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A girl peeling potatoes.

ǂÛdīs Cooking

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Ngeve Shangombe

Language Khoekhoegowab

Level Level 1

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A girl peeling potatoes.

Tita ge ǃaiade ra kora.

I peel the potatoes.

A boy chopping a cabbage.

Tita ge kolsa ra ǁara.

I chop a cabbage.

A boy grating carrots.

Tita ge ǀariga ra lkhora.

I grate the carrots.

A boy washing beans.

Tita ge bûinkina ra ǁāǀkhā.

I wash the beans.

A boy cutting a butternut.

Tita ge papuna ra ǃgao.

I cut the butternut.

A boy chopping spinach.

Tita ge ǁgâubena ra ǃgao.

I chop the spinach.

A woman chopping onions and a boy watching.

Ti mamas ge uina ra ǃgao.

My mom chops the onions.

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

Uin ge tita ra ā kai ǃgaohen kara o.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Ngeve Shangombe
Language: Khoekhoegowab
Level: Level 1
Source: Cooking from African Storybook
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