Nyemwerera
Mataridziko
(runangakatsva kubva kuChitswiti)
Shoko rokuti kunyemwerera, kumwekurira kana kunyekurira (Smile in English) rinoreva kutaridzika kwekufara kunoratidzwa munhu akavhura muromo mazino achioneka.
Munhu anonyemwerera achiratidza kufara, paanosangana nemumwe waanoziva kana waanofarira. Kunoitawo vamwe vanoshanda munzvimbo dzavanodiwa kunzi vagare vachinyemwerera - sevaya vanobata mabasa ekubatsira vanhu mundege.
Mamwe mashoko ari pedyo nokuti kunyemwerera ndiwo anoti: kusekerera, kugegedzera, kuzhinya.
Bindi, binde kana sekero (dimple) rinoreva rukomba runoonekwa kana munhu achinyemwera. Vamwe vanoti chitswiti.
- Kugegedzera (giggle).
- Kunyenama (show teeth; grin).
Tsika
[chinjirudza | chinjirudza mabviro]- Zino irema rinosekerera warisingade.
- Hanzi kunyemwerera kunoshandisa mhasuru shoma pane kufinyama.
- Kwindima (ideophone of being pitiless or unfeeling, 2. of looking sad, 3. Hardening heart).
- Kukwindimara kana kutsindimara (being hard hearted, pitiless, looking sad).
Mitauro yeAfrika
[chinjirudza | chinjirudza mabviro]- VaTiriki vanoti khumwenya (v. smile) kureva kunyemwerera. Baila vanoti mwena (to smile) vachireva kunyemwerera.
- MaZulu vanoti sina (Grin; show the teeth; snarl) - zvichida vanoreva kuzhinya. VaTakwane mweruwa (v. smile) kureva kunyemwerera.
- VaYao vanoti kukwindimala (to be stiff; to be hard; to be firm) vachireva kukwindimara.
- VaWaalii nyina (n. teeth) kureva mazino.