Nhova kana kuti chipande (fontanelle in English) i nhongonya yevana vacheche. Inenge yakapfava ichitaridzika pakusava ne bvupa redehenya. Nhova inotendera kuti musoro wemwana uwumbike, kudzoka, nokudzvanyika panguva yokuzvarwa; izvi zvinobatsira kuti mwana abude pamukana waamai zviri nyore. Mapfupa emusoro anosimba kusvika nhava yavhara pamwedzi gumi nemisere kusvika makumi maviri nemana (18-24). Vamwe vanoti nhongonya. Vamwe vanotenda kuti nhova inofanirwa kurapwa nemishonga inozorwa pamusoro penzvimbo yacho. Mazuva ano kwave nevazhinjiwo vasisashandise mishonga yenhova, vanotenda mukupa mwana mvura yekunwa yakawanda kuti muviri wake usarase mvura yakawanda. Mupandira kana Mupandiri Mupandirwa kana Mubandirwa Kupandira Nyamapanda (the place where roofing poles are found; the place that divides; the place of Chief Mapanda) apa kureva ruwa ruri kuMaodzanyemba kweZimbabwe pamuganhu neMozambique. Banda Mupandenyama Chipande Mashoko okuti chipande kana mubandirwa angagona kuzoshanda kuturikira chinonzi capital kuEnglish - apa kureva mari yekuvamba bhizinisi. Capital means several things: highly important; first rate; excellent; chief; major; principal; prime; primary etc. MaZulu vanoti nova (v. Soften, work soft). Mamwe mazwi: novoza (Soften skin, bray hide; work soft) vachireva kupfavisa dehwe.