Chinamatira izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Vanhu vakakurumbira vane zita iri: Ranganai Chinamatira anova manenja kuAnglo American kuSouth Africa. 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. MaZulu vanoti nama (ideophone. of adhering closely; of tenacity). MaZulu vanoti isinamathela (Something sticking fast, adhering.) kureva chinamatira. MaZulu vanoti namathela (1. Adhere for, cleave to for; 2. Adhere to, stick on to) kureva kunamatira. MaZulu vanoti namathela (Transfer, catch· across, spread; be infectious.) kureva kutapukira. MaZulu vanoti namu (1. of unsticking, unstopping; 2. of opening the mouth, smacking the lips; 3. of stickiness, tenacit) inyaudzosingwi inoreva kunamuka. MaZulu vanoti namuka (be sticky, unstopping; sticky) vachireva kunamira.