Chiramba izita rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Vanhu vane zita iri: Memory Chiramba; Ethel Chiramba; Thomas Chiramba, Felix Chiramba. 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. Kimbundu vanoti rilamba (n. agony; humiliation; tribulation; misfortune). MaZulu vanoti isilambo (n. hunger) kureva nzara. Mamwe mazwi lamba (v. Become hungry ; experience hunger) kuva nenzara. MaZulu vanoti lamba (v. Be impoverished, destitute, lacking in possessions; lack). Muenzaniso: Lomnumzane uyalambatha ngokufelwa yizinkomo zakhe (This gentleman is impoverished by the loss of his cattle). MaZulu vanoti lamba (v. Be wanting, deficient, absent, lacking). Muenzaniso: Imithi ilambathile kulelizwe (Trees are lacking in this country). Kimbundu vanoti kilamba (n. patriarch). VaRundi vanoti kuramba (to live long; last long; be old) kurarama makore mazhinji kana kukwegura. Zigula vanoti chiramba (fishtail) kureva besu rehove.