Huni (firewood) matanda emuti akatsemurwa kuti apiswe muchoto pangava pakubika kana kuti kudziya moto. Huni dzekubika dzinoshandiswa dzakaoma dzisina hunyoro kuitira kudziya kuzhinji. Huni dzinoshandiswawo pakupisa zvidhinha; huni dzekupisa hovhoni yezvidhinha dzinoshandiswa dzimwe dziri nyore dzinova ndidzo dzinotsva kwenguva refu. Dehwa kana madehwa (Contribution of firewood to the dare) apa kureva chikamu chehuni chinounzwa neumwe nemumwe anouya padare. Vamwe vanoti dezwa. Bunga kana -teza (Gather firewood) zvichireva kuunganidza huni. Chisemo kana rusemo (splinter of wood that has penetrated flesh) apa kureva kabanzu kabayira munyama. Kusemwa (to get splinter in flesh) zvichireva kuseyiwa nekasemo. Chisepedzo kana rubanzu (a splinter). Kuwoza huni (to gather firehood) kutaura kuunganidza huni. Chiwoza, Kawoza zvaari mazita evanhu. Rukuni, tsika, tsiga (log). Akajatira svinga rehuni pasi: she threw down the bundle of firewood - (from off her head). Ndaseyiwa nechisemo chehuni yemupfuti. Tsemura danda neimbwa - split the log with a wedge. Teza huni dzokubikisa doro: gather firewood for beer brewing. Mwoyo ibakwa, chaunoda unoturika. Nyungwe vanoti nkhuni (n. firewood) kureva huni. VaFwe vanoti zikuni (tree) kureva muti.