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Usages of kando ya
Pango lipo kando ya mto.
The cave is beside the river.
Kitabu kipo kando ya dirisha.
The book is beside the window.
Tafadhali egesha gari kando ya mlango wa nyumba.
Please park the car beside the house door.
Mimi ninatembea kando ya barabara.
I am walking beside the road.
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