Kubhura (to beat) vachireva kupura nemhuro kana chimuti. MaZulu vanoti bula (to beat; thresh corn; beat as carpet, hide, etc., to remove dust) vachireva kubhura. MaZulu vanoti ukubula amabele (to thresh millet) vachireva kupura rukweza. MaZulu vanoti ukubula isikhumba (to beat a skin mat) vachireva kupura dehwe. VaKongo vanoti bula (to strike) vachireva kubhura. Vanobva vati bulana (to strike one another).