Mudiwa

Mudiwa (beloved, darling, sweetheart) zvinoreva munhu waunoda. Shoko iri rinonyanyo taurwa pakati pamunhurume nemunhukadzi vanodanana.

Mamwe Mazwi

Rudo (love).
Chido (desire).
Chishuvo.

 Mazwi eBantu 

Kinyarwanda inoti urukundo (love). Shambala inoti kukundana (to like each other).
Kiikizu inoti ubhwenzi (mutual love, congeniality). Lozi inoti mulatiwa (n. beloved) kureva mudiwa. 
Swahili inoti upendano (mutual love, congeniality). Mamwe mazwi: mpenzi (lover, beloved) kureva mudiwa.
VaKongo vanoti zolana (n. mutual love or affection) kureva kudanana kana kushuvana. 
VaKongo vanoti nzolwa (the beloved) kureva mudiwa kana mudikani.
VaKongo vanoti luzolo (kindly feeling, benevolence, right feeling towards, faithfulness in service or friendship; great desire, and so aim, purpose, will).
Bemba inoti umutemwika (beloved) kureva mudiwa. VaUmbundu vanoti ocisola (n. love) kureva rudo.