Kufema

Kufema chiitiko chinokonzera mweya kupinda nokubuda mumapapu.

Chifemo kana mafemo (breath) zvinoreva mweya unobuda nokupinda kana munhu achifema.
Kufemedzeka kana kufemereka (to be out of breath; to breathe pantingly).
Kukanhaira kana kukanyaira (Pant) zvichireva kufemereka.
Kubefura (Breathe out).
Kutura befu kana kubefura zvinoreva kufemera kunze - asi rinonyanya kuturwa munhu paanofemera kunze nenzira inonzi sighing kuEnglish.
Kubefera (breath in) zvichireva kufemera mukati - iri izwi hariko kuShona yemazuvaose asi ranyorwa pano kuedza kupfupisa matauriro.
Kufenga (draw in one's breath). 

Mitauro yeBantu

MaZulu vanoti amaphefu (A breather, respite, rest for breathing) kureva kutura befu.
MaZulu vanoti phefumula (breathe) vachireva kufema. Mamwe mazwi: umphefumulo (n. breath, life, soul).
VaZigula vanoti kuhema (breathe) kureva kufema. Mamwe mazwi: kuhemera (breath on) kureva kufemera. Mpumuzi (n. breath) kureva mafemo.
VaTiriki vanoti khuheera (n. breathe) kureva kufema. VaTsonga vanoti hefemula (breath, breathe) kureva kufema.
Yao inoti kupumula (to breath; to rest) kureva kufema kana kuzorora. VaYao vanoti kupumasika (to breath heavily) kureva kufema zvakanyanya.
Olunyaneka inoti okufima (n. breathe) kureva kufema.

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