Kupinga

Shoko rokuti kupinga rinotaura kushandisa mushonga unodzivirira kungava kurwara kana kukuvadzwa nemuchetura kana mishonga inganzi yeuroyi. Mushonga unoshanda sezvizvi pakudzivirira chirwere unonzi mupingi. Zvichida shoko rokuti kupinga ringaturikira kubaiwa kwenhomba - kureva apo vanhu vanopiwa mishonga inodzivirira zvirwere; iya inonzi vaccination or immunization kuChirungu.

Mazwi an Hukama

• Mupingo
• Chipinge
• Mhingo

Mitauro yeBantu

• Lenje inoti pingila (block or obstruct; fasten or bar a door). Kirundi inoti gutota (sprinkling medicine to protect from evil).
• Digo inoti pinga (to oppose) kureva kupinga. VaLamba vanoti pinga kana kanga (v. hinder) kureva kupinga.
• VaNyakyusa vanoti pinga (to obstruct) kureva kupinga. VaNyakyusa vanoti pingana (debate, disagree).
• MaZulu vanoti finga (Render harmless, destroy the virtue of a harmful charm), kupinga.
• MaZulu vanoti finga (Cause to forget, dull the memory) vachireva kukonzera hanganwa.
• VaBukusu vanoti khuubiinga (stop someone from something bad) kureva kupinga.