Chiwepu itambo yakarukwa nerwodzi inosungirirwa pachimuti ichishandiswa kutyaira mombe zvikurusei pakurima munda. Izwi rokuti chiwepu kana chihwepu rinobva kuAfrikaans inoti sweep kureva tyava. MaZulu vanoti tswibi (ideo of switching, whipping, lashing) iri nyaudzosingwi inodudza kuchwibika neshamhu kana chiwepu. MaZulu vanoti tswibiza (Whip, lash; make the sound of a whip-lash passing through the air) vachireva kurova nechiwepu kana kuti kaririro kechiwepu mumhepo. MaZulu vanoti tswibila (Switch, whip, las) vachireva kuchwibika nechiwepu.