Pfumo

Pfumo kana jokoso (spear in English) chombo chakagadzirwa chiine chitanda chirefu chakabatanidzwa nemuromo unopinza unoshandiswa kubaya panguva yokunge vanhu vachirwa hondo kana kuvhima.

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Zvikamu zvePfumo

Kanzvi zvinoreva kwakapinza kuya kwepfumo kwacho kunobaya.
Chipanga kana chipasa (the blade of spear-head or arrow-head).
Rwiriko (shaft of a spear) ndiwo mutanda unoshanda semubato wepfumo.
Chireya, suso kana chiraya (blunt end of a spear opposite to the blade - used for digging).
Nangiro (where the metal head enters the shaft at either end).
Nyenza, ukambo kana makave (the coiled wire binding shaft end).
Musika kana nyimbiri (the stem of blade, entering into shaft).
Muromo (point of spear).

Chisambara (brass wire work on stick, handles etc). kune zita rinonzi Kasamabara.

Tsumo

Pfumo rinobaya ngerina hombarume. The spear that pierces is that of a (successful) hunter. 

Mitauro yeAfrika

MaZulu vanoti ilikhiwa (1. Large-bladed, stabbing assegai;  2. Bundle of spears) ipfumo rine chipanga chipamhi. 
Kemedzung vanoti kondə (a kind of spear). Mbugwe inoti ereka (v. avoid) - zvichida vanoreva kuereka.
VaYao vanoti ngamo (A large bladed spear) ipfumo rine chipanga chihombe. Taabwa vanoti lifumo (n. spear) kureva pfumo.
Swahili vanoti mrembe (wooden spear with a sharp point). VaGbeya vanoti sêre (n. spear) kureva pfumo. Sangho vanoti likongo (n. spear).
Baila vanoti insongwa (long pointed stick used as a spear by boys) kureva chimuti chakapinza chinoshandiswa sepfumo nevakomana.

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