languages and area spoken for chitipa - Centre for Language Studies

LANGUAGE COMPETENCE TEST
21. Read one of the stories below in the language that he/she understands (refer to
respondent’s answer to Q9) and ask him/her to explain briefly what the story is all about:
KALULU NA FULU
(citumbuka)
Fulu wakaluta kukapemphiska vyakulya ku ŵanthu. Pakuyeya thumba lake wakacita
kukaka ku cingwe citali na kuvwara mu singo, ndipo pakwenda thumba lake likizanga
kunyuma kwakhe.
Wali mu nthowa, kalulu wakiza kunyuma kwakhe ndipo wakati “bowo, thumba lane!”
Fulu wakati,’thumba ndane iwe, wona cingwe ici ndakaka sono nkhuguza pakwenda.”
Kalulu wakakana nipera, ndipo wakati “ Tilute ku Mphala yikateruzge.” Mphala
yikadumula mlandu na kuceketa cingwe ico Fulu wakakakira thumba. Ŵakatola thumba
lira ndipo ŵakapa kalulu.
Pa zuŵa linyakhe Kalulu wakendanga, Fulu wakamsanga ndipo wakati, “Bowo, mcira
wane!” Kalulu wakati, “Ake! Fulu iwe m’cira ngwane.” Fulu wakakana, ndipo wakati,
“Ndasola ngwane.” Ŵakaluta ku mphala, kuti yikaŵeruzge.” Ku Mphala kula mlandu
ukatowera Fulu. Ŵakadumula m’cira wa Kalulu nakupa Fulu.
UKALULU NUFULU (chiŵandya)
Mukaya mukaŵa inzala. Po Ufulu akaya pakupempha ivyakulya ku ŵanthu. Nanthi
bamupa ivyakulya vila akapotwanga panyamula chifukwa cha wufupi. Po paichi
akapinyilira isaka kulukusa lolutali, poulukusa lulanyene akivwalika musingo. Nanthi
anda pakwenda isaka lira likamukonkhezganga mwisinda.
Ŵoachili akwenda munzila akubwera kunyumba kwache, ukalulu akizanga mwisinda
nukunena ukuti, “nelombo, naseŵa isaka lyane!” Ufulu akati weyawe isaka lino
lyane, lolera ulukusa luno lonkhungilireko ukuti nanthi pala nkhwenda, guzenge isaka.”
Lori umwene ukalulu akakana, po fwandi za tubuke kwa mwene aye atulonzanye.
Ukalulu lyo anena wunonyene ŵakaya kwa mwene. Ilifumu likadumula ukuti ŵachekete
ulukusa lo ufulu akavwalika munsingo nusenda isaka lira ukumupa ukalulu.
Isiku limo ukalulu akendanga, ufulu akiza amwagha po akati “nelombo’ naseŵa ..,
umusinda wane!” Ukalulu akati “Asa! wefulu umusinda wane!” Ufulu akakana po
akati “Nalombola wane.” Po ŵovyaŵa wunonyene ŵakapangana ukuti ŵaye kwa
mwene aye aŵalonzanye. Kwa mwene kula inongwa yikamuyembera Ufulu. Ilifumu
likadumula ukuti ŵachekete umusinda wa Kalulu ŵamupe Ufulu.
UKALULU NU UKAYAMBA (cindali)
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