Tumbuka kana ChiTumbuka rurimi runotaurwa kuMalawi. VaTumbuka vanoti matenda (diseases) kureva zvirwere. VaTumbuka vanoti ng'anga (witch doctor) kureva n'anga. VaTumbuka vanoti mphasa (mat) kureva rupasa. VaTumbuka vanoti kulya (to eat) kureva kudya. Mamwe mazwi: kufwa (to die) kureva kufa. VaTumbuka vanoti nena (to say) kureva kureva. VaTumbuka vanoti dula (expensive) kureva kudhura. VaTumbuka vanoti chiwisi (fresh) kureva mbishi. VaTumbuka vanoti chiwema (good). Mamwe mazwi: chikulu (big). VaTumbuka vanoti chaka (year) kureva gore. VaTumbuka vanoti mvula (rain) kureva kunaya kwemvura. VaTumbuka vanoti kusuka (to wash) kureva kusuka. VaTumbuka vanoti kwamba (to start) kureva kuvamba. Mamwe mazwi: kujula (to open) kureva kuvhura. VaTumbuka vanoti kujala (to close) kureva kuvhara. VaTumbuka vanoti kuphika (to cook) kureva kubika. Izwi rokuti kugeza (to bathe) ndiro rimwe mururimi rweTumbuka neShona. VaTumbuka vanoti kuphala (to tell) kureva kuudza. Mamwe mazwi: kuphalira (to explain) kureva kutsanangura.