Kubhabhura kana kubereka (to piggy back) zvinoreva kutakura mwana kumusana akasungwa nejira rinonzi mbereko kana akasungwa nechari. Mwana anotanga kuberekwa kumusana mushure mokunge rukuvhute rwadonha. Kanyanga kana kandanga (ideophone of Putting child on one's back (lifting it over shoulder). VaGanda vanoti bereka (carry on the back or shoulders) vachireva kubereka. VaLenje vanoti weleka (carry child on the back in a cloth or skin) vachireva kubereka. VaUmbundu vanoti ambata, tuta, twala, yenja, pakata, veleka (carry), kureva kutakura. VaGanda vanoti mceka (belt or sash. cloth used to tie baby on to back) kureva mbereko. VaHerero vanoti otyivereko (baby carrier made from cloth) kureva mbereko. VaZigula vanoti mbeleko (cloth to carry baby on mother's back) kureva mbereko. VaHerero vanoti herura (slip the child from your back) kureva kudzikisa mwana akaberekwa kumusana.