Mate

Mate (Saliva) zvinoreva mvura-mvura inowanikwa muakanwa inokonzera mukanwa mugare muri munyoro. Mate anobatsira pakuwotesa zvidyo panguva yekutsenga.

• Rute, rutwe, marutwe kana masiriri (drool; saliva spilling from the mouth) zvinoreva mate ari kudonha era pamurormo wemunhu.
• Kugupa mate (secrete saliva) zvichireva kusvipa mate.

Mitauro yeAfrika

• Lenje inoti lute kana mate (viscous, sticky fluid e.g. egg white) kureva rute. Lenje inoti shipa mate (v. spit) kureva kusvipa mate.
• Kidawida vanoti kuchwila mate (v. to spit) kureva kupfira mate. Iton vanoti e-té (n. spittle).
• Umbundu vanoti olute (n. saliva, slobber) kureva rute. VaGwere vanoti luta kureva rute. Barotse vanoti lwenge (n. saliva dribbling from the mouth).
• VaWanga vanoti amare (n. saliva, spittle). Lomwe vanoti otapha (v. spit) kureva kupfira mate.
• MaZulu vanoti silila (move slowly). Mamwe mazwi: ulusilili (Slowness, reluctance, hesitation).
• Shilenge vanoti kuxiririka (v. to trickel). Fananidzai nokuti masiriri? Chuwabo vanoti dondori (v. slobber) kureva kusiririka.
• Herero inoti oruera (rising, fullness) kureva kuzara. Fananidzai nokuti kurwera rute?