Muzira izita rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Apa kuzira zvinoreva kutsanya zvidyo. VaGiryama neVaLenje Izwi rokuti kuzira (abstain from food, refuse to eat) kureva kutsanya chokudya. VaGwere vanoti kuzira (boycott) vachireva kutsanya chero chinhu? MaZulu vanoti zila (v. Fast, abstain; avoid). Mamwe mazwi: ukuzila ukudla (to abstain from food); ukuzila abantu (to be of retiring nature); ukuzila umsindo (to avoid noise). MaZulu vanoti umzilanyoni (Lit. what the bird avoids. Species of coastal hard-wood tree, Croton sylvaticus, whose bark is used to prevent nasal bleeding). MaZulu vanoti umzilazembe (Lit. what shuns the axe. Species of mimosa tree, Dichrostachys nyassana). MaZulu vanoti umzila (n. 1. Broad track - as made by a herd or army passing, 2. Large body of men in column formation).