Munhurume, murume, mwamuna kana mamuna (man; male person) zvinoreva mukono wemunhu akura; kana ari mudiki anonzi mukomana. Asi shoko rokuti murume rinoshandiswazve kutaura chero mukono wemunhu zvisinei kuti ane makore mangani ekuzvarwa. Vamuna (men, husbands). Gokonya (tall old man) zvichireva harahwa yakareba. Hombarume kana chikombarume (a strong man). Izwi rokuti lumetate (grown man) rinotaurwa kuKalanga kureva murume mukuru. Murume waRudo anopfeka nguwani yedengezeze: a hat with a very broad brim. Joshua Nkomo akazivikanwa mudengezeze renyika: he was known all over the country. Chirume kufumira pachimwel kumuromo chakatakura. A man visiting another early in the morning must be (eager) to talk. Kuzvara hakuna hombarume. To bear children needs no expert. Murume akanaka.asiri wako. A man is attractive when he is not your husband. Chirume igumbu chinoparukira kamwe. A man is like a sack, he bursts once (and for good). Rume rimwe harikombi churu. (One person cannot do all things alone). VaZigula vanoti chirume (n. male) kureva chirume. VaRwanda vanoti umugabo (husband) vachireva murume wemunhu.