Chihumbiri izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mime 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. MaZulu vanoti umbili (Magician, preparer of magic) kureva munhu anoita mapipi. Mang'anja vanoti umbili (greatness; also multitude) kureva hukuru kana huzhinji. VaLenje kuZambia vanoti chiwumbilo (threshold).