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Gonye

Gonye (caterpillar) kapok kasina mapfupa kane makumbo mazhinji.

## Tsumo

*Mhosva inorondwa hakuna mhosva yakaita honye. A case has to be traced; not even one has become worm-eaten. 

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Mang'anja vanoti **konye** (contraction of muscles).
*Mang'anja vanoti **gonyera, konya, konyeka, ** (curl ends as leaves).
Kuyanika

Kuyanika (to expose to sun or air so as to dry) zvinoreva kurembedza pamutairo kana kuwarika pasi kuti chinhu chiwome. Vanhu vanoyanika mbatya pawaya; nyama inoyanikwa pamutariro; mufushwa nezvirimwa zvinoyanikwa paruware.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaLenje neVaNyakyusa vanoti **anika** (expose to sun and air so as to dry) vachireva kuyanika.  
*VaGikuyu, VaMambwe neVaDigo vanoti **kuanika** (put out to dry; to spread out to dry in the sun) vachireva kuyanika.
*VaMambwe vanoti **kuanula** (to take away, remove what has been spread out to dry) kureva kuyanura.
*VaWanga vanoti **okhwanikha** (lie in the sun; hang up) vachireva kuyanika.
*VaGwere vanoti **kyanikiro** (clothesline) vachireva chiyanikiro.
*VaYao vanoti **kutandika** (to spread out to dry in sun) kureva kuyanika.
Mubayira, Zimbabwe

**Mubayira** izita remaruwa ari kuMhondoro, Zimbabwe.

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*Abrahama akabvuma kubayira chibayiro chomwana wake Isaka: Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac.

## Mazwi eBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*VaNyungwe vanoti **m'phaira** (n. payment)  vachireva mubhadharo.
*VaMambwe vanoti **-paila cisaka** (to sow maize immediately after the first rains) vachireva kudyara chibage nemvura yekutanga kunaya.
*VaMambwe vanoti **mupailo** (n. early fruit) vachireva muchero wekutanga (kuibva).
*VaZigula vanoti **kuhaila** (v. to weed). Mamwe mazwi: **mhailo** (v. weeding). Vanoisa h patinoisa p kuShona. Sokuti: **kuhala** kureva **kupara**.
Mboni yeziso

**Mboni** (pupil of the eye) ndiko kaburi kari pakati peziso.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaNyungwe vanoti **mboni ya diso** (n. pupil of the eye) kureva mboni yeziso.
*Mururimi rwe**Baila** vanoti **imboni** (pupil of eye) kureva mboni yeziso.


File:Closeup of goat eye.jpg|Mbudzi ine mboni inenge hwangwadza
File:Crocodylus siamensis closeup.jpg|Garwe rine mboni inenge mitswe 
File:Gecko-oeil.jpg|A gecko with 'thin string of pearls' pupils
File:Catpupil03042006.jpg|Mboni yekatsi inenge mitswe mikobvu
Kukurura

Kukurura (to undress; to unstring; lower; loosen) zvinoreva kupfekenura zvipfeko.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Mang'anja vanoti **kukulula** (to unstring; lower; loosen; unwind thread from a bobbin) kureva kukurura. Mang'anja vanoti **kukulula** (to be lenient; merciful; forgive) kureva kuregerera.
*Mang'anja vanoti **kukulula** (be soft; lose strength; to quiet rage; lessen heat at sunset). Mang'anja vanoti **kukululuka** (to grow mild; subside - of bitter things, of anger).
*MaZulu vanoti **khulula** (1. Free, set free, release; deliver; emancipate, set at liberty; 2. 2. Unloose, untie, undo.). Mamwe mazwi: **isikhululo** (insturment for releasing).
*MaZulu vanoti **inkululeko** (Freeing; release, emancipation; freedom; exemption; redemption). Mamwe mazwi: **inkululo** (Exemption, permission; freeing).
Sangarwe

Sangarwe izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

*Vanhu vane zita iri: Thulisiwe Sangarwe; Chiratidzo Sangarwe; Tazvitya Sangarwe; Peter Sangarwe; Charles Sangarwe.

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*Mukuita muhomba nyakubvura ngarwe anoteverwa nomutsenzeri. In building a ridge for cultivation, the one who cuts the first sods is followed by the one who puts sods on top of his.

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. 

*Nyanja vanoti nkarwe (cruelty; ruthless) kureva hutsinye. VaYao vanoti ngalwe (ill-nature; bad temper) vachireva moyo wehuipi.
*VaYao vanoti ngalwe (abuse) kureva rushusho. Mammwe mazwi: walasile yaka yijinji ali mkutendegwa ngalwe: she suffered years of physical abuse.
*Mambwe inoti unkalwe (hard-heartedness, harshness, roughness, sullenness, sulkiness) kuwomesa moyo. Mamwe mazwi: unkalwe (a heartless person; inhospitable person) kureva tsinye.
*VaBemba vanoti nkalwe (Hardhearted, Inhospitable, Fierce) kureva ngarwe. Mamwe mazwi: ubunkalwe (brutality); umunkalwe (brute).
Chifamba

Chifamba izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*VaChikunda vanoti **kufamba** (the act of man stealing).
*VaYao vanoti **kufwamba**, **kuswamba** kana **chiswamba** (man stealing; kidnap, to steal people).
*Mang'anja vanoti **kufamba** kana **kufwamba** (man stealing; kidnap). Mamwe mazwi **chifamba** (a predatory or slave trade or piratical war) kureva hondo yekuba vanhu.
*Mang'anja vanoti **chivamba**, **chiwamba**, **chifamba** kana **chifwamba** (guerilla warfare in which people are caught from the villages or three or four carried off or killed: nkondo ya chivamba; man-stealing).
*VaGwere vanoti **kuwamba** (capture, take captive) vachireva kubata nhapwa. Vanobva vati **buwambe** (captivity) kureva hutapwa.
Kukokota

Kukokota zvinoreva kukukuta nemunwe - zvinhu zvakadai sedovi kana mafuta ekuzora.

## Mamwe Mazwi

*Kukokotedza.
*Kukokotwa.
*Mazvikokota (expert) kureva nyanzvi.

## Mitauro yeAfrika

*Yao inoti **kukokota** (to scrape together ; to scrape off) kureva kukokota. Zigula inoti **kukwangula** (v. To scrape out a pot) kureva kupara.
*Mang'anja vanoti kukokota (To scrape out with the finger; scrape together with the hands or fingers or a stick; also to sweep off).
*VaGanda vanoti **kokota** (Scrape; To scrape as honey out of a bottle) vachireva kukokota.
*Lugwere inoti kukokota (v. scrape a surface in order to remove just the slightest bit of that surface) kureva kukokota.
Gwekwerere sezita

**Gwekwerere** izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

*Gwekwekwe kana gwekwerere (Act of many hanging on to one object). Imbwa dzaita gwekwekwe panhoro: the dogs attacked the kudu all together.

