Mazwi aya anodudza kuti munhu akazvimirira pachake kana chinhu chakazvimirira: Ndomene, ndimene, chimene, vomene. Chisikana chaenda chomene: the little girl herself went. Mukomana aenda omene: the boy himself went. Ndomene haichemedzi. What you do on your own does not make you cry. Zvamina hazvina mafi. My own affairs cause no grudge. VaTumbuka vanoti chomene (very much). VaTonga vanoti omwini (thyself) vachireva mumene. VaTonga vanoti mwini (himself) vachireva omene. VaTonga vanoti ndemwini (I myself) vachireva ndomene. VaKabwa vanoti omwene (himself; herself). VaZigula vanoti emwenye (himself; herself). VaKabwa vanoti enye, chenye, dyenye, henye, kenye, kwenye, mwenye, venye, wenye, yenye, zenye (1. self; 2. selves).