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Usages of kiu
Baada ya kukimbia, nina kiu sana.
After running, I am very thirsty.
Yeye hana kiu baada ya kunywa maji ya moto.
He/She is not thirsty after drinking hot water.
Mara nyingi baada ya somo, wanafunzi wanahisi kiu na njaa.
Often after the lesson, students feel thirst and hunger.
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