Banda reKuvakisa kana mutomba (1. one of three stout poles that support roof of hut; 2. principal roof support pole; 3. strong pole holding roof) apa kureva bango gobvu rakamira rinotakura denga remba. Pahuwandu toti mapanda. Kumusoro kweZimbabwe kune nzvimbo inonzi Nyamapanda neRwizi Nyamapanda. VaNyakyusa vanoti m-banda (n. post - in construction) kureva banda. VaMaconde vanoti chipanda kana vipanda (n. pillar) vachireva banda rekuvakisa. VaZigula vanoti vihanda (n. studs - slender, upright members of wood, forming the frame of a wall) kureva mapanda kana mapango.