Mabaya

Baya kana mabaya (Uncongenial task). Kune zita remhuri rinonzi Baya.

Tsumo

• Mubayi wetsumo anowana zvaanoda. One who applies proverbs gets what he wants.

Mitauro yeBantu

• VaSwahili vanoti mabaya (1. badness, spitefulness, wickedness, malice; 2. bitterness, embitterment).
• VaSwahili vanoti kitu kibaya (a bad thing; something unpleasant). Mamwe mazwi: ubaya (1. evil).
• VaDigo vanoti -baya (1. bad, evil, unclean).
• VaDigo vanoti m-baya (bad illness) vachireva chirwere chakaipa.