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Usages of ukame
Ukame ukiendelea, wakulima watakosa maji mashambani.
If the drought continues, farmers will lack water in the fields.
Mvua ikianza leo, ukame huo utapungua polepole.
If it starts raining today, that drought will slowly decrease.
Serikali inaangalia athari za ukame kwenye uzalishaji wa chakula.
The government is examining the effects of drought on food production.
Ukame ukitoweka, wakulima watapanda mbegu shambani.
When the drought clears, the farmers will plant seeds on the farm.
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