Kutonga Nyika

Kutonga Nyika zvichireva kutungamira nyika kungava saPresident kana Prime Minister zvichienderana nemanyorerwo ebumbiro remutemo.

Mamwe Mazwi

Mutongi, murairi, She, muvusi (ruler, governor).

Mitauro yeBantu

• Swahili vanoti mtawala (ruler, governor). Mamwe mazwi: kutawala (to rule, to govern). Zigula vanoti kutema (v. to rule).
• VaRwanda vanoti gutwara (rule) vachireva kutonga. Mamwe mazwi: ubutware (chieftainship, authority, inheritance) kureva hushe. Umutware (chief, authority, heir).
• VaGiryama vanoti kutawala (v. govern) kureva kutonga nyika. Mamwe mazwi: mutawala-tsi (n. governor) kureva mutongi wenyika.
• VaKabwa vanoti -tunga (rule over a certain area) kureva kutungamira kana kutonga. VaKongo vanoti yala (to reign, rule, govern) kureva kutonga.
• VaGungu vanoti ndema (Style of ruling) kureva matongero anoita vatongi; uye Bya ndema (politics) VaChewa vanoti ndale (politics) vachireva matongerwo enyika.

Zvinyorwa Zvinotodzana

• Chivara.
• Madzishe.
• Sabhuku.
• Mwenemutapa.