Dera kana matera (Two-year-old child not yet able to walk) apa kureva mwana ane makore maviri asati okwanisa kufamba. Dera (Coward) apa kureva gwara rinotya kana kungwenda. Dera kana zinyakatira (Weakling - physical or moral) apa kureva munhu asina simba panyama kana pakuchengeta tsika dzakarurama, dzakanaka. Dera (Be easy) apa kureva basa kana mubato wakareruka. Basa iri rakadera: this work is easy. Dera (north, above or on top) apa kureva kumusoro kwenyika, kumaodzanyemba kana pamusoro pechiro. Sokuti padera pegomo - on top of the hill. Izwi rokuti dera (Sky) rinotaurwa kuTumbuka kureva kudenga kunobhururuka shiri.