Ruwa (1. Area, 2. Settled area; 3. cultivatable area where gardens are; 4. district, country; 5. community or rural area) inzvimbo yakagarwa nevanhu isiri sango. Asi mukutaura kwemazuva ose mazuvano vazhinji vanotora shoko iri kureva nzvimbo dziri kumamisha kusiri kudhorobha kana kuti guta. Kumaruwa kunonyanya kuitwa mabasa ekurima mbesa, kuchengeta zvipfuyo, nokurima miti. Chikamu chinodarika 60% yehugari hwevanhu muZimbabwe vanogara kumaruwa. Ruwa (place where gardens or fields are) - vamwe vatauri voti nharaunda. He comes from a community near Headlands - Anobva kumaruwa ari pedyo neHeadlands. VaFwe vanoti ruwa (n. field) zvichireva munda. VaChewa vanoti lua (courtyard, enclosure). Nsenga vanoti lua (n. yard, enclosure). VaLomwe vanoti okaya (n. land) kureva ivhu. Ndebele inoti emakhaya kureva kumusha?