Mubako izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Vanhu vane zita iri: Simbi Mubako aiva gurukota wehurumemnde. 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. Barotse vanoti mubako kana mibako (n. kind of tree used for making poles, stamping poles) vachireva rudzi rwemuti. VaLozi vanoti bubako (n. thinness, poor condition in cows when not mated by a bull).