Chiwaka izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Vanhu vane zita iri: Justin Chiwaka, Lameck Chiwaka, Walter Chiwaka. Mazita ari pedyo: Chiyaka, Mayaka. 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. VaShambala vanoti kuwaka (to burn, blaze) kureva kutsva. VaTiriki vanoti khwaka (to burn, to glow, to give light). Taita vanoti kuwaka (v. to flame) kureva kuririma. Bukusu vanoti khuu.aka (be too large for, be unable to fit in). MaZulu vanoti waka (v. Defraud in business, cheat) kureva kubirira. MaZulu vanoti uwaka (n. Cheat, defrauder (in trade), sharper (in business) BaKalanga vanoti chibaka (time) kureva nguva. VaLomwe vanoti owaka (v. scrape) kureva kukwenga kana kupara.