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*Mang'anja vanoti kwerekwere kana makwerekwere (a cord by which anything is hung) kureva mutariro.
Kukataza

Kukataza (harass) zvinoreva kushusha munhu kungava nemashoko kana nezviito zvaunomuitira.

*Zita rinonzi Nkatazo rinowanikwa kuNdebele.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Lozi inoti **mukatazi** (troublesome, wearying, annoying, bothering person). Mamwe mazwi: **katazo** (annoyance, worry, nuisance, bother).
*Zulu inoti **khathaza** (1. Weary, fatigue, make tired, tire. 2. Worry, pester, vex, annoy; bore). Mamwe mazwi: **Usekhathele ka6i** (He is now terribly tired)
*Zulu inoti **inkhathazo** (Worry, annoyance, vexation; pestering, importunity) kureva chikatazo. Mamwe mazwi: Sikhatele izita rinoreva kuti taneta.
*MaZulu vanoti **khathala** (Become tired, fatigued, weary; be depressed, listless). VaLenje vanoti **katashya** (harass) vachireva kukataza.
*Baila vanoti **ku katala** (to tire, weariness) vachireva kukataza. Mamwe mazwi: **kukatazha** (troublesomeness).
*Nyakyusa inoti **katala** (v. become tired; be tired) vachireva kuneta.
Chinomona

Chinomona izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*VaLenje vanoti **nomona** (choose; select) kureva kusarudza.
*Baila vanoti **ku nomona** (v. to elect, to select, to choose) kureva kusarudza. Mamwe mazwi: **kunomona** (n. election; selection) kureva sarudzo.
*VaVenda vanoti **-mona** (v. revolve) kureva kumonereka. Mamwe mazwi: **mumono** (n. revolution).
Babamunini

Babamunini kana babamudiki (father's younger brother) zvinoreva munin'ina wababa nyakubereka. Mukutaura wekupfupisa vamwe vanoti bamunini kana bamudiki.

## Humwe Hukama

*Murume akaroora munin'ina wemukadzi wako anodanwa kunzi babamudiki zvakare.
*Murume akaroora munin'ina waAmai vako anodanwa kunzi babamudiki zvakare.
*Murume akaroora mwana wehanzvadzi yaAmai vako anodanwa kunzi babamudiki.
*Murume akaroora mwana wehanzvadzi yemukadzi wako anodanwa kunzi babamudiki zvakare.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*MaZulu vanoti **ubaba omncane** (father's younger brother) kureva babamunini. 
*VaLenje vanoti **wunini** (smallness; fewness, thinness; lack) kureva hushoma; hutete; kana kushayiwa.
*Kikuyu inoti baba munyinyi (n. uncle). Mamwe mazwi: **nini** kana **nyinyi** (small) kureva ndiki kana mudiki. 
*VaBemba vanoti **nini** (little) kureva: duku.
*Zigula vanoti **tate mdodo** kureva babamunini. VaKikuyu vanoti **baba munyinyi** kana **babawakeri** (n. uncle) kureva babamunini.
Babamukuru

Babamukuru (father's older brother) zvinoreva mukoma wababa nyakubereka. Mukutaura wekupfupisa vamwe vanoti bamukuru. Izwi iri rinoshandiswawo kureva murume akaroora mukoma waAmai yakubereka.

## Humwe Hukama

*Murume akaroora mukoma wemukadzi wako anodanwa kunzi babamukuru zvakare.
*Murume akaroora mukoma waAmai vako anodanwa kunzi babamukuru zvakare.
*Murume akaroora tete hanzvadzi yababa vako anodanwa kunzi babamukuru. Izvi zvinotaurwa nevakadzi, varume vanoti tsano.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*MaZulu vanoti **ubaba omukhulu** (father's elder brother) kureva babamukuru.
*MaZulu vanoti **ubaba omncane** (father's younger brother) kureva babamunini.
*Vatauri veKizigua vanoti **tate mkulu** kureva babamukuru. 
*VaSango vanoti baba kota (father's older brother) kureva babamukuru.
Chitakunye

Chitakunye izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe.

## Zvirevo

*Kutakunya jedye kuti riyambuke. To flick away a frog means to make it jump across.

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*VaKabwa vanoti **-takunya** (chew) kureva kutafuna kana kutsenga.
*VaWabo vanoti **otakuna** (chew) kureva kutafuna kana kutsenga.
*VaHerero vanoti otyi-takanyo (n. talker, prattler, chatterbox) munhu anotaura zvakanyanya. Mamwe mazwi: ou-takanyo (n. talkertiveness) munhu anotaura zvakanyanya.
Kukumbana pabonde

Kukumbana pabonde kana kukumana ishoko rinoreva kusangana kwemurume nemukadzi pabonde. Mamwe mashoko anoshandiswa kureva zvimwechete ndeanoti; kurara, kuisa, kusvira kana kuti kukwira. Shoko rekuti kurara, sekuti "kurara nemukadzi" ndiro rinonyanyoshandiswa kana vanhu vachitaura pane ruzhinji, kana vanyarikani. Nhengo dzemurume dzinodaidzwa namazwi akasiyanawo sekuti; mboro (rinonyadzisira),chombo, kana kuti mhuka. Nhengo dzemukadzi dzinodaidzwawo namazwi anoti; beche (rinonyadzisa), mbutu [rinonyadzisira], mukana kana kuti kunzira. Izwi rekuti nhengo dzesikarudzi rinokwanisa kureva nhengo dzemurume kana dzemukadzi. 

Muchiitiko ichi, tsinga dzenhengo yemurume dzinozara neropa zvinokonzera kuti nhengo yacho iwomarare, kana kuti kumira. Kana ichinge yamira kudaro murume anopinza nhengo yake mune yemukadzi, achiita seanopinza nekuburitsa. Kupinza nekuburitsa uku kunoita kuti murume nemukadzi vanakirwe nechiitiko ichi. Panozosvika nguva yekuti murume anozwa kunakirwa kwakadzama kunozokonzera kuti nhengo yake iburitse mbeu, kunonzi kutunda. Vakadziwo vanokwanisa kusvika pakunakwirwa kwakadzama uku, asi nekuti chiitiko ichi hachisi chinhu chaingotaurwa taurwa pese pese, vazhinji vaisaziva kuti vakadzi vangasvikewo pachinhanho ichocho nenyaya yekuti kazhinji murume ndiye anotanga kusvika obva oregera mukadzi asati.

## Mamwe Mazwi

*Madziuranzeve (Time after the birth of a child when marital relations are resumed).

