Shoko rokuti manho (ability) rinoreva kugona kuita chinhu chiri kutaurwa pamusoro pacho. Ane manho okuita basa - he is very capable. Nekumwe kutaura manho anoreva njere. Basotho vanoti ho khona (to be able) vachireva kugona. MaZulu vanoti ilikhono kana amakhono (Skill, dexterity) vachireva kugona. MaZulu vanoti OkaTheza unekhono lotshwala (Teza's daughter knows how to make beer). vachireva anogona. VaMambwe vanoti ucinda (skill, cleverness in hunting or craft). Mamwe mazwi: ucindami (dignity, respectability).