Nzou

Hupango mu sainziMuvuso:Umhuka (Animalia)Faramu:Kodhata (Chordata)Mukasu:Dzinoyamwisa (Mammalia)Raya:(Proboscidea)Mhuri:(Elephantidae)Zasi-Mhuri:(Elephantinae)Mapoka anosanganiswa Loxodonta Anonymous, 1827
 Elephas Linnaeus, 1758
 †Palaeoloxodon Matsumoto, 1925Zvinosanganiswa nebazu asi umuto wakabviswa mutsika dzekare †Mammuthus Brookes, 1828
 †Primelephas Maglio, 1970

Nzou (Ku Chingezi: elephant) kana Zhou zimhuka ziguru-guru rinowanikwa kuZiwumbe reAfurika nereEzhiya. Nzou ndiyo mhuka hombe hombe pamhuka dzinowanikwa padunhu dzisingagare mumvura

Nzou dzinowanikwa muAfurika dzine nyanga; nzou dzinowanikwa kuEzhiya dzimwe hadzina nyanga. Nzou dzinotakura nhumbu kwemwedzi makumi maviri nemaviri (22). Painozvarwa nzou inenge ine huremu hunosvika 105 kg. Nzou dzinorarama makore 50-70. 

Mhuvi inzou isina nyanga.
Gaka renzou (intestine of elephant used as sleeping bag) apa kureva matumbu enzou aishandiswa sebhegi rekurarira.
Murevo wenzou (elephant's trunk). VaVenda vanoti musingo (elephant's trunk).

 Tsumo 

 Kuita kwewashaya kuteya nzou neriva.
 Nzou hairemerwe nenyanga dzayo.
 Nzou mutupo pana vanhu paseri ava machikichori.
Chirango chatimba, kuti nzou pinda mumba. It is a mere formality for a (small bird) to invite an elephant to its nest. 
Kuvaraidza zuva kuteya nzou neriva. It is just killing time if one sets a stone-trap for an elephant. 

Mazita emhuri

Mazita emhuri ane chekuita nenzou anosanganisira: Zhou, Nzou, Chinzou, Mukonowenzou, Manzou, Nenzou, Samanyanya, Mashambanzou.

Mitauro 

VaFwe vanoti njovu (elephant) kureva nzou. VaNyungwe vanoti ndzou (n. elephant) kureva nzou. VaGiryama vanoti ndzovu (n. elephant).
VaWanga vanoti inzofu (n. elephant) kureva nzou. MaZulu vanoti indlovu kureva nzou. VaZigula vanoti ntrembo kureva nzou.
VaMakhuwa vanoti itepo (elephant) kureva nzou. VaSwahili vanoti tembo (elephant) kureva nzou. Maconde vanoti inembo kureva nzou..
Mang'anja vanoti njobvu i-omba mpembe (an elephant trumpets) vachireva nzou inokuma seinoridza bhosvo. Bukusu vanoti eenjo.u (adj. big).
VaGulu vanoti ntembo kana matembo (elephant) kureva zhou. Mamwe mazwi: n'tembo (n. ivory) kureva nyanga dzenzou.

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