Makaya izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Kukaya kana kuchera (to pick fruit, 2. pluck or gather vegetables etc.) zvichireva mutants mururimi rweChiNdau. Vanhu vane zita iri: Great Makaya, Betty Makaya. Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mime 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 amakhaya (1. Home; domicile, dwelling; place to which one belongs.; 2. Inhabited place; comfortable surroundings) kureva musha. MaZulu vanoti Sisekhaya lapha (We feel at home here). VaGiryama vanoti kaya kana makaya (capital; village) vachireva musha kana guta. VaKongo vanoti lukaya kana makaya pakuwanda (leaf, foliage) kureva shizha. VaDigo vanoti makaya (greens; spinach) kureva muriwo. VaHerero vanoti makaya (n. tobacco; a piece or leaf of tobacco) kureva fodya. VaSwahili vanoti kaya kana makaya (Pinna shell-fish).