Makua

Makua kana Makhuwa mutauro unowanikwa kuMozambique uri mugola remitauro yeBantu.

## Mazwi Anotodzana neShona

*Makua inoti **ikuo** (cloth, clothes), VaShona vachiti nguo.
*Makua inoti **makura** (oil, fat), VaShona vachiti mafuta.
*Makua inoti **ikoma** (drum), VaShona vachiti ngoma.
*Makua inoti **mtu** (a person), VaShona vachiti munhu.
*Makua inoti **mshamiro** (pillow), VaShona vachiti mutsamiro.
*Makua inoti **ulili** (bedstead), VaShona vachiti uriri.
*Makua inoti **inui** (bee), VaShona vachiti nyuchi.
*Makua inoti **mtembo** (bier), VaShona vachiti hwanyadza. Kune izwi rokuti kutembedzana.
*Makua inoti **uwawa** (bitterness), VaShona vachiti kuvava.
*Makua inoti **mapele** (breasts), VaShona vachiti mazamu.
*Makua inoti **makala** (coal, charcoal, cinders), VaShona vachiti makara.
*Makua inoti **mwene** kana mamwene (chief, king), VaShona vachiti ishe.
*Makua inoti **ntoche** (cotton), VaShona vachiti donje.
*Makua inoti **imwene** (dominion, kingdom), VaShona vachiti hushe – kana musha.
*Makua inoti **mavi** (excrement), VaShona vachiti tsvina.
*Makua inoti **moro** (fire), VaShona vachiti moto.
*Makua inoti **inama** (flesh), VaShona vachiti nyama.
*Makua inoti **ituva** (flower), VaShona vachiti ruva.
*Makua inoti **nyao** (foot), VaShona vachiti tsoka kana nyawo.
*Makua inoti **Mluku** (God), VaShona vachiti Mwari.
*Makua inoti **indarama** (gold), VaShona vachiti ndarama.
*Makua inoti **mpira** (rubber), VaShona vachiti mupira.
*Makua inoti **mrima** (heart, mind, soul), VaShona vachiti hana kana pfungwa.
*Makua inoti **manyi** (mother), VaShona vachiti amai.
*Makua inoti **singano** (needle), VaShona vachiti tsingano.
*Makua inoti **ikwari** (partridge), VaShona vachiti chikwari.
*Makua inoti **nchia** (pigeon), VaShona vachiti njiva.
*Makua inoti **chinji** (many), kureva zhinji.
*Makua inoti **ikuluwe** (pig), VaShona vachiti nguruve.
*Makua inoti **imbeyu** (plant), VaShona vachiti dzinde.
*Makua inoti **mwenene** (owner, possesor), VaShona vachiti mwene.
*Makua inoti **mhaku** (property, possessions, riches), VaShona vachiti pfuma.
*Makua inoti **mtumba** (pumpkins – when used to carry liquids). VaShona vane izwi rokuti mutumba.
*Makua inoti **mkoi** (rope). Kune zita remhuri reShona rinonzi Mukoyi.
*Makua inoti **mbeyu** (seed), VaShona vachiti mbeu.
*Makua inoti **mlamu** (brother-in-law; sister-in-law), VaShona vachiti muramu.
*Makua inoti **nchipo** (song), VaShona vachiti chimbo kana rwiyo.
*Makua inoti **mleto** (stranger), VaShona vachiti varwendo.
*Makua inoti **mtoti** (tailor), VaShona vachiti nguo.
*Makua inoti **nlimi** (tongue), VaShona vachiti rurimi.
*Makua inoti **nchiya** kana **machiya** (turtle dove), VaShona vachiti njiva.
*Makua inoti **mkwiri** (witch), VaShona vachiti muroyi.

## Mamwe Mazwi

*Makua inoti **mchinga** (beehive), VaShona vachiti mukoko.
*Makua inoti **inkala** (crab), VaShona vachiti gakanje.
*Makua inoti **ntia** kana matia (lake), VaShona vachiti nyanza.
*Makua inoti **karamu** (lion), VaShona vachiti shumba.
*Makua inoti **mkate** (bread), VaShona vachiti chingwa.
*Makua inoti **makova** (husk), VaShona vachiti butu.
*Makua inoti **ichipara** (Mould).
*Makua inoti **irungu** (phantom), VaShona vachiti chipoko.
*Makua inoti **mashi** (sap, juice).
*Makua inoti **mhava** (sand), VaShona vachiti jecha.
*Makua inoti **maronda** (trade), VaShona vachiti hushavi. 
*Makua inoti **kapa** (tortoise), VaShona vachiti hamba.
*Makua inoti **mhina** (inside, within), VaShona vachiti mukati kana kukati.
*Makua inoti **chinene** (abundantly).
*Makua inoti **ulela** (train up), VaShona vachiti kurera mwana.