## Mazwi eBantu

*VaKabwa vanoti **-twara** kana **-twarana** (have sex; copulate) kureva kukumana.
*Vatauri veLuganda vanoti **tomba** (copulate) kureva kukumana.
*VaLozi vanoti **-konya** (v.t. to copulate, to have sexual intercourse).
*VaZigula vanoti **ngono** kana **chingono** (n. sex). VaZigula vanoti **kuposa**.
Majome

Majome izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

*Vanhu vane zita iri: Makomborero Majome; Donald Majome; Madeline Majome; Jessie Majome.

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*Kabwa vanoti **-joma** (be pleasing; be good) kureva kufadza. Mamwe mazwi: **-jomererwa** (be happy about something) kureva kufarira chimwe chinhu.
*VaKabwa vanoti **-jomerwa** (be happy, be happy about something) kureva kuva nemufaro kufarira chimwe chinhu.
*VaDanal vanoti joome (v. 1. to edge; 2. to silence). Fananidzai nokuti Majome?
*Danal vanoti joomise (v. show yourself, take out your gongs - be proud).
Maranzi

Bwirazuva, maranzi kana muzhwari (beam of sun, a ray of the sun).

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaVenda vanoti **sasaladzi** kana **masasaladzi** (n. sunbeam) kureva ranzi. Mamwe mazwi: **lisasaladzi** (n. ray).
*VaKabwa vanoti **omuringari** (ray of light e.g. from the moon) kureva maranzi. MaZulu vanoti **umsebe** (n. ray) kureva ranzi.
*VaTonga vanoti **mutunga** (n. ray of light) kureva maranzi echiedza. Kinande vanoti **omu̧sáláli** (n. a ray of light). 
*VaGungu vanoti **maranga ga lyoba** (n. sun rays, shafts, beams of light from the sun) kureva maranzi ezuva.
Kudyora

Kuhora kana kudyora (gather up) zvinoreva kukumbanidza pamwe zvinhu zvakadai semarara kana mari zvanga zvakamwararika.

*Kudyorera (to gather into) zvichireva kudyora uchiisa mune chimbe chato chakadai segwati.
*Dzawira mutswanda hadzichanetsi kudyorera.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*AmaZulu vanoti **ukuwola** (gather up; collect together) vachireva kuhora. MaZulu vanoti **wolela** (Gather up for; gather up into) vachireva kuhorera.
*MaZulu vanoti **wolela** (Gather up wholesale; bundle together completely) vachireva kuhorera. Xilenge vanoti **kuola** (v. to sweep up).
*MaZulu vanoti **woleleka** (Stream along, flow into) kureva kuyerera. Sokuti: **Yonke imifula iwolekela olwandle** kureva nzizi dzose dzinoyerera dzakananga kugungwa.
*VaChewa vanoti **ola** (to gather and take away, something that is spilled or spread). VaKabwa vanoti **-joora** (collect, gather) vachireva kudyora.
Hutungamiri

Hutungamiri (leadership) zvinoreva mabasa anoitwa nevakuru panzvimbo ekutara mutemo, kuronga gwara rinoteverwa nemusha, kutonga mhosva, uye kuwanisa musha chouviri zvichingodaro.

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*Pinda pamberi utikwezve: go in front and lead us.
*Mombe inokwezva ndiyo inosungirwa bhera.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaKabwa vanoti obhutungi (n. leadership; administration) kureva hutungamiri. Mamwe mazwi omutungi (leader; ruler) kureva mutungamiri.
*VaMaconde vanoti kulongolela (v. lead) kureva kutungamira. VaTakwane vanoti musogoleli (n. leader; chief) kureva mutungamiri.
*VaLenje vanoti tangila, tanjila (lead; be first; go before; lead the way) kureva kutangira. 
*Lenje vanoti **mutanshi** kana **sanguna** (leader; foremost man) kureva mutungamiri.
*Saghala vanoti kudongoza; kulongoza (v. lead) kureva kutungamira. Mamwe mazwi: mdongozi; mlongozi (n. leader) kureva mutungamiri.
*Kidawida vanoti **mdongozi** kana **mlongozi** (n. leader) kureva mutungamiri.

## Zvinyorwa Zvinotodzana

*Madzishe.
*Chivara.
*Sabhuku.
*Mwenemutapa.
Tekere

Tekere izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

*Vanhu vane zita iri: **Daniel Tekere; Takunda Tekere; Nelson Tekere**; Edgar Tekere aiva nhengo yeZanu-PF.

## Mitauro yeAfrika

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*MaZulu vanoti **thekela** (1.  Solicit food from a friend in time of scarcity; 2. 2. Court danger or trouble). Mamwe mazwi: **umthekeli** (1. One who solicits food). 
*VaGwere vanoti **kitekere** (n. clan) vachireva dzinza. VaNyole vanoti **ehitehere** (n. place; location) vachireva nzvimbo.
*Djimini vanoti tegere (n. reign; 2. chiefdom; 3. authority). Mamwe mazwi: tegere pyege (n. exercise of power). VaKabwa vanoti **eritekere** (n. type of tomato).
*Pular vanoti tekkere (n. pad consisting of a cloth wound and used to carry a burden on the head) kureva hata.
Ribatika

Ribatika izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

*Mazwi okuti **rivata**  kana jekese (ideo of Beginning together (many).  Ngatiti pabasa jekese: let us begin the work together. Zvichida zita rokuti Ribatika rinotodzana nezwi rokuti rivata.

*Vanhu vane zita iri: Hugo Ribatika.

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*VaYao vanoti **kuliwata** (to tread, to trample on) kureva kutsikirira.
*VaYao vanoti **kuliwatika** (to be trampled on) kureva kutsikirirwa.
Gurure

Gurure izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

*Vanhu vane zita iri: Vimbai Gurure, Daniel Gurure, Desire Gurure.

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*MaZulu vanoti **khulula** (1. Free, set free, release ; deliver ; emancipate, set at liberty; 2. Unloose, untie, undo). Mamwe mazwi: **khululela, khululwa, khululisa** 
*VaKongo vanoti **kulula** (v. Dissuade, to urge one not to carry out his intention) kureva kudzora munhu kuti asaite zviri pamwoyo wake.
*VaKongo vanoti **kulula moyo** (v. set mind). MaZulu vanoti: **gulula** (milk without success). VaSukuma vanoti **gulula** (to whistle) kureva kuridza muridzo.
*VaNande vanoti **erilule** (n. intelligence, insight, discernment).
Chombe

Chombe (sell-out) zvinoreva mutengesi. Izwi iri raitaurwa kunyanya munguva yehondo yechimurenga yechipiri richidzudza munhu aimhang'ara mabasa evarwi vehondo kuhurumende yehudzvanyiriri yaIan Smith.

## Nhoroondo yeZita

Kune vanofunga kuti izwi rokuti chombe rakabva pana Moise Tshombe wekuZaire. Zvinonzi Tshombe uyu mumwe wevanhu vakatsigira kuurawa kwemutungamiri wekuZaire ainzi Patrice Lumumba. Kuurayiwa kwaLumumba kwakaonekwa sehutengesi mumeso eavo vairwira rusununguko muAfrika. Saka vose mutengesi vakanga vofananidzwa naTshombe.
Murove

Murove (n. sodden ground) zvinodudza ivhu rakanyakatika nemvura zvikurusei mushure mekunaya kwemvura zhinji.

