East African Translation Project

These publications were made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Zamzam Ahmed, Ed.S., District TOSA /East African, St Paul Public Schools, coordinated the translations.

Megan Budke, Immersion Indigenous World Language Coordinator, St. Paul Public Schools, provided district support.

Ismail Mohamed assisted translation uploads.

Dorcas Wepukhulu, Coordinator for East and West Africa -SAIDE, provided support with African Storybook.

English Title	Somali Title	Translators	Link
Friends	Saaxiibo	Abdullahi Mohamed	ASb url
Attas first trip on a bus	Atta’t Safarkii Ugu horeeyay ee baska	Osman Egal	ASB url
my red ball	Banoonigeyga /Kubbaddayda guduudan	Ubah Ali	ASb url
Water	Biyo	Abdikadir Ibrahim	ASb url
A visit to my village	Booqashadaydii aan ku tagay tuuladaydii	Osman Egal	ASB url
Weather Book	Buugga Cimilada	Mohamuud Mohamuud	ASb url
Donkey and OX	Dameer iyo dibi	Abdullahi Mohamed	ASb url
Emotions Come and Go	Dareenadu way yimaadaan wayna tagaan	Fosiyo Mohamud	ASB url
Feelings	Dareenno	Fosiyo Mohamud	ASB url
Our home	Gurigeena	Ibrahim Hussein	ASB url
One Fruit, two fruits	Hal miro, laba mirood	Abdullahi Mohamed	ASB url
teeth	ilko	Ubah Ali	ASb url
body	Jirka	Ubah Ali	ASB Url
cooking	Karinta	Osman Egal	ASB url
My teacher	Macalinkayga	Osman Egal	ASB url
Manu and the lion	Manu iyo Libaxii	Abdullahi Mohamed	Asb url
Where is Lulu	Meeday Lulu?	Abdullahi Mohamed	ASb url
Frog and Snake	Rah iyo Mas	Abdullahi Mohamed	ASB url
A dishonest friend	Saaxiib aan daacad ahayn	Osman Egal	ASB url
Why I Sleep	Sababta aan u seexdo	Mohamuud Mohamuud	ASb url
How I get lost in the market	Sida aan suuqa oogu lumay	Ibrahim Hussein	ASB url
The father’ wrong advise (Fathers and son)	Taladii qaldaneyd ee aabaha	Ibrahim Hussein	ASB url
Counting animals	Xayawaan la tirinaayo	Abdullahi Mohamed	ASB url
Face	Waji	Ubah Ali	ASb url
We love nature	Waxaan jecelnahay degaanka dabeecadda	Fosiyo Mohamud	ASb url
Things I do at school	Waxyaabaha aan ka sameenayo dugsiga	Osman Egal	ASB url
Who is the next ruler ?	Yaase noqon doona hogaamiyaha xiga?	Mohamuud Mohamuud	ASb url
Which Work Is the most important?	Shaqadee ugu muhiimsan?	Mohamuud Mohamuud	ASb url
Unlucky day!	Maalin Nasiib Darra ah!	Mohamuud Mohamuud	ASb url
Grandmother hare and Elephant	Eyeeyo, Bakayle-duureed iyo Maroodi	Ubah Ali	ASb url
Counting Cats	Meeqa bisadood	Abdullahi Mohamed	ASb url
Brown	Buni	Zahra Nooh	ASB url
My school clothes	Dharkeyga Iskuulka	Ubah Ali	ASb url
hide and seek	Dhuumaalaysi	Abdikadir Ibrahim	ASb url
beloved daughter	Gabadhaydii aan jeclaa	Abdikadir Ibrahim	ASb url
Houses	Guryo	Abdikadir Ibrahim	ASb url
my mom	Hooyaday	Abdikadir Ibrahim	ASb url
my mother	Hooyaday	Abdikadir Ibrahim	ASb url
This is me	Kanu waa aniga	Abdikadir Ibrahim	ASb url
Step and wash	Ku istaag oo dhaq	Zahra Nooh	ASB url
What are you doing	Maxaad samaynaysaa	Abdullahi Mohamed	ASb url
colors	Midabada	Zahra Nooh	ASB url
the short man	Ninki Gaabna	Zahra Nooh	ASB url
Breakfast	Quraac	Zahra Nooh	ASB url
Rain	Roob	Abdikadir Ibrahim	ASb url
How Tortoise got a crooked nose	Sidee diindiinka sankiisu ku qaloocday	Osman Egal	ASB url
my trip to the zoo	Booqashadaydii beerta xayawaanka.	Osman Egal	ASB url
Wrong advice	Talo qaldan	Osman Egal	ASB url
How many?	Waa meeqa?	Fosiyo and Abdullahi	ASB url
Time	Wakhti	Zahra Nooh	ASB url
Lazy littile brother	Walal Yar Oo Caajislow Ah	Ubah Ali	ASb url
I love	Waxaan jeclahay	Fosiyo Mohamud	ASB url
I like to read	Waxaan Jeclahay In Aan Aqriyo	Abdikadir Ibrahim	ASb url
Animals run away	Xayawaanku way cararaan	Osman Egal	ASB url
A cow with one horn	Sac hal gees leh	Ibrahim Hussein	ASB url
What Can We do	Maxaan Sameyn Karnaa?	Fosiyo Mohamud	ASB url
Feet, hands, and head	Lugo, Gacmo iyo Madax	Zahra Nooh	ASB url
A very Tall Man	Nin Aad U Dheer	Dr. Abdisalam Adam	Asb url
Both Somali and English	Nin Aad U Dheer/ A very Tall Man	Dr. Abdisalam Adam	ASb url