Mponda izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 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. Mang'anja vanoti mponda (a punting-pole for propelling canoes) kureva chimuti chinoshandiswa kusunda bwato. VaShambala vanoti luponda (n. punting-pole). Mang'anja vanoti kuponda (propelling canoes with a punting-pole) kureva kusunda bwato nechimuti chirefu chinobayirwa murwizi. VaKongo vanoti mponda (n. slaughter, manner of slaying, murder, killing, execution) kureva nzira yekuuraya. VaChewa vanoti mponda (a species of gourd, without a handle). VaLuba vanoti mponda (n. millet) kureva rukweza.