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Usages of kubembeleza
Mtoto alipolia usiku, mama alimchukua na kumbembeleza mpaka akalala.
When the child cried at night, mother picked him/her up and soothed him/her until he/she slept.
Mama humbembeleza mtoto anapolia usiku.
Mother soothes the child when he/she cries at night.
Bibi humbembeleza mtoto anapolia jioni.
Grandmother soothes the child when he/she cries in the evening.
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