Nyungwe

Nyungwe kanaChiNyungwemutauro unotaurwa kuMozambiqueuri rurimi rieBantu.

Mazwi Anotodza Shona

• VaNyungwevanotimbiti(otter) kurevambiti.
• Nyungwe inotimwana(son) kurevamwanakomana.
• Nyungwe inotiabale(brothers) kurevavakoma.
• Nyungwe inotimbwaya(dog) kurevaimbwa.
• Nyungwe inotikuyamba(to begin) kurevakuvamba.
• Nyungwe inotimunthu(person) kurevamunhu.
• Nyungwe inotimiti(trees) kurevamiti.
• Nyungwe inotimubodzi(one) kurevamubodzi.
• Nyungwe inotikatiyo(one little chick) kurevakatiyokanakanhiyo.
• Nyungwe inotiuswa(grass) kurevauswa.
• Nyungwe inotimuyeruzi(adviser) kurevachipanga mazano.
• Nyungwe inotimulimi(farmer) kurevafarmer.
• Nyungwe inotiulendo(travel) kurevarwendo.
• Nyungwe inotimtsikana(girl) kurevamusikana.
• Nyungwe inotimambo(king) kurevamambo.
• Nyungwe inotidiso(eye) kurevaziso.
• Nyungwe inotizinomwe(seven) kurevanomwe.
• Nyungwe inotikufunana(too love mutually) kurevakudanana.
• Nyungwe inotinyengo(time, event, occasion, period, season) kurevanguva.Sokuti:nyengo ya mainza(rainy season).
• Nyungwe inotidzuwa(sun, daylight) kurevazuva.
• Nyungwe inotiusiku(night) kurevahusiku.
• Nyungwe inotimacibese(morning) kurevamangwanani.
• Nyungwe inotikubeserakanakubeseraka(to wake up early) kurevakumukira.
• Nyungwe inoticongwe(rooster) kurevajongwe.
• Nyungwe inotimaulo(evening) kurevamauro.
• Nyungwe inotingwe(ideophone meaning - its getting bright or light) inyaudzosingwi inodudza kuchena kwekunze.
• Nyungwe inotimasikati(noon) kurevamasikati.
• Nyungwe inotinsiku(noon) kurevamasikati.
• Nyungwe inotikweru(early afternnon) kurevapakuvamba kwemasikati.
• Nyungwe inotikudoka(to get dark) kurevakudoka.
• Nyungwe inotichidodo(twilight).
• Nyungwe inotimainza(rainy season) kurevamaenza.
• Nyungwe inotimatenda(sickness) kurevahurwerekanahutenda.
• Nyungwe inotimpaka(until) kurevakudzamara.
• Nyungwe inotimuzinga(week) kurevavhiki.
• Nyungwe inotilero(today) kurevanhasi.Izwi iri rinotodzaChewaneSenainoti lero.
• Nyungwe inotipita(to pass) kurevakupfuura.
• Nyungwe inotikufika(to arrive) kurevakusvika.

Mazita eMwedzi

• Mwezi ya tsakulo(January - lit. month of hoeing).
• Mwezi ya kambzombzo(February - lit. ‘time of hunger before first harvest).
• Mwezi ya nkakata(March).
• Mwezi ya m’bvuno(April -lit. harvest).
• Mwezi ya m’phepo(May - lit. ‘cold, wind, fresh time).
• Mwezi ya zawe(June - literary freeze, frost) kureva mwedzi wachikumi.
• Mwezi ya mpepedza(July - lit. ‘wind).
• Mwezi ya chirimo(August - dry time to prepare the fields) kurevachirimo.
• Mwezi ya tsosa(September - ).
• Mwezi ya phumphuli(October - lit. ‘first rain).
• Mwezi ya m’bzwalo(November - ).
• Mwezi ya mainza(December - lit. rainy reason).