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A boy sitting on a chair reading a book.

Tita ge khomais xa a ǃgâibahe! I like to read!

Letta Machoga

Wiehan de Jager

Ngeve Shangombe

Khoekhoegowab

Level 1

A boy sitting on a chair reading a book.

Tita ge khomaisa ǀnam.

I like to read.

A boy holding a book standing in the doorway of a bedroom.

Tari-e ta khomaiba ǁkhā?

Who can I read to?

A boy holding a book looking at a baby sleeping in a cot.

Ti ǃgâros ge ǁom hâ.

My sister is asleep.

A boy holding a book walking in a hallway.

Tari-e ta nî khomaiba?

Who can I read to?

A boy holding a book and two women cooking in a kitchen.

Ti mamas tsî ǁnaosas hâra ge ǀhawe.

My mother and grandmother are busy.

A boy holding a book thinking about two men.

Tari-e ta nî khomaiba?

Who can I read to?

A boy holding a book and two men working on a car.

Ti dadab tsî ǁnaosab hâkha ge ǀhawe.

My father and grandfather are busy.

A happy-looking boy reading in bed.

Tari-e ta nî khomaiba? Tita ge aitsama khomaibasen ǁkhā.

Who can I read to? I can read to myself!

Written by: Letta Machoga

Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager

Translated by: Ngeve Shangombe

Language: Khoekhoegowab

Level: Level 1

Source: I like to read from African Storybook

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