Chisoma izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe neZambia. Vanhu vane zita iri: Chisoma Chitumbo; Whitney Chisoma; Vanessa Chisoma; Cletus Chisoma. 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. VaWanga vanoti eshisoma (adv. alone, used of s.o. living alone) kureva mugara ndega. VaWanga vanoti okhusoma (read; study; go to school; be educated) kureva kuverenga. VaGanda vanoti soma (to read; to study; to learn) kureva kurevenga. VaGanda vanoti somesa (to teach) kureva kudzidzisa. VaYao vanoti chisoma (any sharp stabbing pain in the chest or back). Mang'anja vanoti chisoma (a malady, perhaps pleurisy, a sharp pain in the chest, vomiting and fever).