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Usages of ciwo
Jiya ɗan uwa na ya ji ciwo sosai, amma yanzu yana jin daidai.
Yesterday my brother felt very ill, but now he feels okay.
Yau ɗan uwa na yana gida saboda ya ji ciwo.
Today my brother is at home because he felt ill.
Musa ya ce wa likita, "Me yasa ina jin ciwo kullum?"
Musa said to the doctor, "Why do I feel ill every day?"
Jiya na kwana a asibiti saboda ’yar uwata tana ciwo sosai.
Yesterday I spent the night at the hospital because my sister was very ill.
Kai na bai ji ciwo ba yanzu.
My head does not hurt now.
Ciki na yana ciwo.
My stomach is hurting.
Hauwa tana jin ciwo saboda tana da cuta mai suna maleriya.
Hauwa is feeling ill because she has a disease called malaria.
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