Mazita eMhuri

Chinorwa chino chinotaura zvinoreva mazita emhuri dzeChishona dzemuZimbabwe. Mazita achadudzirwa pano ndeayo anenge akati hwandei.

## A

Ambayi

## B
Achinjanja

*Banga, 
*Bangamuseve,
*Bangira, 
*Barangiro,  
*Baya - tarisa zita rokuti Mabaya.
*Bharu, 
*Bhamu, 
*Bhasera, 
*Bhiza
*Bongo kana Bere (Hyena) zita rokuti **Bongo** izwi reChiNdau.
*Bonyongwa
*Bepura (recovering consciousness). Nyaudzosingwi yokuti *bepu* inodudza kupepuka - *ideophone of recovering consciousness*.
*Besa (cold in the head). Vamwe vatauri vanoti mabesa kana mabesha.
* Bure kana nhoto (Sadza cooked unsatisfactorily because of insufficient heat in the final stage of cooking) apa kureva sadza raburwa pamoto risina kushinyira.

## C

*Chabvonga (that which mixes up things or gatherings).
*Chebundo - iri izita rinopiwa munhu asingagare pamba, mugaradzakasungwa.
*Chideu kana Chidewu
*Chikaka (Kukaka to be stiff - of a person, animal or thing that moves with difficulty).
*Chihera - tsapi ndiki - small granary.
*Chihoboya. Kune izwi rinoti kuhobodza rinoreva kuonza muviri -  (Make thin or emaciated). Zvichida izwi iri rinotodzana nezita rinonzi Chihoboya?
*Chiguvare, Chipare - (door sill, threshold) iri ipuranga rakachinjika pamusuwo paunoyambuka kubva panze kupinda mumba.
*Chikwavaire - munhu mupfumi, njonda.
*Chipere (hyena) Kureha bere.
*Chirunga (Sharp stake in a game pit) zvichireva chimuti chakapinza chinodzimikwa mugomba rekuteya mhuka dzesango. Pahumwe chonzi runga. Vamwe vanoti dika.
*Chivizhe (one who inteferes in talking)?? Kukamukira, kubizha (to intefere). 
*Chenje - zvinoreva mbesa dzemhando imwe dzisina kusanganiswa. Sokuti chibage chenje chinenge chiri chibage chega.
*Chinamasa. Kusakara kwechari kunotanga **masa**. When a shawl wears out it begins at the **fringes**. 
*Chigumo (Marvelous occurrence) zvichireva maminimini kana gumo.
*Chimbwanda. Kune izwi reShona rinoti kumbwandaira (Walk humbly, shyly). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Chimbwanda?
*Chimwanda - (bundle or grass) zvinoreva dzama rehuswa zvikurusei huswa hunoshandiswa kupfirira denga remba.
*Chinganga (Impetuous person) munhu anokasira kuita zvaafunga achibva aita neganyavhu.
*Chinhoi - aka kapuka kaya kanonzi chitaitai - *fire-fly*.
*Chirau, Chiro - iyi inzvimbo inorara mapfeni.
*Chisamba (Small bag) apa kureva kahomwe.
*Chisunguro (Beer strainer) 
*Chisirimunhu  
*Chivero kana kuti chirodzero idombo rokurodzera mapanga.
*Chitara (Beacon to mark land allocation) chiro chinopangidza pane miganhu yenzvimbo yakapiwa kumunhu. 
*Chitembwe (Patch of cloth) apa kureva kajira.