*Ndove (sodden ground).

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*Mvura ikanyanya kunaya, kunoita murove zvirimwa zvikatsvuruka.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Chewa vanoti **lowe** (a wet place in the ground) kureva murove.
*VaWabo vanoti **marove** (n. mud) vachireva matope.
*Kimbundu vanoti **maloa** (n. mud; sludge) kureva matope kana murove?.
*Chimaore vanoti **ulowa** (adj. to be soaked) kureva kutota.
*Maconde vanoti **-lova** (v.  get wet, to be soaked) kureva kutota.
Mapenzauswa

**Mapenzauswa** izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

*Vanhu vane zita iri: Kudzayi Mapenzauswa; Farai Mapenzauswa; Moses Mapenzauswa; Tsitsi Mapenzauswa.

## Mitauro yeAfrika

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeAfrika, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Pane tarisiro yekuti mitauro yeAfrika inotodzana mazwi.

*Nsenga inoti **penda** (v. count; calculate) kureva kuhwerengedza.
*Swahili inoti **mapenzi** kana **mapenza** (beloved) kureva mudikani.
*Digo inoti **mapendzi** (will, wish, purpose, desire) kureva chido.
Luchazi

Luchazi mutauro weBantu unowanikwa kuAngola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia neZambia.

## Mazwi Anotodza Shona

*VaLuchazi vanoti **muntu** kana **vantu** (person) kureva munhu.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **muti** (tree) kureva muti.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **citi** (stick) kureva chimuti.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **SaNgambo** (Father of Ngambo) kureva baba vaNgambo. **Sa** anoshandiswa kududza zita raSamusha.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **ntsenkulu** (n. lineage head) kureva mukuru wedzinza.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **ngandu** (crocodile) kureva garwe.

## Mamwe Mazwi

*VaLuchazi vanoti **vuta** (gun) kureva pfuti.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **mbuto** (seed) kureva mbeu.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **mutwe** (n. head) kureva musoro.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **muchila** (n. tail) kureva muskwe.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **mikono** (n. legs) kureva makumbo.
*VaLuchazi vanoti **mavoko** (hands) kureva mawoko.
Chipepero

Chipepero (n. fan) kureva muchina unovhuvhutisa mhepo.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti **chipepero** (n. fan) kureva chipepero. VaZigula vanoti **kupepera** (n. fan) kureva kupepera.
*VaZigula vanoti **Naunga chipepero nipepereere moto wangu** (I need a fan to fan my fire).
*MaZulu vanoti **isiphephelo** (Stronghold, refuge, shelter; salvation.) kureva hutiziro. 
*MaZulu vanoti **phephela** (Take refuge in, escape to). Mamwe mazwi: **Waphephela kuyise** (He took refuge with his father).
Zaire

**Zaire**, pachihofisi ichinzi **Rudhende rwe Zaire** (Fur: *République du Zaïre*), waive Muvuso we Rukongo kubva muna 1971 kusvika muna 1997, waive wakagadzikwa kuUpakati we Afurika, uye murizvino yave kunzi Utemabanze we Rudhende rwe Vukongo. Zaire neruwa, yaive, nyika yechitatu pakukura muAfurika (ichitevera Sudhani ne Arujeriya), uye yaive nyika yechiguminerimwe pasirose pakukura. Nehuwandu hwadarika 23 miriyoni vagari, Zaire yaive nyika yeUrufuranzi (kureva *Francophone*) muAfurika, uye yaive pakati penyika dzaive nehuwandu huzhinji muAfurika.
Chirebvu

Chirebvu (chin) kureva chikamu chemuviri chiri zasi kwemuromo uye kumusoro kwemutsipa.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*MaZulu neMaXhosa vanoti  **isilevu** (chin; beard) kureva chirebvu.
*Baila vanoti  **chilevhu** (chin) kureva chirebvu.
*VaZigula vanoti  **chirevu** kana **kilevu** (chin) kureva chirebvu.
*VaNyoro vanoti  **kalevu** (chin) kureva chirebvu.
Hongu

Hongu (Yes).

*Ndizvo kana ndizvozvo.
*Wabaya dede.
*Wapabata.
*Kwete (No).
*Bodo kana haisva (absolutely not).

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti **ehee** (1. right on; 2. agreed).
*VaWabo vanoti **indde** (n. yes) kureva hinde.
Chirungurira

Chirungurira (n. heartburn) chiitiko chinook **acid** yemudumbu inodzoka mukanwa ichikwira kubva mudumbu.

*Chirungurira ndechowadya maradzwa chowerinopisa isvoto. Indigestion attacks the one who has eaten left-overs but the one who has eaten hot food feels **nausea**. 
*Chirungurira ngechowadya munya cheungopisa masvoto. Indigestion attacks the one who has eaten left overs, nausea the one who has eaten hot food.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaDigo vanoti chirungurira (heartburn) kureva chirungurira. VaZigula vanoti **chirungwira** (n. heartburn) kureva chirungurira.
*Baila vanoti **chilungula** (acute indigestion) kureva chirungurira. VaLozi vanoti **sungulela** (n. heart-burn) kureva chirungurira.
*MaZulu vanoti **isilungulela** (n. Heartburn, indigestion) kureva chirungurira.
*MaZulu vanoti **isilungulela** (n. Herald ; person or thing which leads the way (e.g. blast of wind, rush of fire, storm troops).
Honde, Zimbabwe

Honde inzvimbo yemupata uri kumabavazuva kweZimbabwe yakatandauka ichibva kwaMutare ichipinda muMozambique. 

## Kurima

Kumaruwa eHonde kwakaderera uye kunopisa, nokudaro kwakanakira kurima tea ne coffee. 

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti **honde** (1. farm, farmland, gardens). Mamwe mazwi: **mwana Honda** kana **wana honde** (farmer/s) kureva varimi.
*VaZigula vanoti **mta** kana **wata** (n. doer/s). Mamwe mazwi: **Wata honde** (farmers) vachireva varimi.
*Sangho vanoti honde (v. hide, conceal, keep scret).
Kaziro

Kaziro izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe neUganda. 

*Vanhu vane zita iri: ** David Kaziro; Eric Kaziro; Michael Kaziro**.

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*VaZigula vanoti **kaziro** (a little bundle) vachireva katundu.
Kugota

Kugota (to get warm from fire or sun) zvichireva kudziya zuva kana moto.

