Ziki izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mime mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano. VaDigo vanoti ziki kana zani (difficulty; problem; trouble) vachireva zvinetso. VaSwahili vanoti ziki (white embroidered collar of a kanzu) kureva chipika chichena chehanzu. VaTonga vanoti chizike (manner of a slave) kureva maitiro emuranda. Barotse vanoti buzike (slavery; bondage) kureva huranda.