Ngoma
Ngomachiridzwa chinogadzirwa nedandarinemhangopakati rinokakwadehwekune rimwe divi kana kuti mativi ose. Ngoma inoridzwa nemaoko kana nezvimiti.
Mhando dzeNgoma
chinjirudza- Nguri(A kind of drum).
- Chiharambakanadandanda(Short drum(made from hollowed-out section of tree-trunk).
- Dumba(Drum).
- Gandira(type of drum hung from the neck) mhando yengoma inoridzwa yakarembedzwa muhuro.
Tsumo netsika
chinjirudza- Kangoma kanorira kachiti kwangu kwangu - apa kureva kuti munhu kana achitaura anonatsa zviri kudivi rekwake.
- Kangoma kunyanya kurira kanotsemuka.
- Akaimba muimbiOliver Mtukudzi-Pfavira ngoma zimhandara husiku hurefu.
- Ngomamuridziwayo. The (sound of the) drum depends on the drummer.
- Ngomamunawayo. The drum is (dependent on) its owner.
- Chingoma chiririsi ndicho chiparuki. The drum that sounds loudly is the one that bursts.
- Pfavira ngoma,husikuhurefu. (Be calm and take your time to do things).
- Kuridza ngoma nedemo: (to beat the drum with an axe) - zvinoreva kuita zvinhu nenzira inokuvadza. Nokumwe kutaura tingati munhu ari kuita izvi avekufarisa.
- Iye ngaaridzenhumba,mumwe agomukaya nemhingudzi:let him play the tall drum and another alternate with the small drum.
- Mukutaura kwemazuvanomangomazvinoreva nziyo zvikurusei nziyo dzemafaro dzakaita semuseve; ragga, reggae zvichingodaro.
Mitauro yeBantu
chinjirudza- Nyanjavanotikuomba ngoma(to beat the drum; play the drum),kuridzangoma.Nyanekainotingoma(n. drum) kurevangoma.
- Zigulainotikuwamba(stretching leather or skins) kureva kutatamuradehwe.Sokuti:Chiwamba ngoma mbiri.(We stretched two drumheads).
- Zigula inotikuwambika(be stretchable - of leather or skins), kutatamuka kwedehwe.Kinandeinotiomuhinda(n. a big drum) ingoma huru.
- Vendainoti-omba(beat a drum) kurevakuridza ngoma.VaYaovanotilikunda(a large drum) vachireva ngoma huru.
- Bunogeinoti tùmbá bò (is short) kureva kupfupika. Mamwe mazwi: tùmbù kurevakupfupika.Fananidzai nokutinhumbakanaDumba.