Tarisafi futi peji re Muvara ne Mazita e mavara Huchena (ku Chingezi: Shades of white; whiteness) kureva mavara machena. KuMashona mavara aionekwa muzvikamu zvina: zvitsuku (ranjisi netsvuku), zvitema (nhema, ungu, hute nezerere), zvichena (chena, pfumbu nehuroro) zvitsvuku futi (zvitsvukutsvuku se; kiwani, vhiore). Upfumbu (mhando dzeruvara pfumbu) Jena, chichena, muchena, chakachena. Kupembedza Kupembenuka kana kupembenudza Kwachena kana kwayedza (dawn) zvichireva kubuda kwezuva mangwanani. WHITE chena; jena PEARL WHITE parera ALABASTER WHITE aribhasti; arabhasti; arabhasta SNOW WHITE sinu ; sidwa; sitwa -rinobva izwi reChingezi snow = sinu; uye mazwi emitauro yeChiBantu, Chizuru = iqhwa; Chitswana/Chisoto = lehlwa. Chirozi = litwa IVORY WHITE mnyanga; munyanga - rakabva ku nyanga yenzou zita rinoshandiswa kuti 'ivory', asi rinopfupiswa kunzi Munyanga. CREAM WHITE jenero CHIFFON WHITE shifoni - kubva kuchingezi Chiffon = shifoni PORCELAIN WHITE tsiki -rakabva ku Chichayina ciqi. Porcelain yakawanikwa muUmambo hweZimambwe yakabva kuChayina ne Pezhiya. VaKongo vanoti mpembe (whiteness, white, pallor) kureva huchena.