dzama kana madzama (1. Big handful. 2. Large crowd) zvichireva chitsama. -dzama (Be deep) zvichireva panhu pakadzika. -dzama (Be abstruse) zvichireva kugozha kana kunetsa kunzwisisa. dzama (1. Disappear for a time - e.g. edible cater pillars in the off-season; 2. Disappear never to return; 3. Get lost) zvichireva kurova kwechinhu kana munhu. -dzama (1. Persevere, continue to the end. Refuse to go away). Usapinde rwizi napakadzama. Do not go into the river where it is deep Dzamikisa gomba: make the hole deep. Imbwa yangu yakadzama chose: my dog is lost and gone. Nyaya dzake dzakadzama: his discourse is very abstruse. Nyangwe zvayo vhunzo yakanga ichigozha, ndakambodzama-dzama: although the test was hard, I did my best. Uchiri kudzama-dzama uri kuitei: you are still here! What are you up to? Shimwali vanoti udzama (v. to hide) kureva kudzama.