Chirahwe, musande, chirapi kana chipari (riddle) chirevo chinotaura nhau chisina kuti nanga-nanga, asi chinoda kupirikirwa kuti zvachinoreva zvibude pachena. Anopirikira chirahwe anonzi mupirikiri kana murapanuri. Kare kumamisha pwere dzaita dambe rekuti mumwe anotaura chirahwe vamwe vachipirikira. Kurapanura (to solve) zvichireva kududzira kutaura zvinorehwa kana kupa mhinduro. Kuparikira (to give answer to a riddle). Tuma John asinganyare. Kurapanura kwacho: tsamba. Kuenda humbangu, kudzoka humbangu. Ichi chinopirikira kunzi: gonhi. Ndakwira mugomo ndikaona 7. Kurapanura kwacho: demo. Baila vanoti kalabi (n. riddle) kureva chirahwe. Mamwe mazwi: kulabika (to answer correctly a ridddle) vachireva kurapanura. VaTumbuka vanoti kuphala (to tell) kureva kuudza. VaTumbuka vanoti kuphalira (to explain) kureva kutsanangura. VaNyakyusa vanoti fumbula (v. solve). Mamwe mazwi: fumba (v. enclose in mouth or hands). VaTsonga vanoti mahiri (n. proverb). Vanoisa h patinoisa p. Ngala vanoti mbangu (adv. early).