Dzimbiri 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. Chewa vanoti dzimbiri kana zimbiri (rust). VaChewa vanoti dzimbiri (anyhting which grows on, covers over another and comes of itself e.g moss upon a stone). VaGwere vanoti bupiiri (corrosion). Tubdhaawi vanoti šimbili (n. fungus).