Nyava izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. Kune nzvimbo inonzi Nyava kwaMusana kuMashonaland Central. Vanhu vane zita iri: Theresa Nyava; Reuben Nyava; Lawrence Nyava. Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeAfrika, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano. VaGiryama vanoti nyaa (n. ostrich) kureva mhou. VaTsonga vanoti nyawa (n. bean) kureva bhinzi. Nsenga vanoti kunava (v. to sprawl - of a man or plant spreading out shoots). Mamwe mazwi: kunavela (v. stretch out after, desire, lust). MaZulu vanoti isinyabo (An easy receiving, success without effort). Sokuti: Esilungwini umuntu uzuza imali ngesinyabo kureva - KuVarungu vanowana mari zviri nyore. Tampulma vanoti nyaa bar (n. savannah area) kureva savhana.