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*Kugota zuva (to warm one's self in the sun) apa kureva kudziya mushana.
*Kugota moto kana kugomba moto (to warm one's self at the fire; take warmth from fire) apa kureva kudziya moto.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*MaZulu vanoti **otha** (bask in the sun, warm one's self at fire) zvichireva kugota zuva kana moto. Sokuti: **ukotha mlilo** vznoreva kugota moto.
*MaZulu vanoti **isikhothe** (n. Hot, baking sun; scorching, dry wind). Mamwe mazwi: **Li6alele isikhothe namuhla** (It shines with a baking heat to-day). 
*VaChewa vanoti **kuota** (to warm, to heat. hence moto - fire) kureva kudziyisa. Mamwe mazwi: **otera. otsa**. VaKikuyu vanoti **kuota riua** (to bask) kureva kugota zuva
*VaZigula vanoti **kotera** (1. to get warmth from; 2. getting warmth from) zvichireva kugota. VaZigula vanoti **kotera zuwa** (bask in the sun) zvichireva kugota zuva.
*VaTiriki vanoti **khworha muriro** (1. to warm oneself at the fire) zvichireva kugota moto. Apa vaTiriki vanoisa **rha** panoiswa **ta** kuChiShona.
Kudarika

Kudarika zvinoreva kupfuura, kuyambuka, kupinda nepanhu.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti **kudalika** (step over, jump over; skip over) kureva kudarika. VaZigula vanoti **dalisa** (take over, cross over) zvichireva kudaritsa.
*VaZigula vanoti **dalikwa** (be stepped over, be skipped over; be jumped over) zvichireva kudarikwa.
*VaChewa vanoti **kotalika** (protractedly) kureva kudarika. Mamwe mazwi: **kutalika** (protraction; protract) vachireva kudarikidza.
Kudimura

Kudimura, kudumura kana kudunura (Cut through- chop through; amputate; 2. Cut in two; 3. Shorten (dress story, distance). Vakadimura nyama: they cut the meat for distribution. Uri kudimura rungano urwo: you are shortening that story.

*Kudimbura kana kudembura.

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*dimu (ideophone of Cutting through(log, stick, something stretched with one stroke). Dimu (Cut-off piece wood, string). 
*Kudimudza (Cause someone to cut across string; 2. Take short cut) kureva kugurira. Dimudzira neyapakati: take the short cut that cuts across. 
*Kudimuka (Be, or be able to be, broken or cut, across). 
*Kudembuka kana kudimbuka (to break, to become parted) zvichireva kugurika.

## Kurerutsa Mutauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti **kudumula** (cut; slice; break; subtract; decide) kureva kudimura. VaZigula vanoti **kudumulisa** (cut too much or cut a lot) kureva kudimurisa.
*VaZigula vanoti **kudumulwa** (be cut; be sliced) zvichireva kudimurwa. VaZigula vanoti **kudumuliswa** (be cut too much) zvichireva kudimuriswa.
*VaZigula vanoti **kudumka** (break slowly - flexible object; be broken) vachireva kudimuka. VaLenje vanoti **timbula** (cut up; break); VaShona vanoti dimbura. 
*VaKikuyu vanoti **kotembuka** (to become parted) zvichireva kudembuka. VaHerero vanoti **pangurura**, **timbura** kana **tembura** (divide) vachireva kupatsanura.
*Nsenga vanoti **kukema** (v. to cut off a piece). Mamwe mazwi: **kukemuka** (to be chipped but still useable). Madudzirwo: **kukinga** (meet someone) kureva kuchinga.
Ndimu

**Ndimu** (Chingezi: *lemon)* uye mandimu pahuwandu muchero unorimwa wakada kuita seranjisi asi iwo unovava. Urimumhuri wemichero ye *citrus*. Ndimu chiga che Ezhiya, kunyanya kuMaodzanyembaemabvazuva e India (Assam), Mabvazuva e Bhuruma (Miyanima) kana Chayina.

## Mitauro yeBantu

* VaZigula vanoti **ndimu** (n. lemon) vachireva ndimu.
* Sepedi vanoti moswiri (n. lemon) vachireva ndimu.
* VaVenda vanoti **tshikavhavhe** (n. lemon). Mamwe mazwi: **mukavhavhe** (n. lemon tree).
Munhikwi

Munhikwi kana munhiku (hiccups).

*Kudikura zvinoreva kuita munhikwi.

Munhikwi unopedzwa nezvinotevera.
1.Kunwa vhura uchikasika
2. Kudya chipunu cheshuga
3. Kuruma ndimu/ remani
4. Kubataa kufema kwako mukati kwemaminitsi maviri

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti nkhwikwi (n. hiccups) vachireva munhikwi.
*VaBemba vanoti ntiku, umundiku (n. hiccups) vachireva munhikwi.
Matope

Dope kana matope (muddy water; mud).

## Tsumo

*Yatsika dope yanwa.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti **tope** kana matope (1. mud; 2. dirt thats wet and sticky; 3. clod of dirt or clay) kureva matope.
*VaHerero vanoti **omu-rova** (1. mud; 2. dregs; 3. sediment) kureva matope.
Musami, Zimbabwe

Maruwa eMusami anowanikwa mudunhu reMurehwa kuri kumusoro kweHarare pamugwagwa unoenda kwaMutoko. Mudunhu reMusami mune chicorro chinonzi St  Paul's Musami Mission.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Vatauri veKizigua vanoti **msami** kana **wasami** (movers; one who moves residence).
Kuviga

Kuviga (to hide away) zvinoreva kutsveta chinhu panzvimbo yaunoda kuti chisaonekwe. Anoviga anoda kuti chinhu chichengeteke, chisabiwa kana kushandiswa nezira isina kufanira. Ane mari rumba anoviga kuti isabiwe. Ane mushonga unokuvadza anoviga kuti usabatwe nepwere.

*Kufushunura (to bring to light a hidden affair).
*Vatauri veChiNdau vanoti kufisha vachireva kuviga kana kuvanza..

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaFipa vanoti **ukufisa** (v. hide) kureva kuviga. Saghala vanoti ku-ika (v. store-up).
*VaZigula neBaila neVaBemba vanoti **fisa** (hide, conceal) vachireva kuviga. VaZigula vanoti **mafiso** (n. secret).
*VaMambwe vanoti **umfisi** (secretly, stealthily). Mazwi Anotodzana: **umfisolo** (in secret, in private). **-fisuluka** (to come out of hiding; to come to light) vachireva kufushunuka.
*VaWanga vanoti **lifiso** (n. mystrey, something hidden) kureva chakavandika. VaGwere vanoti **mbiso** (secrecy, concealment; condition of being concealed, done in a hidden manner) kureva kufisha.
Kufonyedza

Kufonyedza (Dent) kana kufovedza. 

## Mamwe Mazwi

*Kufoveka kana kufovera (Collapse inwards). Harahwa ine nhama dzakafoveka: an old man has hollowed cheeks. 
*fove (ideophone of Collapsing inwards; of Being dented).

