Tsono kana tsingano (needle in English) karo kakagadzirwa nesimbi kanoshandiswa kusona hembe. Tsono inogadzirwa iine buri kune divi rimwe, buri iri rinotungwa shinda yacho inoshndiswa kusona. Tsono hombe inoshandiswa kusona masaga inonzi dungo. Kumberi kwetsono kwakapinza kunodanwa kunzi munyunzvi. Vamwe vatauri vanoti munzvi kana munzi. Tsono ine munyunzvi. Runji (an iron needle, a pin). Dumo kana dumbo (large needle for sewing mats). Kupfuma (to sew). Mupfumi (tailor; one who sews). Mupfumanidzo (Seam). VaBukusu vanoti khuusoona (v. weave, sew, embroider, weave mats (fibre), knit) kureva kusona. Mamwe mazwi: khuusoonwa (to be sown) kureva kusonwa. VaSwahili neVaDigo vanoti fuma (weave, knit, crochet, embroider; plait, braid; sew together) kureva kusona. Mazwi Anotodzana: fumua (1. loosen, untie, unravel, undo, unroll). VaMambwe vanoti -kombela (to hem, cut the cloth shortening it considerably)' kukombera mukombero wechipfeko. VaGanda neVaGwere vanoti mpiso (n. needle) kureva tsono.