Maconde mutauro unowanikwa kuZambia uri muboka remitauro yeBantu. VaMaconde vanoti imbeyu (seed); VaShona vanoti mbeu. VaMaconde vanoti kuheka (to laugh); VaShona vanoti kuseka. VaMaconde vanoti kuhaya (v. grind) vachireva kugaya. VaMaconde vanoti cihundo (knot); VaShona vanoti chifundo. VaMaconde vanoti kuhwa (to die); VaShona vanoti kufa. VaMaconde vanoti chilonda (wound); VaShona vanoti chironda. Mwana (Child) ndizvo zvimwechete kuMaconde nekuShona. VaMaconde vanoti chikota (sweet millet stalk); VaShona vanoti ipwa. VaMaconde vanoti chilambo (land, area, country); VaShona vanoti chirambo. VaMaconde vanoti chilo kana uhiku (night); VaShona vanoti chiro kana usiku. VaMaconde vanoti chipala (smithy, place where forge is located). Zvichida izwi iri rinotodzana nezita rinonzi Chipara. VaMaconde vanoti chinu kana vinu (thing/things); VaShona vanoti chinhu kana zvinhu. VaMaconde vanoti kuchitika (to jump down); VaShona vanoti kujitika. VaMaconde vanoti chitututu (motorcycle); VaShona vanoti Mudhudhudhu. VaMaconde vanoti chitongo kana chivolo (penis).