Chirenje izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe 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. BaKalanga vanoti lenje (custom; tradition). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Chirenje? VaYao vanoti chilenje (slenderness; a man of slender build) kureva munhu mutete. Sokuti: Mundujua chilenje: (A man of slender build). VaMambwe vanoti ulenje (to be a skilled hunter) kureva nyanzvi yekuvhima. VaMambwe vanoti mulenje (hunter with a dog; a trapper) kureva munhu anovhima nembwa kana muteyi. VaTiriki vanoti shilenje (n. leg, foot) kureva gumbo kana tsoka.