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Usages of mnyama
Ninapenda kutembea karibu na msitu asubuhi, ili nione wanyama wadogo wanavyoamka.
I like to walk near the forest in the morning, so that I can see the small animals waking up.
Baba anapenda kutembea na mnyama mkubwa.
Father likes to walk with a big animal.
Katika hifadhi ya wanyama, tuliona simba wakitafuta chakula.
In the wildlife reserve, we saw lions searching for food.
Simba ambao tuliyowaona hifadhini ni wanyama ninaowaheshimu kwa nguvu zao.
The lions we saw in the reserve are animals that I respect for their strength.
Wanyama wengi wanaishi msituni, na tembo ni mojawapo mwenye nguvu kubwa.
Many animals live in the forest, and the elephant is one of them with great strength.
Kiumbe kingine kimesumbua utulivu wa wanyama mesheni, na sasa wameshtuka kama kimbunga kimepita.
Another creature disturbed the animals’ calm at the mission, and now they are startled as if a storm passed by.
Wanyama wanapumzika karibu na dimbwi.
The animals are resting near the pond.
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