Herero

Herero kana Otjiherero mutauro weBantu unowanikwa kuNamibia.

## Mazwi Anotodza Shona

*Herero inoti onanga kana olepere (leprosy) kureva maperembudzi. Omu-nangana (leper).
*Herero inoti ongue (leopard). Herero inoti omurimba (left-handed).
*Herero inoti omu-vare kana otyi-rambo (Lake) kureva nyanza.
*Herero inoti ou-kaiya (lack; deficiency). Mamwe mazwi: otyi-rondero (ladder) kureva manera.
*Herero inoti omu-runde (knave - unprincipled, dishonest or untrustworthy person). Ou-runde (knavery). 
*Herero inoti semba (just person). Mamwe mazwi: ousemba (justice; justify).
*Herero inoti ombanguriro kana omapanguriro kana otyipangure (judgement). Pangura (v. judge).
*Herero inoti otyina (instrument). Mamwe mazwi: oku-endesana (intercourse).
*Herero inoti omu-kumbire (intercessor; one who prays for another).
*Herero inoti tyanga (innoculate) kureva kubaya nhomba.
*Herero inoti huanga (infect) kureva kupomera. Vobva vati okuhuanga (infection).
*Herero inoti tumbisa (impregnate) kureva kunhumburisa. Herero inoti omurise (keeper; guard).
*Herero inoti omakende (Ice; hoarfrost) kureva mazaya echando.
*Herero inoti notyipo (hurtful) kureva chinokuvadza. Mamwe mazwi: otyipo (harm; hurt; injury) kureva kukuvadza.
*Herero inoti otyi-karanga (empty honey-comb) kureva chizinga chisina huchi.
*Herero inoti ou-tyi (honey) kureva huchi. Mamwe mazwi: oru-uto (home) kureva imba.
*Herero inoti onguruve (wild hog) kureva nguruve yemusango.
*Herero inoti otyitonge kana omutumba (highland) kureva dundumadzi.
*Herero inoti omukaza kana otyikaza kana omu-sukorume (hermaphrodite) kureva munhu ane nhengorume nenhengokadzi.
*Herero inoti orupanda kana omapanda (herd) kureva danga rezvipfuyo.
*Herero inoti -tumba (heaped up) kureva murwi. Omundu omutumba (prgenant woman - literaly heaped up person).
*Herero inoti otyiuru (a large head; leader) kureva musoro muhombe. Ko majuru nanyachuru?
*Herero inoti okunyengua kana okutonda (hatred) kureva ruvengo.
*Herero inoti omaongero (harvest) kureva kukohwa. Vobva vati onga (gather).
*Herero inoti kukuta (to be hard) kureva kukukuta. Vanobva vati kukutisa (harden) nokuti oukukutu (Hardness).
*Herero inoti sekira (to lodge). Mamwe mazwi: nyaneka (spread out; hang-up) kureva kuyanika.
*Herero inoti turika (hang-up; hoist) kureva kuturika.
*Herero inoti oura (gut, intestines) kureva hura. Mamwe mazwi: onyama (meat) kureva nyama.
*Herero inoti omuvi (very bad) kureva muvi. Mamwe mazwi: ovaenda (guests) kureva vaenzi. 
*Herero inoti -tereka (cook) kureva kubika. Matereke izita remhuri.
*Herero inoti ovandu (people) kureva vanhu. Mamwe mazwi: mundu (person) kureva munhu.
*Herero inoti poreka (to calm; to abate).  Mamwe mazwi: ovanatje (children) kureva vana. 
*Herero inoti orutumbe (wealth; affluence) kureva hupfumi. Kadyautumbe izita remhuri.
*Herero inoti tumbara (to be abundant) kureva vana.  okukara (dwelling; abode).  
*Herero inoti takavara kana okutakavara (to abound, to be abundant). Dakataka (super abundance) rinoreva zvakawandisa.
*Herero inoti vara (to reckon; compute, enumerate). Vanobva vati vanoti omuvare (Accountant).  
*Herero inoti otyivara kana otyivarero (enumeration).  
*Herero inoti pindikisa kana tonda (affront - action or remark that causes offence) kureva chituko. Matonda izita remhuri.
*Herero inoti okukurupa, ongurupiro kana amakurupiro (old age). 
*Herero inoti omunene (aged person) kureva munhu achembera.
*Herero inoti omakoapa kana okuapa (armpits) kureva hapwa.
*Herero inoti rara (asleep) kureva kurara. Mamwe mazwi: pangura (assort, divide into parts).
*Herero inoti yama (assist) kureva kubatsira. Mamwe mazwi: omuyame (assistant; helper) kureva mubatsiri.
*Herero inoti ongata (head pad for carrying loads) kureva hata.
*Herero inoti yanga kana okuyanga (balance; hold or keep steady).
*Herero inoti muzu (naked) kureva mushutu. Mamwe mazwi: ekunde (bean) kureva bhinzi.
