Chikanya izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Vanhu vane zita iri: Gideon Chikanya; Justin Chikanya; Nyasha Chikanya; Albert Chikanya. Pano panyorwa mazwi emimwe mitauro yeBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Umbundu inoti ocikanya (green maize) kureva chibage chinyoro. Mamwe mazwi: kanya (begin and be unable to finish; gnaw maize). Umbundu inoti kanya (v. fizzle out). Mamwe mazwi: kanyama (be stout, be strong). VaBukusu inoti khúukaania (vtr. prevent, forbid, cause to refuse, prevent). Kinande inoti ekikanya (n. cactus, a plant that looks like a cactus; a kind of flowering plant).