handle2v.1(touch with hand) fiinhi; fiinha. (take in the hands) ta; taara; ‘ti; ‘tiire2kaa; kaara; ‘jieng/’ju3i; ira (nie sung/beu).
handle1n.‘nu ‘tijie (esp of a bucket; bag; etc). yagilaa; (of a hoe)‘kukuri; ‘kukuye (pl).
handsomeadj.1(dau) vielaa; vieni (of a man) nachiima2(gifts; behaviour) (cheutaa; ‘jogo) paara ‘nimbiri; bungsung.handsomelyadv.sung jaa.
handyadj.1(nie) ‘nuuhi nyira/bang tuma2(of things; places) (buunhu) sing/sigihi; tari tona; i sonomee3yengyeng; pieli; ba kong; ‘bibe.
hang2v.1‘luri; ‘luro; yagili; yagila2(put; be put to death by hanging) ‘jaali (nie) ku. Hang oneselfkpe minga mara3chagi; chagira. Hang one’s head: ‘churi ‘ju. Hang about/ (a) round: giing; giina. Hang on (a) ‘ti kpiengaa (b) persevere: nyuri; muo ‘nimbiri. Hang something out: yagili; yegili.
hardlyadv.1(only just) fiing turu; (not quite) ba + vb + sung sung2(improbable) ‘sige la; a (na) iye kpiengaa3(negative in meaning) almost no(t)daang ba.