Tshibeḽani tsha Kulani
Reading level
Level - 3C
Language
Tshivenḓa
Type
Reading book
Leveled reader
Fiction/Non-fiction
Fiction
Translator/Versioner
Mpho Makwarela
Illustrator
Moses Dhladhla
Editor
Maanḓa Khukhusela
Publisher
Zenex Foundation
Molteno Institute for Language and Literacies
Organization
Zenex Foundation
Molteno Institute for Language and Literacies
Series
Ulwazi Lwethu African Languages Literacy Project
Country
South Africa
Year of publication
2023
Number of pages
12
Licensing condition
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International
Blurb:
Kulani asks her parents to buy her xibelani for her birthday. Her friend Risuna thinks it’s a silly present. But Risuna changes her mind when she sees Kulani dancing in her xibelani on national heritage day.
Kulani o humbela vhabebi vhawe uri vha mu rengele tshibeḽani tsha ḓuvha ḽawe ḽa mabebo. Khonani yawe Risuna o humbula u nga ndi tshifhiwa tsha vhupengo. Fhedzi Risuna o mbo ḓi shandukisa muhumbulo wawe musi a tshi vhona Kulani a tshi khou tshina o ambara tshibelani tshawe nga ḓuvha ḽa vhufa ha lushaka.