Mwero wekutaura

Chinyorwa chino chiri kuunganidza mashoko anoreva kutaura nenzira dzakasiyana. Kutaura, kureketa, kuhwereketa. 

## B

*Bupira (talkative person).
*Bvuche kana mabvuche, (Idle talk).
*Kubvengedza kana kubvengedzera (become distraught or unbalanced in speaking - in regards to manner, not matter). Vamwe vanobvengedza kana vanwa hwahwa, asi vamwe mugariro.
*Mubvotomoki kureva munhu anotaura asina kutanga afunga, kana munhu anotaura ari kuhope - uyo anonzi ari kubvotomoka zvikurusei kana ari kutaura zvisina maturo.
*Mubvochi (one who guesses or speaks off the point) apa kureva munhu ari kutaura zvekufembera kana ari kutaura akatayika kubva panyaya iri mudariro. 
*Kubvuka (Guess. Foretell).

## C

*Chikodoboro kana nhari?? (eloquent speaker).
*Chinyeperano (Conversation) zvichireva chibhuyirano. Mamwe Mazwi: Kunyeperana. 
*Chinyeponyepo (Topic of conversation) zvichireva nhaurwa. Mamwe Mazwi: kunyepa. 
*Chizerenga zvinoreva kutaurirana kweboka diki revanhu vari vega vachirangana zvokuita- consultation of small number of people; conspiracy.  
*Chizengezano zvinoreva kupangana kuita zvinhu zvakaipa.
*Chizangaziko (private discussion) - apa kureva nhaurwa iri kuchengetwa pakati pevanhu vashomane vari pachavo. Shoko iri rinoda kutodzana nerekuti chizangara.
*Chote (ideo of  Speaking inconsequentially). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Machote?
*Kuita zevezeve kana kuita nyewe-nyewe (whisper). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Manyewe?

## D

*dau kana madau (1. Amusing way of speaking, acting or dressing). Ana madau kwazvo: he is a comical. Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Chidau?
*-dara (be clear, understandable - of speech) zvichireva kutaura zvakajeka zvinonzwisisika. Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Darare? Nhari (eloquent speaker).
*Deketa (Talk to oneself about one's troubles) apa kureva munhu ari kutaura ega achitaura nhamo dzake. 
*Dekesha (Speak without stopping) kutaura munhu asingamire kutaura. 
*Doma (1. Call a list of names. 2. Speak relevantly). Doma mazita emaSabhuku: name the village headmen. Nzvimbo isingadomwi- a place whose name it is forbidden to mention. Wachidoma: you have hit the nail on the head.
*Dongonyora, dodorodza, kudododza kana kudodomesa (1. Narrate in detail; 2. Explain fully; 3. Relate fully) Apa kureva kurondedzera kwakaperera kusina chinosara.
*Dura (Confess, disclose, speak out, intepret). Dura chikomba chako.
*Dzamata (become speechless through fear or excitement).
*-dzamwara (Be casual, offhand, confused in speech). Pakubvunzwa zvemhosva akadzamwarika: when questioned about his case he gave confused and contradictory answers.
*Kudekudza (1. Speak fluently. 2. Speak or act very fast) apa kureva kutaura mutauro uchigona kukasira uye nemazwia akajeka. Kune zita remhuri rinonzi Mutekedza.
*Kudekura (Speak distinctly). 
*Kudokonya (Be very talkative) apa kureva kutaurisa kana kudonongosha.

## E

*Kuereketa (to speak, talk) zvinoreva kuhwereketa zvichitaurwa paChiNdau.

## G

*Gumba kana magumba (1. Slander; 2. Talebearing; 3. Harmful gossip; backbite; 4. ill reports) apa kureva makuhwa kana kunyeya. Kutaura gumba hakuna kururama kunoputsa hukama. Kutaura gumba.
*Gani, makani kana nyaya (Talk, news, story). 
*Kugiya kana kuzuwa (speak boastfully).

*Izwi rokuti zuwa (chat; be engaged in a friendly  conversation) rinotaurwa kuKalanga.

## H

*Hwenye, runyerekupe kana bveverere (rumour).
*Kangaridza (Articulate distinctly. Vanhukadzi vanokangaridza mazwi kupinda vanhurume: women speak more distinctly than men.
*Kuhwazha kana kubwazha (Talk loudly). Mukadzi akabirwa huni dzake anohwazha hwazha: a woman who has had her firewood stolen complains much and loudly. Rinohwazhira nhando: it makes a loud noise for nothing. 
*Kuhwazhama (Habitually grumble in a loud voice).

## J

*Kuita jeye, kuita musere, kusetsa, kuita muzenza; kunemera (to joke). Rusetso, musere kana muzenza (a joke).

