Bandama izita remhuri rinowanikwa kuZimbabwe neCote d'Ivoire. Vanhu vane zita iri: Samuel Bandama; Claude Bandama; Christiane Bandama; Gladman Bandama. VaNgala vanoti kobanda kana bandama (v. begin) kureva kuvamba. Kikongo inoti kubanda (to begin, to start, to commence) kureva kutanga. Mamwe mazwi: mbandamu (n. commencement; the first thing) kureva chekutanga. MaZulu vanoti banda kana bandama (take cover, hide, speak evasively) zvichireva kuhwanda. Muenzaniso: uku6anda ngomuthi (to take cover behind a tree).