*Herero inoti otjiraro (bed) kureva uriri. Mamwe mazwi: onyuityi (bee) kureva nyuchi.
*Herero inoti puka (to wander) kureva kudzengerera. Mamwe mazwi: otjipuka (wild beast; wandering or roving creature) kureva mhuka yesango.
*Herero inoti otjikaro kana omukaro (bearing, conduct, behaviour) kureva chiviri.
*Herero inoti *omeva* kana omaruru kana *ombiira* (beer) kureva hwahwa. Nemaruru izita remhuri.
*Herero inoti etoto (beetle) kureva chitoto. Mamwe mazwi: rira (bemoan, cry) kureva kuchema.
*Herero inoti orutenga (beginning; first time) kureva mavambo.
*Herero inoti tara (behold, observe, look at, see) kureva kutarira.
*Herero inoti rumba kana rumbira (bend the bow) kureva kukunga uta. Charumbira imita remhuri.
*Herero inoti otyari (benevolence). Notyari (a benevolent person). Chari izita remhuri.
*Herero inoti horora (betray). Mamwe mazwi: ondera (bird) kureva shiri.
*Herero inoti rova (bewitch) kureva kuroya. Mamwe mazwi: onganga kureva n'anga.
*Herero inoti ruru (bitter) kureva zvinovava. Omeva omaruru (bitter water- used for beer).
*Herero inoti outa (n. bow) kureva uta. Mamwe mazwi: ouruvi (brain) kureva huropi.
*Herero inoti onguyu kana onguii (cloth, any kind of dress stuff) kureva nguo.
*Herero inoti pamue (at or in one place, together) kureva pamwe. Mamwe mazwi: chimue (one; one and the same) kureva chimwe.
*Herero inoti okuora (corruption) kureva huwori. Mamwe mazwi: otyiraro (couch) kureva sofa.
*Herero inoti ombiri (consultation; counsel) kureva kupangana.
*Herero inoti omupangure (councillor) kureva gota. Mamwe mazwi: vera (crazy) kureva kutwanya.
*Herero inoti uta (create, begin, found) kureva kusika kana kuvamba.
*Herero inoti omuute (creator) kureva musiki. Mamwe mazwi: ondyira (road, path) kureva nzira.
*Herero inoti okupangura kana omapanguriro (decision, judgement).
*Herero inoti okupiruka (defiance).  Mamwe mazwi: **piruka** kana **pirukira** (defy, turn the front to the enemy).
*Herero inoti okukaera (deficiency) kureva kusakwana. Kaera (deficient; fall short of).
*Herero inoti turura (disburden; discharge a load) kureva kuturura.
*Herero inoti okure (far off; distant) kureva kure.
*Herero inoti kaseka (not moved away much; separated by a short distance) kureva pedyo.
*Herero inoti rota (dream) kureva kurota. Vobva vati omurote (dreamer) kureva muroti.
*Herero inoti nua (to drink) kureva kunwa. Mamwe mazwi: ongoma (drum) kureva ngoma.
*Herero inoti otyizenge (dullness, slowness) kureva zengeya.
*Herero inoti omaturiro (house) kureva pamba. Mamwe mazwi: ongarangombe (eland) kureva mhofu.
*Herero inoti okurua (battle, fighting) kureva kurwa hondo. Rua (fight) curera kurwa
*Herero inoti omaura (entrails, bowels) kureva hura.
*Herero inoti otyitiro (epidemic) kureva chirwere chaparira.
*Herero inoti sekasana (to be equal) kureva zvakaenzana. Mamwe mazwi: rongera kana rongerisa (equip).
*Herero inoti omburu (eruption of pimples) kureva mburwa.
*Herero inoti orukoze (falcon; hawk). Mamwe mazwi: ondyandja (finch).
*Herero inoti oku-ua (to fall) kureva kuwa. Mamwe mazwi: ondyara (famine) kureva nzara.
*Herero inoti tate (my father) kureva baba. Mamwe mazwi: kura (grown) kureva kukura.
*Herero inoti ria (eat) kureva kudya. Mamwe mazwi: teka (draw water) kureva kuteka mvura.
*Herero inoti ouvi (badness, evil) kureva chivi. Omundu omuvi (bad person).
*Herero inoti orutanga (fertile; productive). Mamwe mazwi: zikama (to be fixed) kureva kudzikama.
*Herero inoti -tenga (first) kureva chekutanga. Omutenga (a first one; foremost one).
*Herero inoti otyikanga (sediment of melted tallow) kureva madzikinyira emanda yakanyunguditswa. Ko Chikanga?
*VaHerero vanoti otyihakua (guesswork) kureva fembera-fembera.

## Mamwe Mazwi

*Herero inoti **ombapira** (letter) kureva tsamba.
*Herero inoti **tyituka** (metamorphose) kureva kushanduka.
*Vatauri veHerero vanoti **oku-tyituka** (metamorphisis) kureva kushanduka.