Tsumo

Tsumo kana futi zve shumo (kureva idiom) zvirevo zvinotaurwa zvine hudzamu pakureva mashoko muchidimbu.

Muenzaniso yeTsumo

• Kare haagari ari kare.
• Chembere mukadzi hazvienzani nokurara mugota.
• Rukova rwizi, kuyambuka unotokwinya nguo.
• Nhaka mbuya ndeye mombe, yemunhu inozvinonera.
• Musande (A proverb or saying) zvichireva chirevo kana tsumo kuChiNdau.
• Din'a kana madin'a (Figure of speech - parable, allegory; 2. Obscure allusion. Double-talk). kureva dimikira kana chibhende. Rega kuita din'a: speak plainly.
• Ndomene haizvichemedzi

Mitauro yeBantu

• MaZulu vanoti insumo (Folk tale; fable).
• VaTonga vanoti kapango (Proverb).
• Sangho vanoti dame (n. saying, proverb) kureva chirevo.