Kupipa

Kupipa (performing magic) zvinoreva kuita mapipi.

Vatauri veChiNdau vanoti mamina.

• Mashura (miracles, omens, wonders).
• Masaramuso kana masaramusi (magic) zvinoreva mapipi zvichitaurwa kuChiNdau.
• Matari kana madambi (tricks, pranks). Ane madambi: he is a man of tricks.

Zvirevo

• Mashura anotanga mberi. Omens appear before (misfortunes).
• Manenji anongotanga mberi. Unusual events occur before (misfortunes).
• Chaza masikati charamba ndima chaza usiku charamba hope. That which comes by day prevents weeding and that which comes by night prevents sleep.
• Made echakata kutsvukira mumuti kuti ndiposherwe. It is the trick of a chakata fruit to ripen (while still) on the tree so that it can be thrown at.

Mitauro yeBantu

• VaWabo vanoti masarapitto (n. magic) vachireva mashiripiti.
• MaZulu vanoti ilisalamuzi kana amasalamuzi (Malay person. from Eng. Islam) kureva vanhu verudzi rweMalay.
• MaZulu vanoti ilisalamuzi kana amasalamuzi (Malay magic: Maly method of curing) kureva mapipi eVaMalay.
• VaKomo vanoti ephiphi (n. omen). VaKinande vanoti omubihi (n. a liar) kureva munhu anonyepa.