Kupara sembwa zvinoreva kutevera hwema sembwa yasaidzirwa kuti ironde mhuka kana mbavha. VaChewa vanoti kupara (go an errand for, be sent by someone). Mang'anja vanoti kupala kana kupalira (to choose, seek, select, go to seek; as food for one who is sick) kureva kutsvaga kana kusarudza. Vatauri veChiVidunda kuTanzania vanoti kipalila (to seek) kureva kuzvitsvagira.