Hugwara, hutyutyu kana humbwende (cowardice) zvinoreva kutya kwakanyanya. Bepu (Cowardice; being a coward) zvichireva humbwende. Nyabepu izita remhuri. Gwara (coward, craven) kureva mbwende kana munhu anotya. Dzeketembwe kana madzeketembwe (n. Warrior reluctant to fight). Mbwende haina vanga. A coward has no scar. Kutya hakuna gobvu. The fearful has no scar. (gobvu: scar) Mvura inoshinyira ngeiri pazambuko. The most threatening floods are those at a ford. Rugarahomba harugari murume mutyi. A daring kind of life cannot be adopted by a coward. AmaZulu vanoti gwala kana amagwala (coward, craven) kureva gwara. AmaZulu vanoti ubugwala (cowardice) kureva hugwara. MaXhosa vanoti ukugwala (to act cowardly) kureva kuita hugwara.