Zvipfeko

**Zvipfeko** zvinhu zvinorukwa zvichishandiswa kuvhara muviri wemunhu. Vanhu vanosimira zvipfeko nezvikonzero zvakasiyana zvinoti:

*Kupa muviri chiremera nokuti zvinonyadzisa kufamba munhu ari musvo.
*Kushongedza muviri zvichiratidzawo hupfumi hwemunhu netsika dzaanokoshesa.
*Kuvhara muvhiri kuti udziyirwe.
*Kudzivirira kukuvadzwa kwemuviri kana munhu ari kuita mabasa akarema.
*Kupfeka semucherechedzo wemhemberero dzakasiyanasiyana.
*Kana chipfeko chichinzi chinonjenjemera kureva kuti chinowonesa zviri mukati - *see through, sheer, transparent*.
*Mutambariko, mutambiko, mutariro kana mutariko (line stretched between poles for hanging things e.g. clothes).

## Mazita ezvipfeko

*Chiyambaro (article of clothing) zvichireva chipfeko. Kuyambara ndiko kupfeka.
*Bhachi
***Chishongo** (Article of clothing appropriate to the occasion; 2. War decoration) apa kureva zvipfeko zvakafanirana nenhambo yacho. 
*Mudhebhe
*Nguwani
*Mujivha
*Hanzu kana hazu (outer garment; clothes; covering).
*Rokwe
*Jasi (coat).
*Mukonde (bead belt worn by women).
*Hembe (Shirt) zvichibva pazwi reAfrikaans rinoti *hemp*.
*chibudura
*Mbikiza (Short skirt) apa kureva siketi pfupi.
*Handa (Laces). Kana iri imwe yonzi ruhanda. 
*Bhatani, gopero, butawu (button)
burugwe.( under wear)
*Konopo (stud, button). Afrikaans inoti knoop (n. button).
*Musiwa (scanty clothing, nakedness).
*Mhishu kana chimhini (short article of clothing). Anga akapfeka mhishu yedhirezi.
*Hanzu, nguwo, nguo, zvisimiro kana chafukwa (clothes). 
*Kuhiya (decorate excessively) zvireva kushongedza zvapfuura mwero. Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Mahiya?
*Gwarava (leather bag). 
*Gwanda (Shirt with short sleeves).
*Zvinemeso (jewelry) apa kureva zvishongo zvakadai semhete, ringi, mabhen'oro zvinopfekerwa mucheno. Kazhinji zvinogadzirwa nesimbi dzakakosha dzakadai sendarama, sirivha kana platinamu.

## Mucheno

Shoko rokuti kupuvira kana kupurira rinoreva kuita chinhu nomutowo wakapfurikidza mwero wakaterama. Apa chiri kuitwa chingava: kupfeka mbatya dzakanakisa pamucheno; kukaringa kana kurunga chokudya chabikwa; huwandu zvezvinhu zvaunzwa kana kutengwa , zvichingodaro.

*Mbuya vaChido vanga vakaita mucheno wokupurira pamuchato wemuzukuru wavo.
*Gamuchirai akapuvira dovi mubota raakabikira Sekuru.

*Kushonga (dress infine clothes).
*Kupfekedza, kusimidza (to dress someone else).
*Kupfeka, kufuka, kusimira (to dress oneself).
*Kupfekenura, kukutunura, apa kureva kubvisa mbatya.
*Kushandika, kushandura (to have inside out) apa kureva kupindurudza.
*Kubvumbuka (to be worn thin, to be easily torn).
*Kunema (smart, dressy and so perhaps to be vain as to one's appearance).

## Zvipfeko Zvechinyakare

*Nhembe
*Mhapa
*Shashiko
*Mugwada, mutimwi, mutawara, **mukore**, mukofoto (loincloth).

## Nyaudzosingwi

*Mbwandi, vandi kana petere (ideophone of Arranging clothing when sitting down). 
*Kumbwandira (Arrange clothing when sitting down).
*kundu (ideophone of being uncovered e.g. without blanket; 2. of exposed e.g when wind blows up clothing).

## Mitauro yeBantu

*VaVenda vanoti **muambaro** (n. fashion). Mamwe mazwi **tshiambaro** (n. clothing; garment; dress). **-ambara, -ambadza** (v. clothe; dress).
*VaBukusu vanoti **chifwaara**  (n. outfit) kureva chipfeko. Mamwe mazwi: **khuufwaara** (v. wear, put on clothes, dress, arm, put on armor).
*VaTaita vanoti **mavalo** (clothes) kureva zvipfeko. VaGanda vanoti **kanzu**  (shirt) kureva sheti.