Murumbi izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano. VaLenje vanoti mulumbi (n. a grateful person, one who praises or flatter) kureva munhu anorumbidza. VaTonga vanoti kulumba kana kulumbaizya (v. praise, thank) kureva kurumbidza. VaMambwe vanoti mulumba (n. a person that is well known; a famous, renowned person) kureva munhu anozivikanwa zvakanyanya. Mamwe mazwi: -lumbana (to extol, praise one another). VaMambwe vanoti -lumbisya (make famous, renowned; glorify, praise highly) kureva kupa mukurumbira kana kurumbidza. VaMambwe vanoti -lumba (to extol, praise) kureva kurumbidza MaZulu vanoti lumba (Do wonders; perform conjuring tricks; make inventions.) kureva kupipa. Mamwe mazwi: umlumbi, lumbana. MaZulu vanoti umlumbi (Wonder-worker, wizard, magician, trickster, conjurer; inventor). VaNande vanoti ekilú̧mbi kana omulumbi (n. fog) kureva mhute.