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti **kufonyela** (to be dented, pressed in, battered in) kureva kufonyoka. Mamwe mazwi: **kufonyaka** (get dented, be dented) vachireva kufonyoka.
*VaZigula vanoti **kufonyeza** (v. to dent, press in, batter in) vachireva kufonyodza.
Kufunura

Kufunura kana Kusendenudza (to peel) zvichireva kukwatura ganda kana pendi.

*Kufunuka.
*Kufunurwa

## Mazwi eBantu

*VaZigula vanoti **kufunika** (to cover; to eclipse). Sokuti **Trump amfunika Bush** - Trump eclipsed Bush.
*VaZigula vanoti **kufunikwa** (to be covered). VaZigula vanoti **kufunula** kana **kufunulwa** (to uncover; to be uncovered).
*VaLenje vanoti **funika** (v. cover) vachireva kufugidza. Mamwe mazwi: **fununa** (v. uncover, take lid off) vachireva kufugunura.
*VaWanga vanoti **okhufunula** (uncover) vachireva kufunura. Mamwe mazwi: **okhufunika** (v. to cover).
Kuwaza

Kuwaza izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

*Vanhu vane zita iri: **John Kuwaza, Shingai Kuwaza, Simba Kuwaza**.

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*VaZigula vanoti **kuwaza** (reflect, think about; to think about) kureva kufunga. Mamwe mazwi: **kuwaza** (to count; to number; add up).
*VaZigula vanoti **kuaza** (v. to lose). VaGiryama vanoti **ku-aza** (v. consider, meditate) kureva kufunga pamusoro pe.
*VaWabo vanoti **owaza** (v. sprinkle; spread) kureva kumwaya.

## Mazita ari Pedyo

*Kawaza (a family name) izita remhuri.
Mutusva

Mutusva izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*VaZigula vanoti **kutusa** (scare; frighten; scaring; frightening) kureva kutyisidzira.
*VaZigula vanoti **kutuswa** (get scared; get frightened; be scared; be frightened) kureva kutyisidzirwa.
*VaGanda vanoti **tusa** (to fullfil a promise etc) vachireva kuzadzisa chiraviro.
Mahofa

Mahofa izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

*Vanhu vane zita iri: Fungai Mahofa; Decision Mahofa; Lydia Mahofa; Locadia Mahofa.

## Mitauro yeAfrika

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeAfrica, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. 

*VaZigula vanoti **kuhofa** (be amazed with) kureva kushamiswa.
*VaZigula vanoti **kuhofwa** (be amazed) kureva kushamiswa.
*Hadiyya vanoti hoffi (adj. small) kureva diki. Mamwe mazwi: hoffi maxxaara (small finger).
*Hadiyya inoti hoffiisukko (v. to decrease; to reduce; make small). Mamwe mazwi: hoffokam (adv. a little; somewhat; at least).
Kuworora

Kuworora kana kuorora (to punish; to bring disaster). 

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

**Genesis 4:13*, ...  Kuororwa kwangu kunopinda ukwo kwendingakona kutwara: My punishment is greater than I can bear.

## Mitauro ye Afrika

*Kikongo vanoti bolola (v. defile, degrade, make dirty, spoil). Fananidzai nekuti kuworora.
*Kikongo vanoti boloka (v. to become filthy, abject, wretched). 
*Zigula vanoti kuholola (get paralyzed; being paralysed) kureva kuremara.
*Zigula vanoti kuhololeswa (be paralyzed) kureva kuremadzwa.
*Dinka vanoti wor (v. surpass, excel, outdistance, beat (in a game, race).) .
Mombe dzeMukaka

Mombe dzemukaka dzinopfuyiwa nechinangwa chokuti dzipe mukaka wakawanda.

Kukama (to milk) zvinoreva kusvina mazamu emhou yemombe, nghamera kana mbudzi kuti mukaka ubude. Kazhinji mukaka unokamwa munguva dzemangwanani. Vane mombe dzakawanda kumapurazi vanokama nemichina.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaRundi inoti **gukama** (to milk) kureva kukama. Lugwere vanoti kikamiro (v. container used for holding milk when milking).
*Fwe vanoti **kukama** kureva kukama. VaFwe vanoti **mukamiso** (squeezing tool). Giryama vanoti **kukamula** (v. squeeze).
*Nyakyusa vanoti **kama** (milk, squeeze) kureva kukama. VaNyakyusa vanoti **kamula** (squeeze out) vachireva kukama. 
*MaZulu vanoti **ukusenga inkomo** kureva kukama mombe. Mamwe mazwi: **umsengi** (n. one who milks). **Sengwa** (be milked) kureva kukamiwa.
*MaZulu vanoti **ehlisa** (yield; let flow freely - of milk or rain) kureva kusisa. 
*Kinande vanoti **erikama** (v. milk, extract by pressing) vachireva kukama.
*Lubwisi vanoti kukama (v. Squeeze; wring out) kureva kukama.
Kukupa

Kukupa (to bail water e.g. from a well) zvinoreva kubvisa mvura mutsime - kazhinji senzira yekuchenesa tsime racho. Kana mvura yapinda mubhoti vanhu vanoedza kukupa mvura iyi kuti bhoti risanyure.

*Kukupira (to bail out water on).
*Kukupirwa (to have water bailed out on; be used to bail out water) 

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Baila vanoti **kukupa** (to bale water) kureva kukupa.
*VaZigula vanoti **kukupa** (to bail water) kureva kukupa.
*VaZigula vanoti **kukupira** (bail out for/with; use to bail out) kureva kukupira.
*VaZigula vanoti **kukupirwa** (be used to bail out water) kureva kukupirwa.
Bhoti

Bhoti kana bwato (boat in English) imhando yegwa refu risina kupamhama zvakanyanya ringava rakagadzirwa nedanda rakavezwa rikacherwa mukati maro kana kuti rakagadzirwa ne plastic. Bwato rinoshandiswa kufamba mumvura uye mitambo yemakwikwi mumvura.

Vamwe vanoyambuka rwizi Zambezi kubva kuZimbabwe kuenda kuZambia vanoshandisa mabwato.

*Mwadiya kana mwadia (canoe)
*Muchapo (canoe paddle).
*Kuchapa, kubvua kana kubvuwa (to paddle a canoe).