## K

*Izwi rokuti kaya (describe; say) rinoreva kutsnangura kana kududza rinotaurwa kuKalanga. Makaya izita remhuri.
*Kukamukira, kubizha (to intefere). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Chivizhe  kana Chibizhe??
*Kukamukira, kukamba nyaya (interrupt, interfere) apa kureva kupindira uchiganhurira munhu asati apedza kutaura nyaya yake.
*Kukana (to fight with words) kutaudzana kusina mashoko matsvene. Kukanidza (to contradict).
*Kushurudzira (to curse, put a curse on). Shura chiitiko chisakarurama chine munyama kana njodzi.
*Kureketa, kuereketa, kuhwereketa, kubwereketa (to speak).
*Kuhwereketana, kurevetedzana kana kutaurirana ( to have conversation).
*Kureveteka, kureva, kurevanya, kunyepa, kuronza kana kutaura.
*Kureketera (to nag). Zvichida mazwi emitsara mitatu iya anokwanisa kuturikira chinonzi **addicted** kuEnglish - zvichibva pakurevererwa??
*Kukweta (Speak. Converse). zvichireva kutaura.
*Kukuma Kutaura (1. Speak out fearlessly; 2. Discuss important matters) apa kureva kutaura usingatye uchidedemura nokubva wati dyoo pabumbiro renyaya. Akakuma chitungwiza pamusangano: he spoke to the point impressively at the meeting. 
*Kurima (Metaphor. malign, slander, badmouth; work towards the downfall of someone) apa kureva kutaura kana kuita zvakashata nechinangwa chekuriga mumwe kubva pachinzvimbo. Rurimi rweLugwere vanotaura vachiti kulimirira.

## M

*Mhoi (1. Animated conversation; 2. Shrill quarrelling, 3. Chatter of birds or people). Charehwa ane mhoi.
*Matsonzoro (Account - complete). Kutsonzora.

## N

*Kunema (to be vain). Mamwe Mazwi: Mandinema.

## P

*Kupangana (to take counsel together, to talk over, plotting, scheming).

## R

*Kuronza (to speak, say). Kuronzera (tell, explain). Muronzi rikagova zita remhuri.
*Muroshi (Chatterbox) munhu anotaurisa ane muromo usingamharwi nenhunzi. Uku kunonzi kurosha.
*Kurondedzera, kurondedza kana kududzira (explain).

## S

*Izwi rokuti shaya (petty talk) rinotaurwa kuKalanga kureva nhaurwa dzisina basa. Kushaya zvoreva kutaura zvisina basa panguva iyoyo.

## T

*Kutsutsumwa (to be reluctant, to agree grudgingly, to be sulky).
*Kutindika kana Kutindikira (to hint). Dindikwa robva rava ndiro shoko racho ratindikwa - **hint, noun**.

## V

*Kuvhumuka (to talk in delirium, to rave).

## W

*Kuwomoka (be wrong in speech) kukanganisa mukutaura.

## Z

*Mazurukuze (One who gesticulates very much, especially when talking) apa kureva munhu anotaura achibva ashandisa mawoko kana muviri wose kusimbisa zvaari kutaura. Uku kunonzi kuzurukuza.
*Kuzavaza (to speak at length and without allowing interruption).
*Muzavazi (orator) apa kureva munhu ane hunyanzvi hwekutaura zvinokwezva nokubata pfungwa dzevanhu. A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent.
*Zawaira 

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*Dodorora dzinza rako: give your whole family tree.
*Munhu angadodorodze zvaMwari here: can a man explain God?
*Vakomana ava vanogara vachida kutaura ngezvekugumba vamwe: these boys always want to speak ill of others.
*Hazvina kureruka kudekudza mukutaura rurimi rusiri rwaamai vako: it is not easy to speak fluently a language that is not your mother tongue. 
*Izwi rinoshoshoma seromunhu akararodekura usi ku hwose: a voice that is hoarse, like that of a person who has been straining his voice all night.
*Unapo panopinda gonzo muswe uchimangwa. (You have a place where the rat goes through, but its tail sticks fast) - apa kureva kuti uri kutaura manyepo kana kuti pane zvauri kuvanza.
*Ngatisunge dumba: let us discuss this privately.
**Psalm 118:4* Avo vanotya Mambo Mwari, ngavaronze vachiti, **Nyasha dzake dzinorudo dzinogara nokusingaperi**.
*Ronzai kune vakarurama, kuti zvinozovanakira, ngokuti vanozodya michero yezviito zvavo: Tell the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. (Isaiah 3:10, Bhaibheri reChiNdau).

## Tsumo

*Vamwe ndivamwe, munajenga kutaura. Intimate friends are one; be careful when talking about them. 
*Muromo ishomodzi. A mouth is a messenger.
*Muromo inhume. (nhume: messenger) The mouth is a messenger.

## Mitauro yeAfrika

*Kalanga inoti **zuwa** (chat; be engaged in a friendly  conversation). Nsenga vanoti **kuwomba** vachireva kutaura.
*Kikongo inoti **sungula** (v. to talk about, mention, speak about, allude to, name, say, remark).
*VaMambwe vanoti **-zawaila** (to be delirious, to rave - talk wildly as in delirium). 
*VaMambwe vanoti **-zawaila** (to talk nonsense) kureva kutaura sewataika pfungwa. Maore vanoti urongoa (v. say, speak).
*Mambwe vanoti **-weleketa** (to talk noisily, all together, as crowd of men over a pot of beer) zvichireva kuhwereketa. 
*MaZulu vanoti **leketha** (v. 1. Nag at, scold. 2. Talk incessantly, talk scoldingly). Chopi vanoti **kuwomba** (v. to speak).
*Ila inoti **pabauka** (to chatter, to babble) kureva kubhabhauka? Baila vanoti **makani** (n. affairs, talk) vachireva nhaurwa.
*Edo inoti ta (to speak, to say, to tell) kureva kutaura. Venda inoti **muta** (n. family) vachireva mhuri.  
*Fwe inoti **kuta** (v. to say) kureva kutaura. Kutuk inoti ta (v. to say, to talk). 
*Nyakyusa inoti **bwabwata** (v. blab, talk nonsense) kureva kuwawata. Lenje inoti **toshi** (dung, excreta) - ko Kutaura Toshi?.