Timba izita rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mime mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano. VaChewa vanoti timba (a species of small birds) - zvichida vanoreva dhimba. Baila vanoti timba (n. grysbuck or grysbok) kureva mhiti. Baila vanoti ku timba (to be growing and gaining strength - of a child). VaSwahili vanoti timba (string of beads, necklace). VaGanda vanoti timba (to deck out, adorn) vachireva kurova mucheno.