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Usages of hannu
Ina farka da asuba kafin in wanke fuska da hannu.
I wake up at dawn before I wash my face and hands.
Kafin mu ci abinci, uwa tana wanke hannuwa na yara.
Before we eat, mother washes the children’s hands.
Likita ya nuna mana a hoto yadda ƙashi a hannu yake girma tun muna yara.
The doctor showed us in a picture how the bone in the hand grows from when we are children.
Yaro yana riƙe littafi a hannu.
The boy is holding a book in his hand.
Malami yana riƙe da alƙalami a hannu yanzu.
The teacher is holding a pen in his hand now.
Yaro yana riƙe da kofi na shayi a hannu.
The boy is holding a cup of tea in his hand.
Ni ina riƙe wayar a hannu yanzu.
I am holding the phone in my hand now.
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