Nhango (didactic poem, instructive poem) nyaya kana nhetembo dzinotaurwa nechinangwa chokudzidzisa. Mang'anja vanoti chirango (n. instruction) kureva nhango. VaYao vanoti chirango (chant). Mang'anja vanoti kulanga (to instruct; reprove; punish with words or stripes) kureva kuranga. VaChewa vanoti malango (wisdom, counsel). Umbundu vanoti kutanga (Give heed to instruction). Zigula vanoti kutanga (v. to comprehend; distinguish; recognize). VaKongo vanoti tanga (v. read, count, enumerate, study) kureva kuverenga. Mamwe mazwi: tangisa (v. to teach, instruct, teach to read) kureva kudzidzisa.