## D

*Dambi kana Madambi (Marvelous occurrence or event) zvichireva maminimini.
*Dhinyero - iri zita rinobva kuPortuguese inoti *dinheiro* - kureva gold money.
*Dowera
*Dutiro - iri zita rinokwanisa kunge riri remumhu aidutira hwahwa achinwa zvakapfuuridza.
*Dzapata (old reed mat) zvichireva tsapata kana rukukwe rwasakara.
*Dzangare
*Dzimano
*Dzimbanhete
*Dzingire

## G

*Gama (Astonishing act or thing). Pahuwandu kwonzi Magama.
*Gambe - hari inoshandiswa kubikira doro. Rukambe.
*Gambiza (water ditches, vleis, marshes).
*Gambinga - garwe gono rachembera.
*Gwanha - iri ishizha remuriwo rakomba risisina kufanira kuti ritanhwe kana kubikwa.
*Gara (Inaccessible place).
*Gweshe - ibanga rakagomara kana banga rinoshandiswa kucheka mupunga kana rukweza.
*Gumbi - shoko iri rinoreva danga kana boka remombe dzakawandasa.
*Gundidza (probably one who grinds coarsely??). Izwi rokuti gundira rinoreva kumanza pakukuya kana pakugaya.
*Goba (Quiver) apa kureva goba rinobangirwa miseve.
*Gope (1. Peak of a cap, 2. Hair hanging down face - generally of animal). Zvichida mazita anoti Makope naNyamakope anotodzana nezita iri zvakare.
*Gwata kana Makwata (1. Hopper of migratory locust, 2. Big group).

## H

*Handisumbe (I do not hesitate) rinotaura munhu asingazengurire kana kuzeza kuita chinhu.
*Hondo
*Hondonga
*Hondokosa
*Hodza
*Hwedza - izvi zvinoreva chiumbwa chakavezwa nemuti chinokamirwa mukaka.
*Hwengwere

## J

Jera - iri zita rinodaro richibva pashoko rokuti jerandoga rinoreva mukono wegudo kana handira inogara kana kufamba yega.

## K

*Kadziyanike
*Kadzirange
*Katsande
*Katsukunye
*Kandeya kana Mandeya (one who goes around, rotation).
*Kanoyangwa
*Karakadzai (remember) izwi reChiNdau rinoreva kuti yeukai.
*Karuwo (sponger) apa kureva muruwi kana munhu ane rukwato - uye ane katsika kekukwata mudzimba dzevamwe.

## M

*Mabaya. Kune izwi rokuti baya kana mabaya (1. Uncongenial task. 2. Misfortune e.g continual ill-health) rinoreva basa rinodzimba kana jambwa.
*Mabeza kana Nyabeze. Kune nyaudzosingwi yokuti beza inoreva kugara pasi wakanyarara - sitting quietly.
*Mabikwa (Delayed, harmful effeet of some action).
*Machote. Kune nyaudzosingwi yokuti chote (ideo of  Speaking inconsequentially). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Machote?
*Made - Kuita zvinhu nenzira inosiya vamwe vataika. (tricky way of acting). Tsuro ine made painodzinganiswa nembwa inosvetuka kuti isasiya hwema hwayo pavhu.
*Madongorere, Matongorere (Peeping) izvi zvinotaura munhu ane katsika kekudongorera.
*Manhando, Madavo kana Chiro (whim, vanity).
*Mudzamba - masese edoro - beer sediment.
*Madzimbamuto - munhu anotora muriwo kana usavi hwakawanda kudarika mugove wemunhu umwe. Vamwe vatauri voti anokambura.
*Madyangwe - (pranks, jokes) zvinoreva jee, saka munhu ane zita iri anenge ari munhu anoita zvinosetsa vanhu.
*Mahwite. Mazwi ekuti **hwiti** uye hwitira anoreva kukasira pakuita kana kufamba *rapidity of movement*.
*Mahoka kana hoka (hoeing bee) apa kureva mubisho unounganidza vanhu vemhuri dzakatsukana vachikusakura munda wemuvakidzani wavo.
*Makuvire  kana Guvire (One who acts greedily, more or less as a joke) apa kukuvira zvichireva kudya zvamakaro kuchiitwa sekusetsa vanhu. Makuvire izita remhuri.

