English and Igbo - Traditional English Nursery Rhymes: Learn & Teach An African Language (Igbo) Book 2 (Learn & Teach An African Language Series) 167126083X, 9781671260832

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tt l~H ~I Traditional En9lish Nu r se r ~ R h ~mes Learn & Teach an African Language Seri es 1

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And You Know It a. nd ~o\.4 know lt clap ~o\.4r ha. nds.

i mara na obi di 9l

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aka 9l

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and ~0\.4 It now lt clap ~o\.4r hands. i mara na obi di 0i ~t9 k,~9 aka 0l If

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If

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i ma.ra. na. obi di 9i If

a.nd

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~ou

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a.nd

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CLAP CLAP! KVQAKA!

k.now it

i ma.ra. na. obi di 0i \AtQ tie ok.e mk.pu

STOMP STOMP ZQS/E UKWU!

I The Wheels On The Bus The wheels on the bus 00 round and round Will nd1 nQ na t,.t9b9 ala aht,.t na-a0a 9bur u9bur u 9bu ru9bu ru Round and round Gbu ru0buru 0bu r u0bur u All da~ Lon0 00olo00 t,.tbc;>chi dum The doors on the bus 90 open and close Qn1,.4 1,.4z9 1,.40b9 ala na-eme0he na emechi Open and close Na-eme9he na emechi All da~ lon0 09olo90 1,.4b9chi dum

Old McDonald ~?. Old McDonald nad

a

farm

A9adi MacDonald nwere L19bo And on that farm he had some pi9s N'el\.4 l40bo ah\.4, o nwere uf9dt,.1 ezi

Na 'oink. oink.' ebe a no. 'olnk. oink.' ebe ahl,A Here an 'oink.' there an 'olnk.' Ebe a 'oink.' ebe aht,.1 'oink.' Ever~where an 'oink. oink.'

Ebe 9 bt,.1lo. 'oink. olnk.'

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Now try singing it with these animals!

Some cows Ufodu . . . ehi

A cat Otu pusi

Some Sheep Ufodu . . . Aturu . .

A dog Otu nkita

A horse Otu inyinya

A monkey Otu enwe

Some hens Ufodu . . . nne okuko

Some frogs Ufodu . . . awo.

I can sin9 the rainbow colo\Ars! Enwere m ik.e i0l:A e9wL4 l)cha mmiri! 17

Five Little Ducks Flve Llttle d.uck.s went swlmmln0 one d.a ~ Over th. e h.iLL and. far awa~ Moth.er duck. sald, "Quack. q.uack. q.uack. q. u ack. " And. onl~ four Llttle d.uck.s came back.!

Obere umu obo9wu ise 9aro. !9wu mmiri otu ubQchi N'elu u9wu na ebe tere ak.a

Nne Qbo9wu k.wuru. "Quack. q,uack. q,l..4ack. q,l..4ack." No.an\ obere ob99wl,! o.no b\o.9ho.chiri!

Four little d.uck.s went swlmmln9 one d.a ~ Obere umu Qbo9wu o.nQ 90.ro. i9wu mmiri otu ubochi Over th.eh.ill and. far awa~ N'elu l..49wu no. ebe tere o.k.o. Moth.er duck. said, Nne QbQ9wl,! k.wuru, "Quack. q.uack. q.uack. q.uack. " "Quo.ck. q, uo.ck. q, uo.ck. q, uo.ck." And. onl~ th.ree Llttle ducks came back.! No.an! obere QbQ9wl,! o.to b\o.9ho.chiri!

Th.ree little d.uck.s went swim m in9 o ne d.a ~ Over th.eh.ill and. far awa~ Moth.er duck. said. , "Quack. q.uack. q.uack. q.uack. " And. onl~ two Llttle ducks came back.!

Obere l,!mu QbQ9wl,! a.to 90.ro. \9wu mmiri otl..4 µbch\ N'ell..4 u9w1..4 no. ebe tere o.k.o.

Two little ducks went swlmmln9 one d.a ~ Over th.e h.ill and far awa~. Moth.er duck. said, "Quack. q.uack. q.uack. q.uack. " And. onl~ one Llttle duck. came back.!

Obere uml,! ob99wu o.buQ 90.ro. \9wu mmiri otl..4 ubch\ N'ell..4 l..49Wl..4 no. ebe tere o.k.o.

One little duck. went swi mm in9 o ne d.a ~ Over th.e h.lll and. far a w a ~ Moth.er duck. said., "Quack. q.uack. q.ua c k. q.uack." And. all h.er five little d.uck.s came back.!

Otl..4 obere nwo. QbQ9wl,! 90.ro. \9wu mmiri otu l,!bQch\ N'elu u9wu no. ebe tere o.k.o. Nne Qbo9wµ k.wl..4r\.I, "Ql..40.ck. q,uo.ck. q,uo.ck. q,uo.ck." Mo. obere l,!ml,! Qb99wl,! ise ~o. niile b\o.9ho.chiri!

Nne 9bo9wµ k.wl..4ru, "Ql..40.ck. q,1..40.ck. q_l..40.ck. q,uo.ck." No.an\ obere ob99wµ o.bµQ b\o.9ho.chiri!

Nne QbQ9wl,! k.wuru. "Quo.ck. q,uo.ck. q,uo.ck. q,uo.ck." No.an! otu obere ob99wl,! b\o.9ho.chiri!

Row, row, row ~o\.4r boa. t, Gentl~ down the stream.

KwQ, k.wQ k.wQ l)0bQ 0~ Nwa.~9 9ba.da. ta. na. i ~ i

Life is bl..4t a. dream. Row, row, row ~o\.4r boa. t, Gentl~ down the stream.

If ~0\.4

see a. crocodile,

Don't for9et to scream.

KwQ, k.wQ k.wQ l)0bQ 0i Nwa.~Q 9ba.da. ta. na. i~i O bl)rl) na. i hl) a.el) i~i echef\.4la iti mk.pl..41

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