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 Chinjirudza

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?