Shamwari

Shamwari, mubari kana mubare (friend) zvinoreva munhu wauri pedyo naye zvichionekwa kubudukidza nezvinoti: kuwirirana pfungwa, kufarirana, kuwadzana; kubatsirana nekufambidzana.  

Mungani izwi reChiNdau rinoreva shamwari; iri rinotodzana neChiNdebele mngani.
Kudzvemera (Associate closely. Rely on)
Kudzvemeredza (Unite in love and friendship). 
Kudzvemereka  (Be inseparable in companionship). 
Kudzvemetera (Keep close to. Maintain constant association with).
Kuhwirirana (re-establish friendship; re-establish diplomatic relations) zvichireva kumutsa hushamwari patsva. 
Kupangurana (make friendship) zvichireva kumutsa hukama kana hushamwari.
Kuringira; kucheketera (depend). 

Mwana anodzvemera nababa vake: a child . relies on its father. 
Imbwa inoti dzvemere natenzi wayo: a dog keeps close to its master.
Ndumurwa inodzvemetera amai: a toddler hangs on to its mother's apron strings. 

Gwango

Gwango, magwango kana mafariswa (1. Will to associate. 2. Cordiality 3. Unity in diversity 4. warmth and cordiality) apa kureva zvinotaura kuwirirana nekunyoroverana kungavapo pakati peshamwari, hama kana vafambidzani. 
Ita gwango navamwe: mix with other people. 
Ane gwango nehama chete: he is friendly only to his relatives. 
Zvitototo zvine gwango rwazvo: there are different varieties of non-flying beetles.
Mashanje kana mafariswa (1. Cordiality, 2. Playfulness, Banter).
Mukwanyina (n. Companion, comrade) kureva shamwari.

Tsika

Zvamunoona husahwira hunokunda hukama.
Shamwari yepedyo pedyo anobata basa rezvirango kana kuudzwa tsvitswa dzakakosha anonzi sahwira.
Amai vanodzvemeredza vana nababa: a mother sees to it that her children become inseparably united to their father. 

Tsumo

Aramba ushamwari apa huku yangu kupona. He who has refused friendship (and) thereupon my fowl lives longer.
Vayanani ndivo varwi. Friends are (also) fighters.
Vadani ndivo vakani. Friends are (also) fighters.*
Hushamwari hwechikweyakweya, mangwana tichanzwa zvipini zvorira. Too intimate a friendhsip will end with hoe handles cracking tomorrow. 
Ushamwari hwenjiva-varungu mazuva maviri hwaparara. The friendship of pigeons vanishes in two days. 

Mitauro yeBantu

Basotho vanoti mokhotsi kana bakhotsi (n. friend) kureva shamwari. Mang'anja vanoti mkonzi, chikonda, mkonda (friend) kureva shamwari. 
VaNyungwe vanoti xamwali kana axamwali (friend/s) kureva shamwari. Uye vanoti ukonzi kana mkondano (friendship) kureva hushamwari.
VaChewa vanoti chibali (friendship). VaChewa vanoti mnza (companion) kureva shamwari. Uye vanoti mnzanga (my companion) kureva shamwari yangu.
Baila vanoti bwanga (kindness, geniality) kureva gwango. Nsenga vanoti xaka (n. friend) uye vuxaka (frienship). VaTonga vanoti balongwe (friends) kureva shamwari.
 VaLozi vanoti butaka (n. companionship) kureva hushamwari. Kimbundu vanoti makamba (n. friends). Mamwe mazwi: ukamba (n. frienship). Bavili vanoti bundiku (friendship) kureva hushamwari. 

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