Gwaro kana rugwaro (Paper document in English) chinyorwa chakanyorwa pamusoro pechinhu chiri kutaurwa nezvacho. Gwaro rinogona kuva: tsamba; rinogona kuva chinyorwa chinotaura zvakawanikwa pakawongororwa nhau yaida kutsvagurudzwa; rinogona kuva tsamba inotaura magovero enhumbi dzemufi zvichingodaro. Chikuru ndechekuti gwaro chinyorwa chinotaura nyaya yakakosha iri kutaurwa nezvayo kana ine mubvunzo. Izwi rokuti kugwara (to write) rinobva kuChiTonga richireva kunyora. KuBotswana kune nzvimbo inonzi Kwalabe (write-stone; to write on stone or rock) zvichireva dombo rakanyorwa kana kunyora dombo. Izwi iri rinonbva kuBaKalanga. Zvinonzi panzvimbo panoonekwa tsoka dzemunhu dzakasarira pamambwe epo. VaTonga vanoti lugwalo kana magwalo pahuwandu (letter) kureva tsamba. VaTonga vanoti gwalo (Sheet of written matter. Printed matter) kureva zvinyorwa printwa. BaKalanga vanoti lukwalo (letter) kureva tsamba. VaKabwa vanoti maandiko (n. writings) kureva zvinyorwa.