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Usages of kuuma
Akiwa na mgongo unaouma, hawezi kubeba vitu vizito kama kabla.
Having a back that hurts, he cannot carry heavy things as before.
Kichwa changu kinauma kidogo leo asubuhi.
My head hurts a little this morning.
Jicho langu linauma baada ya kusoma kitabu kizuri jioni.
My eye hurts after reading a nice book in the evening.
Asha hakuwa na sauti nzuri kwa sababu koo lake lilikuwa linauma.
Asha did not have a good voice because her throat was hurting.
Koo langu linauma, kwa hiyo daktari aliniambia nifungue mdomo na nitoe ulimi.
My throat hurts, so the doctor told me to open my mouth and stick out my tongue.
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