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Mitauro yeBantu chinjirudza

Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Pane tarisiro yekuti mitauro yeAfrika inotodzana mazwi.

  • Baila inoti katale (a rough piece of iron; rough unwrought iron) vachireva kasimbi kasina kukwana pakunyautswa.
  • Kinande inoti eritala (v. get lost, go astray) vachireva kurasika. VaFwe inoti ci-tare (tool; piece of iron) kureva chisimbi.
  • VaVenda inoti tshitale (n. stable. From Afrikaans: stal). VaGwere inoti butaala ( freedom; state of being free).
  • Mang'anja inoti chitale (n. a tree, a thread used for arrow). Bwile inoti mutali (adj. long) kureva kureba.