ChiShona
English
Ndina vanaambuya vaviri.
I have two grannies.
Ava ndiAmbuya Dube.
This is Granny Dube
Ava ndiAmbuya Ndoro.
This is Granny Ndoro.
Ambuya Dube murimi.
Granny Dube is a farmer.
Ambuya Ndoro vanotamba nhabvu.
Granny Ndoro plays football.
Ambuya Dube vanochovha bhasikoro
Granny Dube cycles.
Ambuya Ndoro vanokwira mota.
Granny Ndoro goes by car.
Ambuya Dube vanofarira kuimba.
Granny Dube enjoys singing.
Ambuya Ndoro vanofarira kutamba.
Granny Ndoro enjoys dancing.
Ambuya Dube naAmbuya Ndoro vanouya kutii.
Granny Dube and Granny Ndoro come for tea.
Ndinogara pakati.
I sit in the middle.
Ndinoda vanaambuya vangu vaviri.
I love my two grannies.
‘Vanaambuya vaJoanna’ is a translation by ZimbOriginal of the original story ‘Joanna’s Grannies (English),‘ written by Dawn Garisch, illustrated by Richard Bolland, published by The Asia Foundation (© The Asia Foundation, 2022) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Modifications to the original work include changes to the names of some of the characters.
