H - h
| hair | bhóosá |
| · | bhújambá |
| · | lúnyélé |
| hair of the tail of an elephant | bhúsingá |
| hair on body | bhújénjé |
| hairy caterpillar | líísóósó |
| Ha-land | bhúhá |
| half | íísébhó |
| half blood | kyěnee nyíná |
| half brother | kyěnee nyíná |
| half sister | kyěnee nyíná |
| hamerkop | límúsíngyé |
| hammer | háma |
| · | kátúútú |
| hand | lúkasá |
| hand of bananas | síísá |
| hand over | -felá |
| handle of knife | múlíndí |
| handle (of a hoe) | múhĩní |
| handpiano | sinǎnda |
| hand-to-hand fight | múbhándá |
| hang up | -bhúsyá |
| hant a cane rat | -sághyá |
| haphazard | lusakalúsáká |
| hard | -ghangamála |
| hare | kálúlú |
| harlequin quail | kámúmbí |
| harm bug | líímújyé |
| harras | -kábhílá |
| harsh grains | mpesé |
| harshness | bhútonfú |
| harvest | -súúghúlá |
| harvesting knife | káhwésyó |
| hat | nkofiíla |
| hatch | -ghálámílá (májií) |
| hatred | múghájó |
| haughty person | muniófi |
| have a chat | -sáhúlá |
| have a foretaste | -bhonjá |
| · | -lábhá |
| have a little taste | -tápáálá |
| have diarrhea | -púkúmá |
| · | -púkúmílá |
| have goose skin | -li-tilimúla |
| · | -li-tilimúlíla |
| have sexual intercourse | -li-lúmá |
| have st. made | -lyohelesésya |
| have (sth.) | -bha ná (síntú) |
| head | mútwě |
| head louse | ndǎ |
| head-pad(ring) | nkatá |
| headquater | héjimíló |
| headrest | múútó |
| heap | lyándé |
| heap up weeds | -komenkánya |
| heap up (stones) | -lúndíká |
| hear | -hulíká |
| heart | mwéghó |
| heart disease | luheésa |
| heartburn | sílúngúlílá |
| heavy | -nywámú |
| heavy stick | iilǔngu |
| he-bushbuck | íísésá |
| heel | kásinsílá |
| he-goat | íísésá |
| · | iisiíli |
| height | bhúléhé |
| hello | úlimpolá |
| help to undress | -fuúla |
| helpless confusion | kamukéényu |
| hem | -píndá |
| hemp | fíkongé |
| hen | ííghóngó |
| henhouse | kánkokwé |
| herd | múléghá |
| here | haáha |
| · | hanú |
| · | kunú |
| heteromorpha sp | múbhíngá |
| hiccup | -jílá nkubhíkubhí |
| · | -kubhílá |
| · | nkúbhíkúbhí |
| hide | -fisá |
| hide oneself | -fisámá |
| · | -li-fisá |
| high | -lééhé |
| · | -talí |
| high place | ndéélé |
| hill | kásosí |
| · | lúghóngó |
| himself | -nyené |
| him/her | nyene |
| hip | íitakó |
| hippopotamus | ngúfú |
| · | ntomǒmbo |
| hire sb. to cut off (branches) | -húngísyá |
| history | hisitoóli |
| his/her father | syě |
| · | úusyě |
| his/her mother | nyííná |
| hit | -huúla |
| · | -kopólá |
| hit each other like children | -níénsyá |
| hit in (a nail) | -pamá |
| hit to dust | -kunkumúla |
| hit (sth.) incidentally | -huúla |
| hit (the target) | -sómá |
| hoe | nfuká |
| hogweed | sísindé |
| hold | -hingátá |
| · | -jikátá |
| · | -níghá |
| hold a child in one's arms | -hangátá |
| hold in one's arm | -twǎla |
| hold out one's hand to gie sth. | -tambíká |
| hold under one's arm | -pakátíla |
| · | -pakátísya |
| hole | íihulú |
| · | káhulú |
| · | lííná |
| holiday | sikuukúlu |
| hollowed eyes with protruding forehead | máhokó |
| home | lúghǒ |
| home village | lúgho hóghaakáfuukílanga |
| honest | -á bhwéné |
| · | múntú mutenda bhwêne. bhántú bhatenda bhwêne |
| honey | bhuusí |
| honey comb | ííkásá |
| honor | -heesímú |
| · | mpundá |
| hoof | íighelé |
| hook | nkófyó |
| hooligan | músá |
| · | músúúlá |
| hop | -motóká |
| hope | -tegheméla |
| horizon | habhuhéla ná meensó |
| horn | íihembé |
| horned owl | lisiínyi |
| horse-fly | síbhúbhí |
| horsefly (a species of) | íísómá-ng'óómbe |
| hospital | sipitaáli |
| host | mwenyeéji |
| hot | -fyǔ |
| hour | nsa |
| house | nyûmbá |
| house rat | ííkósó |
| how | bhútǐ |
| how many | -íngá |
| how much? | bhééji sǐ |
| · | kyǎsi=sǐ |
| hubbly-babbly water pipe | íikunká |
| · | ííkúnká |
| human being's skin | lúkobhá |
| hump | nǔndu |
| humpback | nfunfú |
| hundred | ííghaná |
| hunger | nsálá |
| hunt | -hiígha |
| hunt a cane rat | -sághá |
| hunter | muhĩĩ́ghi |
| hunting | bhuhiíghi |
| hurry | -já bhwângú |
| hurt a sore | -tonénsya |
| hurt each other | -fúláásányá |
| husband | íibhané |
| husband (2SG-3PL) | íibhaló ; íibha ; íibhefwě ; íibhenywě ; íibhaabhó |
| husk | íihahá |
| · | íikanfí |
| hut | nkáámbí |
| hyena | íitaná |
| hyrax | mpímbí |
| hysterical | kééghó |