Kupopota

Chinyorwa chino chakaunganidza mazwi anoreva kupopota:

• Kurwa; kujejedana (chechetana); kuita gakava; kuita gangai; kupesana. (quarrel, fight).
• Kuita rukave; kutukana ; kuchenjezana; kutekesana; kupopongana; kupopotana (quarrel with words).

• Kuva neziyambira kana kuvamba (seek a quarrel). Vemamwe matunhu vangati kuva neziyambira. Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Ziyambi?
• Ruyambira (n. quarrelsomeness) zvinoreva kuva nemweya wekungopopota.
• Kutukana, nhatara, bope kana makovore.

Mamwe Mazwi

Mashoko anoreva katsika kekupopota - quarrelsomeness: rusosera, rutaya, rutsida, ruyambira, chikungo.

• Rukave, rutaya (strife, controversy, quarrelsomeness).

Tsumo

• Mvura bvongodzeki ndiyo garani. Apa kureva - Zvinhu zvinotanga zvakaoma kana zvakagosha zvisati zvanaka. Rough and difficult times usually precede stable and peaceful times.
• Chigarisano ndicho chine mhosva. Acquaintance is the source of friction.
• Chigarisano chinodana matukano. Acquaintance breeds quarreling.
• Nharokadzi ihunza mhosva.

Mitauro yeBantu

• Swahili vanoti gomba (quarrel, squabble, wrangle; oppose, contradict; refuse. 2. go on a strike, strike). Mamwe mazwi: gombea (appl. quarrel, argue (about something); stand up for, lay claim to).
• VaSwahili vanoti gombezeka (be reprehensible). VaSwahili vanoti gombana ( ass. quarrel fall out, have words (with each other).
• Zigula vanoti kugomba (fight, quarrel, complain, argue). Mamwe mazwi: kugombana (fight each other; argue with each other).
• VaZigula vanoti kugombera (fight for/over; defend; stick-up, protect; argue for). Mamwe mazwi: kugomberwa (be fought for; stuck up for).
• VaWanga vanoti okhusolana (quarrel, squabble) kureva kusorana. Yao vanoti ndeo (a quarrel) kureva bopoto. Lugwere vanoti kutongana (v. quarrel).