hingahinga
1. (verb) to fall frequently, fall in numbers.
E takoto atu ana a Hongi Hika, e hingahinga mai ana a Te Whareumu, a Muriwai, me Tiki tama a Pōmare I, i ngā pakanga (TTR 1990:64). / While Hongi Hika was lying in state, Te Whareumu, Muriwai and Tiki, son of Pōmare I, had fallen in the battles.
2. (noun) slaughter.
I tīmata i konei te hingahinga o ngā hōia a te kāwanatanga (TTR 1990:218). / The slaughtering of the government's forces began here.
