Kukanganwa (to forget) zvinoreva kusayeuka kana kushaya kurangarira chinhu chawakamboona kana kusangana nacho. Kuriarwa (to forget, to doubt) zvinoreva kukanganwa. Basotho vanoti ho lebala (to forget), kureva kukanganwa. VaLozi vanoti mulivali ( a forgetful person) kureva munhu ane hanganwa. VaLozi vanoti kulibala (forget), kureva kukanganwa. Mamwe mazwi bulibali (n. forgetfulness), kureva hanganwa. VaWabo vanoti ddiwaala (forget). MaZulu vanoti ukukohlwa (to forget, forgetfulness), kureva kukanganwa kana kukoshiwa. Mamwe mazwi: isikohlwa (forgetful person), kureva munhu ane hanganwa. VaFwe vanoti ku-zibara (v. to forget) vachireva kukanganwa. VaMaconde vanoti -luvala (forget), kureva kukanganwa. Kimbundu vanoti kilandu (n. forgetfulness; carelessness, neglect, negligence, disregard).