Musha

Musha (community; village; hamlet) zvinoreva nzvimbo yakavakwa inogarwa nevanhu. Musha zvinogona kureva nzvimbo ine dzimba dzinogara mhuri imwe. Izwi iri rinokwanisa kurevawo nzvimbo ine mhuri zhinji nedzimba zhinji. Sokuti tinotaura tichiti musha weKuwadzana - community of Kuwadzana.

Mamwe Mazwi

• Guta (1. Fence of trees. 2. Stone wall, 3. fortified village of chief). zvichireva fenzi yakaitwa nemiti kana rusvingo rwemabwe.
• Nzanga kana muzi (village) kureva musha.
• Muzinda (chief's village) kureva musha.

Mitauro yeBantu

• VaYao vanoti musi (village) kureva musha. Mamwe mazwi: msinda (large village) kureva musha mukuru. VaDigo vanoti kaya (home) kureva musha kana pamba.
• VaLenje neVaTonga vanoti mushi kana mishi (village, town, hamlet) kureva musha. VaLenje vanoti muchete (member of the village) kureva mubanze wemusha.
• VaChewa neVaNyungwe vanoti mudzi (n. village) kureva musha. VaGiryama vanoti mudzi (n. town, village). VaSwahili vanoti kijiji (Small village, hamlet) kureva musha mudoko.
• Baila vanoti chishi; mashi (community; commune - both the people & locality; inhabited country & its people - a nation) kureva musha. VaSwahili vanoti kijiji (Small village, hamlet) kureva musha.
• Kinande vanoti omulhongo kana omulongo (n. village). Mamwe mazwi: ekikali kana omukondo (n. residence; dwelling; place of stay).
• Mandinka vanoti suu kana suwo (n. home) kureva musha.