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A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

Tingib tsî gomadi Tingi and the cows

Written by Ingrid Schechter

Illustrated by Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Ngeve Shangombe

Language Khoekhoegowab

Level Level 2

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A woman with her arm around a boy.

Tingib ge ǁîb ǁnaos ǀkha ge ǁan hâ i.

Tingi lived with his grandmother.


A woman sitting against a tree and a boy petting a cow.

ǁÎb ge ǁnaosas ǀkha go âde gere ǃûi.

He used to look after the cows with her.


A woman with her arm around a boy and soldiers marching.

ǀGuitsē gu ge toroǃkham-aoga ge hā.

One day the soldiers came.


A soldier pointing and two cows walking away.

ǁÎgu ge go âde ge ū.

They took the cows away.


A woman and a boy running through a forest.

Tingib tsî ǁîb ǁnaosa hâra ge lkhoe tsî ge gaugausen.

Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.


A woman with her arm around a boy sitting in a dark forest.

ǁÎra ge ǃgarob ǃnâ ge sâusen ǃui i nîs kōse.

They hid in the bush until night.


A woman and a boy hiding in a forest and soldiers walking around.

Ogu ge toroǃkham-aoga ge oaǀkhī.

Then the soldiers came back.


A woman hiding a boy under leaves in a dark forest.

ǁNaosas ge Tingiba haiǂnaregu ǃnāga ge sâu.

Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.


A soldier stepping on a boy hiding under leaves in a dark forest.

ǀGui toroǃkham-aob ge ǁîb ǂaisa Tingib ai ge da, xawe ge ǁūse ge ǁgoe.

One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.


A woman and a boy walking out of the forest.

ǃNorasa i ge, o ra ge Tingib tsî ǁnaosa hâra sâusen ra go hâ i ǃkhaisa xu ge ǂoaxa.

When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.


A woman and a boy walking to a house.

ǁÎra ge oms ǁga ge ǀkhuri-oa.

They crept home very quietly.


Written by: Ingrid Schechter
Illustrated by: Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Ngeve Shangombe
Language: Khoekhoegowab
Level: Level 2
Source: Tingi and the Cows from African Storybook
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