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My names are Britta Natasha Kawinga.

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I'm a native from eastern part of Zambia.

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My father is Ngoni and my mother 
is Nsenga.

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Dzina langa ndine Britta Kawinga, 
ndichokera kum'mawa.

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Ndidzakuimbirakoni kanyimbo ka m'Chichewa

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Aka kanyimbo koyamba ni kanyimbo 
kotonthoza mwana ngati alira

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Ndiponso kanyimbo ndiyankha

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Uwuuwuwe, uwuwuwe

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mwana alira, afuna mkaka

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muperekeni kwa amake akamphikire

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nkhoto nyemba bwerera iye
aa aa eya eya

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Mwana kalirani njala
Mwana kalirani tulo

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aa eya eya
Mwana alira, afuna mkaka

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muperekeni kwa amake akamphikire
nkhoto nyemba bwerera iye

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aa eya eya

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mwana kalirani njala
mwana kalirani tulo

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aa eya eya

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So basically in the Chewa culture when
a child is crying, when a child wants

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to sleep, this is a lullaby that the
mother will sing to the child

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The other one is usually sung when
women are pounding. And it goes like this:

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Titwe, titwe, iyayi titwe, zangalewa
Titwe, titwe, iyayi titwe, zangalewa

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Amayi amfumu, alowa m'sitolo
Na muchira wa ng'ombe na

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mu ndodo kum'manja
iii! iii!

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Titwe, titwe, iyayi, titwe zangalewa
Titwe, titwe, iyayi titwe zangalewa

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Amayi amfumu alowa m'sitolo
Na mu mchira wa ng'ombe

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Na mu ndodo ku m'manja
aii! aii!

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Thank you
[m'manja]