tigia

v.

1. leave, retain. Leave. To allow to remain or keep in place; in agriculture, to retain selected branches, seedlings, or to provide adequate space for growth and movement.

Example: Tigia honge iria ndungu na irĩ na riri. (Leave only the thickest and best branches on the trunk.); Tigia handũ hanene hegwĩtĩkĩria mĩthiĩre. (Have enough space to allow enough room for movement); Tigia mbeũ imwe irĩa ĩna riri o irima thĩinĩ wa turee thutha wa kũruta mathangũ ma mbere. (In seed trays, leave only 1 healthy seedling (removing 1-2 unhealthy ones) during the first leaf stage)