*Maminimini, Marere - izvi zvinhu zvinoshamisa, zvakarurama - *astonishing and marvelous occurrence, sight or things*.
*Makwenha (one who dishonors or disgraces another).
*Maorera sezita (Humble person who does not answer back).
*Mangaza (one who looks longingly).
*Mapfudza - **kupfudza** zvinoreva kugaroenda kunhu kuri murehwa - **to go constantly to a place**.
*Matika (1. sharp pointed sticks; 2. Sharp Stakes in a game-pit; 3. Wooden beetle for beating floors). Tarisa chinyorwa chinonzi dika.
*Matamisa zvichida zvinoreva uyo anokonzera kuti vanhu vatame kubva panzvimbo. Mazwi okuti thama (do; make) kana thamisa (cause to do something) anotaurwa kuKalanga.
*Mashanyare Kune izwi rinoti kushanyarika (to wallow, roll) rinoreva kuumburuka kana kubidirika.
*Mawadzure (one who grinds a little meal). Kuwadzura kana kukwadzura (grind a little meal)
*Mhiribidi (Tricks or deceit??). Tsuro ina mabiribidi: a hare is full of tricks. 
*Muchira kana Machiri. Izwi rokuti ichili (living person; well-off person) rinotaurwa kuKalanga kureva munhu ari kurarama kana munhu mupfumi. Zvichida ndpo panobva mazita maviri aya.
*Muchirahondo. Izwi rokuti chila (live; survive) rinotaurwa kuKalanga kureva kurarama kana kupona. Zvichida Muchirahondo kutaura kuti munhu akapona muhondo.
*Mudzamba - bota rakabikwa kuchishandiswa hupfu hune mukaka panzvimbo yemvura.
*Madzudzo - iri rinoreva kuva nezvinonetsa pfungwa.
*Muganyi - kuganya (become rich) zvinoreva kupfuma kuChiNdau. 
*Makumbe - iri zita rinotaura munhu anotora nokuunganidza kose kaawana.
*Makoni (the able one).
*Maketo tarisai chinyorwa chinonzi nzungu.
*Mandisodza - Kusodza ishoko reChiNdau rinoreva kuzvidza - (to despise) . 
*Mangwende (one who trembles) iri zita rinotaura uyo anogwenda pakutya 
*Mapereke - (generous person) zita iri rinotaura munhu anopa zvakanyanya asinganyime.
*Marambakuyana - zvinoreva munhu anoramba kuyanana kana kuregererana.
*Mashakada - (boiled maize grain) zita iri rinoreva mangayi.
*Mushininga - (hard work) shoko iri rinoreva basa rinorema, rakaoma.
*Masona - ( person who exaggerates) zita iri rinopiwa munhu anowedzeredza pakutaura nyaya.
*Mataranyika zita iri rinorevei? Kune izwi rokuti kutara murwere. Kune izwi rokuti -dara. Kune izwi rokuti nhara, sokuti - Chaukura akanhara kuIndia - Chaukura appeared in India.
*Matimba, Mangisi - (sweet beer) iri idoro rinotapira.
*Mbanga - zvinoreva bhegi rinorukwa netambo.
*Mazvimbakupa (one who yearns to give) zvinotaura munhu ane chishuvo chekupa - apa kuzvimba kusiri kukuvara kwenyama asi chishuvo - *yearning*.
*Maunga (Hairy caterpillars).
*Mbirimi (industrious person, champion) munhu anoshanda basa nemazvo asina nungo.
*Mombeshora (cow of the colour Shora).
*Mubvuwi zvinoreva munhu anobika doro.
*Mudede zvinoreva chibage chinyoro chave kuda kusvika pakusimba kwekuti chidyiwe.
*Mufunda. Kune mazwi anoti: kufunda kana kufundura (give liberally, generous). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Mufunda?
*Mukombwe (one who is surrounded).
*Mukwaira kana Muhwayira (a narrow path, a track through grass).
*Munemo - (playfullness) kureva munhu ane maitiro ekuda kutamba, nekusekesa vanhu.
*Mungwariri (one who is in charge of; one who watches over) apa kureva mutariri wemushando uri kurehwa.
*Munyongani (crooked).
*Mushonhiwa tarisa mazita anoti Shonhiwa Shonhayi.
*Mupari - kutsvaga tsvaga sezvinoita huku kupara chikafu pane marara - iZita remhuri inoyera mutupo we *mbizi : Mazvimbakupa.
*Mutambikwa - kutambika ishoko reChiNdau rinoreva zvimwe nokuchinjika - to lay one thing across another or others; to cross things.
*Mutaira - kutaira (to warm oneself in the sun) izwi reChiNdau rinoreva kuzambira zuva.
*Mvenge kana Bvenge (1. Mixed gathering - male, female, young, old, 2. Mixture of different things - not liquids).
*Muushi (a shepherd). Kuusha (to shephered sheep) zvoreva kufudza hwayi. Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Muusha?? 
*Mushuna (steak, fleshy meat) apa kureva nyama yemunyepfu. Chishashavira chowadya ganda kukunda wadya mushuna:  Boasting about what was eaten with skin praises it more than the one who has eaten **steak**. (which has same meaning as empty barrels make the loudest noise.

