Kuruma (to bite) zvinoreva kumbanidkira chidyo kana chimwewo chinhu pakati pemazino. Kurumwa nechekuchera (to be bitten by that which you seek) zvinoreva kukuvadzwa nechinhu chawakazvitsvagira. Hwoni hwenyoka kuruma chaisingadyi. It is the malice of a snake to bite that which it will not eat. VaTonga vanoti syuta (n. to bite) kureva kuruma. Fananidzai nokuti kusvuta fodya. VaKimwani neBarawani vanoti kuluma (to bite) kureva kuruma. VaPokomo vanoti -muma (bite) kureva kuruma. Kinande vanoti obulumi (n. suffering) kureva kutambura.