Kukavanisa

Kukavanisa, kukayanisa kana kukaha (Variegate, diversify, alternate) zvinoreva kusanganisa kana kuvhenganisa zvinhu mukuita kana kuronga. Vamwe vatauri vanoti kukayanisa.

• Shoko rokuti kudungidzira (alternating) rinoreva kuita kana kuronga zvinhu zvichikayana, zvichiti chimwe chikatora, kwotevera chimwe chichitorawo nzvimbo.
• Dungira (Move by contracting and expanding like caterpillars). Zvichida izwi iri ndiro rinotipa rimwe rokuti kudungidzira - (alternating).

Chuma chakakavaniswa

Mukutaura kwemazuvaose tinoti kuchinjanisa.

• Kukaha (1. Invert - kukondeka; 2. Place out of normal order. 3. Variegate. Diversify). Mabhurukwa akakahiwa: trousers woven in an unusual way, or having distinctive pattern.

Kurerutsa Mutauro

• Anokavanisa zvipfeko zvine ruvara rwakasiyana.
• Kavanisa makasa anatse kupatsanurana.
• Kavanisa makamba echuma.
• Hushe madzoro hunotoravanwa - apa kuravana kuri kutenderera kubva pane imba kuenda kune imwe imba.
• Akapfeka hembe yakakayaniswa: he wore a checkered shirt.
• Iye ngaaridze nhumba, mumwe agomukaya nemhingudzi: let him play the tall drum and another alternate with the small drum.

Mitauro yeAfrika

• Vatauri veKikongo vanoti sanganisa (to mix, put or throw together).
• Vatauri veKikongo vanoti sangana (to intermingle, mix together).
• Bunoge inoti tùmbá bò (is short) kureva kupfupika. Mamwe mazwi: tùmbù kureva kupfupika. Fananidzai nokuti nhumba.