Kupipa (performing magic) zvinoreva kuita mapipi. Vatauri veChiNdau vanoti mamina. Mashura (miracles, omens, wonders). Masaramuso kana masaramusi (magic) zvinoreva mapipi zvichitaurwa kuChiNdau. Matari kana madambi (tricks, pranks). Ane madambi: he is a man of tricks. Mashura anotanga mberi. Omens appear before (misfortunes). Manenji anongotanga mberi. Unusual events occur before (misfortunes). Chaza masikati charamba ndima chaza usiku charamba hope. That which comes by day prevents weeding and that which comes by night prevents sleep. Made echakata kutsvukira mumuti kuti ndiposherwe. It is the trick of a chakata fruit to ripen (while still) on the tree so that it can be thrown at. VaWabo vanoti masarapitto (n. magic) vachireva mashiripiti. MaZulu vanoti ilisalamuzi kana amasalamuzi (Malay person. from Eng. Islam) kureva vanhu verudzi rweMalay. MaZulu vanoti ilisalamuzi kana amasalamuzi (Malay magic: Maly method of curing) kureva mapipi eVaMalay. VaKomo vanoti ephiphi (n. omen). VaKinande vanoti omubihi (n. a liar) kureva munhu anonyepa.