Chipari, barika kana kuti guru zvinoreva musha une murume akaroora vakadzi vanodarika mumwechete. Tsika dzemarudzi mazhinji emuAfrica dzinotendera varume kuita barika, ringava barika revakadzi vane hukama kana vatorwa vasina hukama. Mune dzimwe nhambo kunowanikwa vakadzi mukoma nemunin'ina vakaroorwa nemurume mumwe; dzimwe nhambo tete nemuzukuru vanowanikwa vakaroorwa pamurume mumwe. Asi hazvaiwanikwa kuti amai nemwanasikana vanororwa pamurume mumwe - apa shoko rokuti mai riri kushandiswa richibatanidza vakoma nevanin'ina vaAmai nyakutumburura. Banda (First wife of chief) apa kureva mudzimai wekutanga waShe - mukadzi wekutanga akaroorwa naShe. Mudukutu, vahosi kana hosi mukadzi wekutanga. Mukaranga, machipiri kana bandakadzi mukadzi wechipiri pachipari. Varongo kana bunha (concubine). Gadzinyina uhu hukama huripo pakati pevakadzi vari pabarika - zvikurusei zvinetso neshanje dziripo hahukama uhu. Bondwe, vabondwe kana mabondwe (1. Substitute wife given to widower - chigadzamapfihwa, 2. Second wife who is the sister of the first wife. 3. Woman attendant e.g. at marriage). Mubondo kana vagota (Second and following wifes) zvinoreva mukadzi wepiri nevanotevera. Kudinginda (Lord it over others. Act in conceited and self-sufficient manner. 2. Feel at home). Anodinginda norugare: her well being makes her conceited.