## N

*Nyabepu. Izwi rokuti bepu rinoreva (1. Ideophone of being a coward, 2. Herb called triumfetta pilosa, 3. Cowardice).
*Nyamupingidza
*Nyarukunda
*Nyamauya kana Nyambuya
*Nyamayaro
*Nyakabau. Izwi rokuti kubaukira (Be quick) rinoreva kuita nokukasira. Kune nyaudzosingwi inoti bau (Acting quickly).Muenzaniso: Aifamba achibaukira: he walked quickly. 
*Nyamweda
*Nyakunikwa
*Nyamadzawo
*Nyamuranga
*Nyakotyo. Zvichida zita iri rinobva pazwi rokuti mukotyo rinoreva dzvinyu?
*Nyamuswa - kune izwi rinoti muswa (Stale beer) rinoreva doro rashata nekugarisa.
*Nyaruwata. Kune izwi rinoti mbwata kureva dumbu (belly); kwoitazve izwi rinoti nyabwata (Person with protruding stomach) apa kureva munhu ane chitumbu. Zvichida izwi rokuti nyabwata rinotodzana nezita rokuti Nyaruwata?
*Nyaruviro - izwi rokuti **luwilo** rinoreva spidhi mururimi rweLenje.

## R

*Raza (that which came or has come).
*Rupiya - iri zita rinobva kuPortuguese inoti *rupia* kureva twenty cent piece.
*Rugundiya - iri zita ringava nechekureva pakuita gunda - *walking too closely*.
*Rubwe kureva ibwe kana dombo.
*Rukambe - hari inoshandiswa kubikira doro.
*Rushwaya. Izwi rokuti shwaya (hook out; poke at) rinotaurwa kuKalanga.

## S

*Sekeramayi

*Sinyoro iri zita rinobva kuPortuguese inoti *senhor* - kureva Lord/Sir.

*Shonhiwa, Shonhayi- Kushonha (to despise, to spurn, to snort) apa kureva kuzvidza.

## T

*Tizora - chigero. Izwi rokuti tizora rinobva kuPortuguese inoti *tesoura*.

*Tarovedza (cause to become accustomed, train)

## Z

*Zanza, Dzanza - zvinoreva gando (bhasiketi) rasakara. 

*Zanda (Wide Field, land). Chinyazanda (possesor of such land).
*Zavare 
*Zengeza (the dreaded, murmur against)
*Zimbwa (Big dog/hound)
*Zungunde (body odour)
*Zunguza. Kune izwi  rinoti dzungudza (crown) rinoreva ngundu yeumambo.