AMMON'S MUKANDA WA NOMBA; AMMON'S BOOK OF NUMBERS;AMMON'S LIVRE DE NOMBRES: This book is in Tshiluba, English and French

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Learn how to count from 1 to 10 in Tshiluba, English, and French. Tshiluba is a Bantu Language. It is spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by about six million people. It is one of the major languages spoken in DRC besides Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo, and French. French is a national language because DRC was a Belgium colony. Learning foreign or other languages promotes cross-cultural awareness and appreciation.

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MUFUNDI
Dr. Musau WaKabongo udi mamu wa bana banayi. Udi ne bankana banayi. Uvu muledibua ku Lubumbashi (Elizabethville) mu ditunga dia Rpublique Dmocratique wa Congo (RDC). Havuyi ukola, uvu wakula Shahili ne balunda benda. Uvu wakula Franais ku kalasa ne Tshiluba ku nzubu ne baledi benda. Baledi benda bavu bumukila ku Kasai mu RDC. Udi ne dijinga dikola dia kulongesha bankana ne bana bakuabo Tshiluba. Dr. WaKabongo wakafika ku tats-Unis D'Amrique ku ntuadijiu wa tshidimu 70. Udi wakula Anglais ne Tshiluba. Udi ne ndokotola wenda mu dilonga dia tuishi tua masama . Muheta ndokotola wenda ku tshilongelu tshikulu tshia Medical College wa Virginie (ku tats-Unis D'Amrique). Uvu mulongesha bua tuishi tua masama ku tshilongelu tshikulu tshia Des Moines Osteopathic Center (Iowa, ku tats-Unis D'Amrique). Udi muangata dikisha dia ndekelu bu mulombodi wa bibangidilu bia bantu bonso ku Californie (Placer ne Merced). Udi kabidi mubangi ne mulombodi mukaji wa bulongodi bua Dr. Musau WaKabongo Science Foundation, Inc.
Dr. WaKabongo uvu mutuadija kufunda mukanda eu mu ngondo wa dikumi ne ibidi, mu tshidimu tshia 2012. Uvu musua kulongesha Tshiluba kudi munkana wenda Ammon. Ammon uvu muledibua disambombo dituku 10 dia ngondo wa dikumi, mu tshidumu 2009. Ammon uvu ne disua mene mene dia kulonga Tshiluba ne uvu musua kuikala ne moyi. Ammon wakafua mu dinayi dituku 19 dia ngondu wa dikumi ne ibidi. Ammon uvu ne disama dia SS.
Dr. WaKabongo udi umujinga bikola. Mukanda eu udi mufundibua bua kuvuluka Ammon.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Musau WaKabongo is a mother of four and has 4 grandsons. She is originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa. Dr. WaKabongo was born in Lubumbashi (Elizabethville). She spoke Swahili with her friends. She learned French at School. But at home, she spoke Tshiluba with her parents who were originally from the Kasai Province in the DRC. She is very passionate about teaching Tshiluba to her grandsons and other children.
Dr. WaKabongo came to the United States in the early seventies and is fluent in English and Tshiluba. She holds a Doctorate degree in Microbiology from the Medical College of Virginia. and has taught Medical Microbiology at the Des Moines Osteopathic Medical Center. She is a retired Director of Public Health Laboratory in California (Placer and Merced Counties). She is also the founding president of the Dr. Musau WaKabongo Science Foundation, Inc.
Dr. WaKabongo started writing this book in December 2012. She wanted to teach Tshiluba to her grandson Ammon who was born on Saturday, October 10, 2009. He had a strong desire to learn and loved life. Ammon passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2018 of complications from sickle cell disease. Dr. WaKabongo misses him greatly and dedicates this book to him.

A PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR
Le Dr Musau WaKabongo est mre de quatre enfants et a 4 petits-fils. Elle est originaire de la Rpublique Dmocratique du Congo (RDC) en Afrique centrale. Le Dr WaKabongo est n Lubumbashi (Elizabethville). Elle a parl le Swahili avec ses amis. Elle a appris le franais l'cole. Mais la maison, elle a parl Tshiluba avec ses parents originaires de la province du Kasa en RDC. Elle est trs passionne par l'enseignement de Tshiluba ses petits-fils et d'autres enfants.
Le Dr WaKabongo est arriv aux tats-Unis D'Amrique au dbut des annes 70 et parle couramment l'anglais et le tshiluba. Elle dtient un doctorat en microbiologie du Medical College of Virginia. et a enseign la microbiologie mdicale au Des Moines Osteopathic Medical Center. Elle est directrice la retraite du Public Health Laboratory en Californie (comts de Placer et Merced). Elle est galement prsidente fondatrice de la Dr. Musau WaKabongo Science Foundation, Inc.
Le Dr WaKabongo a commenc crire ce livre en dcembre 2012. Elle voulait enseigner le tshiluba son petit-fils Ammon, n le samedi 10 octobre 2009. Il avait un fort dsir d'apprendre et aimait la vie. Ammon est dcd le jeudi 19 dcembre 2018 des complications de la drpanocytose. Le Dr WaKabongo lui manque normment et lui ddie ce livre.