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Usages of kulia
Tulisherehekea ushindi kwa kukumbatia kicheko, ingawa wengine walilazimika kulia.
We celebrated the victory by embracing laughter, although others had to cry.
Wakati mwingine, tunacheka mpaka kicheko kinatuletea machozi, lakini hatutaki kulia kwa huzuni.
Sometimes, we laugh until laughter brings us tears, but we do not want to cry out of sadness.
Watoto hulia sana wakichoka, lakini leo wanacheka mezani.
Children cry a lot when they are tired, but today they are laughing at the table.
Nilipomsikia rafiki yangu akilia, moyo wangu uliumia kidogo.
When I heard my friend crying, my heart hurt a little.
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