Nyota ihavi yokuda kunwa mvura kana zvimwe zvinonwiwa. Nyota inokonzerwa nokushomeka kwemvura mumuviri kana kuvepo kwezvinhu zvakadai semunyu zvinokonzera kuti munhu ade kunwa mvura. Kamhutu kana kudzvutura (to sip, to take a sip) kutaura kunwa zvishomane. Dope kana matope (muddy water; mud). Yatsika dope yanwa. VaFwe vanoti nyota (thirst) kureva nyota. Mururimi rweYao vanoti njota (thirst) kureva nyota. Izwi rokuti kunyoterwa (to be thirsty) rinotaurwa mururimi rweKirundu. Izwi rokuti kunyotera (to make thirsty) rinotaurwa mururimi rweKirundu.