Makua kana Makhuwa mutauro unowanikwa kuMozambique uri mugola remitauro yeBantu. VaMakua vanoti ikuo (cloth, clothes), VaShona vachiti nguo. VaMakua vanoti makura (oil, fat), VaShona vachiti mafuta. VaMakua vanoti ikoma (drum), VaShona vachiti ngoma. VaMakua vanoti mtu (a person), VaShona vachiti munhu. VaMakua vanoti mshamiro (pillow), VaShona vachiti mutsamiro. VaMakua vanoti ulili (bedstead), VaShona vachiti uriri. VaMakua vanoti inui (bee), VaShona vachiti nyuchi. VaMakua vanoti mtembo (bier), VaShona vachiti hwanyadza. Kune izwi rokuti kutembedzana. VaMakua vanoti uwawa (bitterness), VaShona vachiti kuvava. VaMakua vanoti mapele (breasts), VaShona vachiti mazamu. VaMakua vanoti makala (coal, charcoal, cinders), VaShona vachiti makara. VaMakua vanoti mwene kana mamwene (chief, king), VaShona vachiti ishe. VaMakua vanoti ntoche (cotton), VaShona vachiti donje. VaMakua vanoti imwene (dominion, kingdom), VaShona vachiti hushe – kana musha.