Chikoya izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe kuMalawi neTanzania. Vanhu vane zita iri: Nathan Chikoya; Mayford Chikoya; Shephard Chikoya; Kumbirai Chikoya. 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. VaNyungwe vanoti kukoya (look after, care for, keep) kureva kuchengeta. Gbeya vanoti koy-â (v. to beg) kureva kupemha. VaTiriki vanoti khukhoya (brew beer) kureva kubika doro. VaSangho vanoti koya (n. uncle - especially mother's brother) kureva sekuru hanzvadzi yaMai. VaBukusu vanoti khuukhoya (v. have to, must, be obliged to, ought to). Khuukhoyela (deserve, be appropriate to, be fitting for, be supposed to, be suitable for).