Imba

Imba,umba kanamhatso(house) chivakwa chinogara vanhu pavanobikira, kudyira nokurara. Imba dzinokiwa nezvidhinha,mapangomarata,huswa nezvimwewo zvinoshandiswa kuvaka madziro nekupfirira denga remba.

MuAfricavazhinji vanovaka chidziro chemba nezvidhinha vachizopfirira denga racho nehuswa kana marata.

Kunyika dziri kuEuropeneNorth Americavanovakadzimbadzemapuranga dzinova dzinodziya pane dzezvidhinhakunyika dzeko dzinotonhora. MuAfricamapuranga anonyanya kushandiswa kuturikadengaremba.

Dzimba dzinopatsanurwa nezvidziro mukati kuitaRhumu,Mupandakana kutiKamuridzinoshandiswa zvakasiyana.

• Chengo,ukurikanamadziro(wall of house or room).
• Rukumbati(Wall).Genesis 49:22Bhaibheri reChiNdau.
• Gumbi(eaves of house) kureva chikamu chedenga remba chinodarika pane madziro chichibatsira kukanda mvura kuti isaerera nemadziro. Izwi iri rinowanzotaurwa pahuwandu richinzimakumbi.
• Rusvingokanamasvingo(stone wall).
• Katungukanachitsorazvinoreva musha uri kwawo wega kusina vamwe -isolated dwelling place.
• Inho(Grid) A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a grid-iron. Zvichida ndipo panobva zita remhuri rinonziChinho??
• Guvakana pasi (Floor). Rovera guva nepuranga.
• Chikwauro(wooden plank for beating down floor).
• Dika(wooden beetle for beating floor).
• Ruvarazvinoreva nzvimbo iri kutanga kutemwa kuti musha uvakwe - new ground for building house.
• Chidza(1. A foundation, 2. A site prepared for building a house) apa kurevanheyoyemba kana ruvara rwatemwa kuti imba ichikawa.
• Dongo(abandoned house or homestead) kutaura musha usisina anogarapo, vanhu vakatama kana vakapera kufa.
• Mudza(1. Inaccessible place. 2. Space below raised building).
• Guva(Floor) kureva pasi pakagadzirwa nevhu kanasamendemuri mumba. Guva harichimbidzike kuwoma.

Kamuri dzemba

Marindo (bedroom) zvinoreva imba yokurarira.

• Gota,nhanga,kora,buwa(sleeping quarters for unmarried boys or girls) kureva marindo evasikana kana vakomana vasina kuroora kana kuroorwa.

Mhando dzemba

• Durikidzwakananhurikidzwa(multistoried building).
• Nhangaapa kureva imba yaShe.
• Mutano(raised house built on poles).
• Zhombwe(headman's house) imba yaSabhuku.
• Muturika(storey; floor; level in multi-storey building).

Mamwe Mashoko

• KuhwatamakanaKubwatama(Sagging of roof) zvichireva kutiva.
• Zvakawanda noupfumi zviri mumhatsomwake. Psalm 112:3 (BhaibherireChiNdau.
• Genesis 6:16,... newe unozoita musiwo ngeparutii rwayo; unozoinasira inemakamera epashi, noomuturikawechipiri, noomuturika wechitatu.

Tsumo

• Dzimba dzinotsvadzakavimbikana.Adjacenthuts burn down at the same time.

Mitauro yeChiBantu

• VaTongavanotiinganda(House) kureva imba.Mwadinganda- (householder).
• VaNyorovanotikasika(partition wall; room).
• VaNyorovanotirusika(an outer wall).
• VaKikuyuvanotinyumba nyinyi(n. cottage) vachirevakoteji.
• Basothovanotilebotekanamabotepakuwanda (n. wall) vachireva madziro.