing outside a house; the doorway is too low for him.

ǁÎb di daos ge kaise ge ǂam i.

His doorway was too low.


A very tall man in bed with his feet hanging off the edge of the bed, and a boy standing next to him looking at his feet.

ǁÎb di kharob ge kaise ge ǃnubu i.

His bed was too short.


A very tall man riding a bicycle too small for him.

ǁÎb ǀurihāb ge kaise ge ǃnubu i.

His bicycle was too short.


A very tall man standing in front of a crowd of people.

Nē aob ge kaise ge gaxu i.

This man was too tall!


A very tall man holding a hoe.

ǁÎb ge kaise gaxu ǃōs haiba ge kuru.

He made a very long hoe handle.


A very tall man standing outside a house.

ǁÎb ge kaise ǀgapi daosa ge kuru.

He made very high door frames.


A man in a long bed and a boy standing next to him.

ǁÎb ge kaise gaxu kharoba ge kuru.

He made a very long bed.


A very tall man riding a high bicycle and a boy sitting in a basket on the back.

ǁÎb ge kaise ǀgapi ǀurihāba ge ǁama.

He bought a very high bicycle.


A very tall man sitting on a very high chair eating with a long fork, and a boy sitting next to him at the top of a ladder.

ǁÎb ge kaise ǀgapi ǂnû-aiǃnaos ai ge ǂnû. ǁÎb ge kaise gaxu forkheb ǀkha gere ǂû.

He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.


A house in a forest.

ǁÎb ge ǁîb omsa xu doe tsî kaiǃgâ ǃgarob ǃnâ sī ge ǁan. ǁÎb ge ǂgui kuriga ǁnāpa ge ǁan.

He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived for many years.


Written by: Cornelius Gulere
Illustrated by: Catherine Groenewald
Translated by: Ngeve Shangombe
Language: Khoekhoegowab
Level: Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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