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-higa1tnz1-shindaconquer, overcome2-faulusucceed3-zidiwa (na ugonjwa)worsen (of an illness)Obhurweri bhwamuhigiri.Amezidiwa na ugonjwa.His illness has worsened.
-higa2tnz-banasqueeze, crush
-higana1tnz-shindanacompete with
-higana2tnz-bananacrowd together, squeeze together
-higwatnz-shindwabe defeated, lose
-hiikatnz-shuka, -teremkago down, descend
hiikanmnyumbanihomeiika
-hiinyatnz1-inamisha (kitu)tilt2-inamisha (mtu)make (someone) bend down, make (someone) kneel
-hiirivumundugurelatedEkintu kinu na ekintu kirya m-bihiiri.Kitu hiki na kitu kile ni vya undugu.This thing and that thing are related.ekihiiriomuhiiri
-hiita1tnz1-zimia, -poteza fahamufaint, pass out, lose consciousness2-dhoofika (wakati wa tohara)be weak (following circumcision)
-hiita2tnz1-kumbukaremember2-fikirithink
-hiitukatnz-kumbukaremember
-hiitukyatnz-kumbusharemind
-hikatnz-fikaarrive-hikiraokuhikira
-hika hansitnz-nyesha kwa uwingi (sis., -fika chini)pour (of the rain, lit., reach the bottom)Embura erahika hansi.Mvua inanyesha kwa uwingi.It's pouring rain.hansi
-hikiratnz-fikiareach-hika
-hinda1tnz-rudi (mahali fulani)return (to some place)
-hinda2tnz-lazimishaforce (someone)Omumura unu yaana ekihindo. Arahinda abharikyaye bhakore emirimu, weeki yeekeeri.Kijana huyu ana amri. Analazimisha wenzake wafanye kazi, yeye amekaa.This young man is in command. He forces his companions to work while he sits.
-hinda enyumatnz-rudi nyumago back, turn back
-hindiratnz1-rudiado again, repeat2-sahihishacorrect
-hindiriryatnz-fumba machoclose one's eyes
-hindukatnz-badilikabe changed
-hindyatnz1-rudishareturn (something), give back (something)2-akisi (k.m., mwanga katika kioo)reflect (e.g., light in a mirror)
-hingatnz-ashiria mvuashow signs of rain
hinsi wahus1chini yaunder, beneathhinsi wa ekyaro;chini ya ardhi;under the ground2sehemu ya chini yaon the bottom ofhinsi wa enkuku;sehemu ya chini ya mlima;at the bottom of the mountain