Mlalazi 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. MaZulu vanoti umlalazi (whetstone - a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction) vachireva chirodzero. MaZulu vanoti umlalazi (Drift with smooth, rocky surface - drift is a river crossing in South Africa, also called ford). MaZulu vanoti lalaza (Whet, sharpen, give edge to (a spear, axe, etc) vachireva kurodza. MaZulu vanoti lalaza (Speak or act provocatively; incite to opposition; speak. without consideration for others' feelings; act callously, recklessly.) vachireva kudenha.