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Nyungwe  vanoti **mwadiya** (n. canoe) kureva bwato. Chikunda  vanoti **mwadia** (n. dugout canoe) kureva bwato. Bavili  vanoti **saambilë** (v. to paddle).
*Herero vanoti **otyi-tumbure** (n. rudder). Umbundu vanoti **owato** (boat) kureva bwato. VaYao vanoti **ngavi** (n. a paddle) vachireva muchapo.
*VaGungu vanoti **ngooto** (n. a dugout canoe that is made from a tree that is chiseled in the middle) kureva bwato redanda rakafoonorwa mukati.
*VaLozi vanoti **-capwaila** (v.i. to paddie slowly and lazily) kuchapa bhoti zvinyoronyoro. Kimbundu vanoti **ulungu** (n. boat).
*Nhaneca inoti **ouato'' (n. boat; ship; vessel) kureva bhoti. [[Vei]] inoti **dende''' (n. canoe; vessel) kureva kanuu.
Chimumumu

Chimumumu (a dumb person who cannot speak) zvinoreva munhu asingagone kutaura.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti kumumuzika (talk inaudibly) kureva kutaura zvisinganzwike.
*Nkonya vanoti omumu (n. mute) kureva chimumumu
Kuputa fodya

Kuputa fodya zvinoreva kufemba fodya inenge yakaputirwa mupepa yobatidzwa moto kana kufemba fodya yakatsokerwa muchikwepa. 

## Tsika

*Mazuvano vanotengesa fodya vanopa yambiro inoti, kuputa fodya kungango kanganisa hutano. 
*Akuruma nzeve ndewako.
*Vanotengesa doro vanopawo yambiro yokuti: "Musatyaire muchovha kana kushanda pamichina panguva yokunge mambonwa doro

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula  vanoti **kuputa** (to smoke) kureva kuputa fodya. 
*VaZigula  vanoti **kuputika** (be smokable) kureva **kuputika**. 
*VaKagulu **-puta** (v. blow). Bemba vanoti **puta** (v. blow, puff).
*MaZulu  vanoti **ukubhema** (to smoke) kureva **kuputa fodya**. 
*Xilenge vanoti **kuphuta** (to roll up papers).
*VaTonga vanoti **syuta** (n. to bite) kureva kuruma. Fananidzai nokuti kusvuta fodya.
Kurova Makofi

Kurova makofi zvinoreva kugon'ora mumusoro nechibhakera chakapfumbatwa. Vamwe vadzidzisi vakare vairova makofi muchikoro.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaZigula vanoti **kutowa** (heat, beat, strike, smack, fight).
*VaZigula vanoti **kutowa kofi** kana **kutowa makofi** (knuckle on the head; knuckling on the head) vachireva kurova makofi.
*VaWanga vanoti **olukhofi** (palm of hand (when regarded as an instrument for strikin) vachireva ruwoko ruchishandiswa kuchaya, sekurova makofi.
Makowa sezita

Makowa izita revanhu rinowanikwa muZimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania neZambia.

*Vanhu vane zita iri: Simon Makowa, David; Brian; Gladson Makowa; Cathrine Makowa; Patrice Makowa aiva mutapi wenhau weZBC.

## Mitauro yeAfrika

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mime mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Pane tarisiro yekuti mamwe mazwi emitauro yeAfrika anotodzana.

*Zigula inoti kowa kana makowa (n. peel, husk, skin of fruit) kureva ganda remuchero.
*Kagulu inoti lukoa kana makoa (n. strap). Nyanja inoti makowa (n. leaves or glumes round the head of maize).
*Shimaore vanoti **kowa** kana **makowa** (n. a snail) kureva hozhwa.
Mudzunguruko wenzira

Izwi rokuti mudzunguruko wenzira riri kushandiswa pano kuturikira chinonzi **roundabout** kuEnglish panda panosangana nzira dzichipinda mudenderedzwa. Kuti tipfupise tinokwanisa kuti pamudzungurukwa kureva pamudzungurukwa wenzira wakare.

## Mamwe Mazwi

*Chamudzungururu kureva mutambo unoitwa savana vachitendereka rume ruwoko rwakabata mutikana bango ravanotenderera.
*Kudzunguruka (to go around as the hand of a clock).

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Zigula vanoti **mzunguluko** (1. circle, 2. turning around, 3. spinning around, 4. round). 
*Giryama inoti **kuzunguluka** (v. to go around; to go about; move about; turn about) kureva kudzunguruka. 
*Nyanja vanoti **mdzungulo** (round about) kureva kudzunguruka kana panodzunguruka nzira.
*Nyanja vanoti **kuzungulira** (to go round about) kureva kudzunguruka. Mamwe mazwi: **kuzunguza** (to whirl around) kureva kudzunguruka.
*Chuwabo vanoti **zingo** kana **mazingo** (n. whirl).
Muzadzi

Muzadzi izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe. 

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano.

*Vatauri veKizigua vanoti **mzazi** (parent, older relative, ancestor) kureva mubereki, hama yakuta kana tateguru.
Mubatanidzwa

Mubatanidzwa (Union, united group) kureva boka rinoshanda pamwe chete.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Vatauri veKizigua vanoti **muungano** (1. unity; 2. union) kureva mubatanidzwa.
*VaZigula vanoti **umwenga** (at one; unity).
Kutosvora

Kutosvorwa zvinoreva kupindwa nechinhu muziso, ringava jecha, sipo, kapukanana kana chimwewo chinhu. Kazhinji kutsvorwa kunorehwa pakuti chapinda muziso hachina kubaya asi chinopinda chikakanganisa munhu kuona.

*Kutosvorwa zvichireva kupindwa nechinhu muziso.
*Kutosvoresa kukonzera kuti chinhu chipinde muziso.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Zigula vanoti **kutosa** (poke in the eye; poking in the eye; putting in the eye).
*Zigula vanoti **kutoswa** (poked in the eye; get something in the eye).
*Mang'anja vanoti **kutosa** (poke in the eye) kureva kutsvora?.
Bubi, Zimbabwe

Dunhu reBubi rinowanikwa kuMatebeleland North muZimbabwe. Pakuverengwa kwevanhu muna 2012 dunhu reBubi raiva nevanhu 61,883.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaSukuma vanoti **bubi** (bad) kureva huvi. 
*Vatauri veLuganda vanoti **bubi** (adj. 1. badness, evil, corruption, 2. theft, stealing) kureva huipi kana huvi.
Ngani

Ngani (how many) izwi rinobvunza huwandu hwezvinhu.

## Mamwe Mazwi

*Vangani rinobvunza kuti vanhu vakawanda sei?
*Pangani kana kungani (how many places or how many instances?) rinobvunza kunzvimbo dzakawanda sei kana Huambo dzakawanda sei?
*Rungani kana kangani (how many times?) rinobvunza kuti chiitiko chakaitika kakawanda zvakadii?
*Chingani (which day?) rinobvunza kuti musi upi pakuverengwa kwemazuva?
*Mangani?
*Zvingani?

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaShambala vanoti **wangahi**? (how many?). Sokuti **ngombe wangahi** - zvichireva mombe ngani.
Mberi sezita

**Mberi** izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe.

*Vanhu vane zita iri: Kudzai Mberi; Pastor Bernard Mberi; Gabriel Mberi; Blessing Mberi.

## Mitauro yeBantu

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Pane tarisiro yekuti mitauro yeAfrika inotodzana mazwi.

