Upfumbu kana hupfumbu (grey colour, greyness) muvara uri pakati peutema neuchena. Gwee rine maziso makuru uye rine mamvanda mapfumbu paruvara (grey). Mamwe mazwi anoshandiswa anoti: pfumbu, chipfumbu, rupfumbu, zvipfumbu zvichingodaro. Shiri pfumbu (grey bird). Ivhu bvumbu (grey soil). Zvinhu zvipfumbu (grey things). VaVenda vanoti tseta kana -setha (grey colour) kureva upfumbu. VaGanda vanoti mbubi (grey colour) kureva upfumbu. MaZulu vanoti ingwevu (n. Person with hair turning grey, one with iron-grey hair) vachireva munhu ane imvi. MaZulu vanoti ubungwevu (n. greyness, grey colour) vachireva hupfumbu.