Mbara izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Tarisai chinyorwa chinonzi mbara. Vanhu vane zita iri: Tatenda Mbara; Vongai Mbara; Tawonga Mbara. 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. VaZigula neVaKwere vanoti mbala (clever people; shrewd people; a cunning person/people) munhu akachenjera. VaZigula vanoti ubala (1. cleverness, 2. cunningness, 3. smartness, 4. smartness, 5. wisdom) kureva mbaravara. Herero vanoti ombara (chief, ruler; king). Mamwe mazwi: ouvara (kingdom, chiefdom). VaChewa vanoti opala kana opala (courtier - one working at court). VaKongo vanoti mbala (potato, sweet potato) kureva mbatata kana mbambaira. VaGikuyu vanoti mbara (fracas).