Kupembenuka kana kupembenudza (v. clear up after being overcast, to recuperate, to be convalescent). Kikongo vanoti mpembe (whiteness, white, pallor) kureva huchena. Mamwe mazwi pemba (to be white or get white) kureva kuchena. Mambwe vanoti pembenuka (to clear up - after being overcast, foggy), kuchena kwekunze. Mamwe mazwi: pembesuka (to get better, to recuperate, to be convalescent), kupora mushure mehurwere.́ VaHerero vanoti pemba (v. convalesce, cure; heal, recover, improve, ripen, get on satisfactory, get brighter) kureva kupora hurwere. Chuwabo vanoti ebembembe (dawn). Kinande vanoti erihembuka (v. cure; heal) kureva huchena.