*Lingala inoti **mbeli** (n. knife) kureva banga. VaTonga vanoti **mbeli** (n. blade) kureva banga.
*Barotse neVaNgala vanoti **mbeli** (n. small African knife formerly used as razor) kureva imhando yebanga.
*VaWanga vanoti **mberi** (before, first) kureva kumberi kana vemberi. Mamwe mazwi: **amberi** (first, leading). 
*Luwanga vanoti **eshiamberi** (forequarter, the first). Chewa vanoti **mberi** (a brother).
*Maore vanoti **mbeli na** kana **mbeli za** (prep. in front of) kureva mberi kwa- kana mberi kwe-.
Chikwahane

Chikwahane mutauro unotaurwa kuNamibia, Zambia neBotswana nevanhu vanomara Pedro neRwizi Zambezi. 

*Mamwe mazita emutauro uyu anoti Kuhane, Kwahane, Chikuahane kana Ciikuhane.

## Mazwi Anotodza Shona

*Kuhane inoti matama (cheeks) kureva matama.
*Kuhane inoti linso kana menso (eye) kureva ziso.
*Kuhane inoti mulandu kana milandu (affair, story) kureva murandu.
*Kuhane inoti busu (face) kureva chiso.
*Kuhane inoti kubusu (front) kureva kumberi.
*Kuhane inoti muene (stranger) kureva muenzi.
*Kuhane inoti lino kana meno (tooth) kureva zino kana meno.
*Kuhane inoti mate (saliva) kureva mate.
*Kuhane inoti bulwa (pus) kureva hurwa.
*Kuhane inoti lukuni (firewood) kureva huni.
*Kuhane inoti buta (bow) kureva uta.
*Kuhane inoti kuzana (dance) kureva kudzana.
*Kuhane inoti cisima (well) kureva tsime.
*Kuhane inoti buusi (smoke) kureva hutsi.
*Kuhane inoti ivu kana mavu (soil) kureva ivhu.
*Kuhane inoti mulonga (river) kureva rwizi kana ronga.
*Kuhane inoti umbwa (dog) kureva imbwa.
*Kuhane inoti ungwe (leopard) kureva ingwe.
*Kuhane inoti mutabi (branch) kureva davi.
*Kuhane inoti muzi (root) kureva mudzi.
*Kuhane inoti mafuta (oil) kureva mafuta.

## Mamwe Mazwi

*Kuhane inoti kumbale (side). Mamwe mazwi: cizama (tobacco garden) munda wefodya.
*Kuhane inoti kutenda (work) kureva kushanda.
*Kuhane inoti inyungu (cooking pot) kureva poto.
*Kuhane inoti cibero (thigh) kureva chidya.
Chatemabanze

Chatemabanze, chatemavabanze kana gutsaruzhinji (democracy in English) mazwi anoreva mutowo wekutonga kana kutema mitemo unotevedza zvido zveruzhinji rwevanhu: izvi zvichiitwa kubudikidza nekuvhotera vamiriri muchivande uye kusarudza nzira dzinodiwa neruzhinji rwevanhu panhau dzinenge dzaiswa mudariro. Kuita sarudzo dzevamiriri mudare reparamende chikamu chikuru pahutongi hweutemabanze. Asi chatemabanze hachiperere pakuita sarudzo; panofanirwa kuva nezvirongwa zvokugutsa ruzhinji kuchitevedza zvido zveruzhinji.

## Kududzwa kweZita

Izwi rokuti **demoocracy** rakabva kuGreek - iro rakaumbwa nezvikamu zviviri zvinoti: **demo** kureva ruzhinji rwevanhu kana **banze**, uye **kratia** kureva **rule or strength**. Saka pano chivakashure chinonzi **chatema-** chiri kureva nzira yehutongi inopa simba kuboka rakarehwa - sokuti chatemabanze hutongi hunotevedza mitemo yebanze. 

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*Mutemabanze, mutemavabanze (n. democrat).
*Banze (Meeting-place of men of a village or **neighbourhood**). Pakuwanda toti mabanze.
*Mubanze (resident of a neighbourhood; neighbour) muvakidzani ari pedyo zvekuti munogara pabanze rimwero. 
*Munguva yaitongwa nevarungu muAfrika hurumende dzaisatevedza utemabanze pakutonga nyika nemhosva.
*Sarudzo dzekutanga dzeutemabanze dzakaitwa muZimbabwe mugore ra1980.
*Nyika dzine chitsama muAfrika dzine hutongi hwechatemabanze: a number of countries in Africa have democratic government.

Zvakakosha kuonesana kuti mashoko ari pano haako kuChiShona chemazuva ose, asi kuedza kuturikira mazwi anotaurwa kuEnglish. 

## Mamwe Mazwi

*Mutemo (laws, rules) kureva murao unoshandiswa pakutonga nyika, boka revanhu, pabasa, kana nzvimbo.
*Chatemamwari (theoocracy) hutongi hunotevedza mutemo waMwari.
*Chatemanyanzvi (technocracy) hutongi hunotevedza mutemo wenyanzvi.
*Chatemagombwe (aristocracy) huri hutongi hunotevedza mutemo wegombwe kana makombwe.
*Chatemamhomho (mobocracy) hutongi hunotevedza mutes wemhomhosi.
*Chatemavabinyi (kleptocracy) hutongi hunotevedza mutemo wevabinyi kana mbavha.

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*Mutemo wepano pamusha hakuna munhu anotenderwa kuputa mbanje.
*Mutemo wakatemwa naMwari unoti: usabe, usauraya; usachiva; usanamata zvifananidzo; usapombe zvichingodaro.

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaNyungwe  vanoti **mtemo** (n. law) kureva mutemo. Zigula  vanoti **kutema** (v. rule, govern; control; reign) kureva kutema.
*VaGogo vanoti **utemi** (right to rule; chiefdom, chiefship) ikodzero yokutonga uye hutongi. Mamwe mazwi: **mtemi** kana **watemi** (leader, rule) kureva mutongi.
*VaIkizu vanoti **-tema** (rule over, reign) kureva kutonga. VaKabwa vanoti **omutemi** (n. ruler; leader) kureva mutungamiri.
*VaMakonde  vanoti **kutema** (n. to conquer; win) kureva kukunda.
Rinhi

Rinhi kana rii (when) ishoko rinobvunza kuti zviri kurehwa zvakaitika kana zvichaitika nguva ipi.

## Kurerutsa Mutauro

*Kuchazova rinhiko? (When shall it be).
*Chitima chasvika rinhi?
*Ndirinhi pakatonga Abel Muzorewa?

## Mitauro yeBantu

*Mururimi rweSwahili vanoti  **lini** (when) vachireva rinhi.
*VaBarawani vanoti **liini**? (when?) kureva rinhi?.
*VaSoga vanoti **li** (when) kureva rii kana rinhi.