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Usages of yaya
Yaya wetu atamchukua mtoto saa kumi; afadhali tumalize mapema.
Our nanny will pick up the child at four; better we finish early.
Machweo leo yalikuwa mazuri sana; yaya alipiga picha nzuri.
The sunset today was very beautiful; the nanny took nice photos.
Tangu mwaka jana, yaya wetu amekuwa akimfundisha mtoto kuoga na kujipangusa mwenyewe.
Since last year, our nanny has been teaching the child to bathe and dry themself.
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