Kuomba

Kuomba kana kuwomba (to roar; make loud sound like a lion) zvinoreva kudzvova kunoita shumba.

• VaShona vanoti kuwombera maoko (clap the hands) vachireva kurovanisa maoko achirira sezvinodiwa.

Mitauro yeBantu

• Chewa vanoti kuombera (sound for anyone; to be for sounding; play musical instrument) kureva kuridza. Mamwe mazwi: kuomba ngoma (to beat a drum), kuridza ngoma.
• VaChewa vanoti kuomba manja (to clap the hands) vachireva kuwombera mawoko. VaFwe vanoti ku-omba (to play an instrument) vachireva kuridza chiridzwa.
• VaChewa vanoti kuomba (to shake, beat or rattle; to sound a trumpet; blow a horn; ring a bell; beat a drum; clap the hands; to thresh corn) vachireva kuomba.
• VaChewa vanoti kuomba mfuti (to fire a gun) vachireva kuridza pfuti. VaChewa vanoti kuomba (to fashion, to form, to manufacture) vachireva kuumba.
• VaLungu vanoti ukuoomba (to work) kureva kushanda. VaMambwe vanoti -wombela (v. work for something or someone), kushandira. Chopi vanoti kuwomba (v. to speak).

Mamwe Mazwi

• VaHerero vanoti posa (to ring; to sound) vachireva saundi.
• VaHerero vanoti ombosiro kana okuposa (n. sound) vachireva saundi.