Mapaka izita revanhu kuRepublic of the Congo, Lesotho, South Africa. Vanhu vane zita iri: Felix Mapaka; Verdin Mapaka; Mapaka Manana; Mike Mapaka. 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. VaZigula vanoti kuhaka (rub in, smear over, plaster). Kinande vanoti erihaka (v. paint; put colour on). VaDigo vanoti kupaka (v. to paint, to smear, to anoint with oil). VaTiriki neVaWanga vanoti okhupaka (thresh, beat, whip, mix, knead).