Hweru

Mwena weHweru

Hweru, gweru, dzimba (Aardvark or antbear in English) imhuka yemusango ine muromo murefu neganda rinenge renguruve inochera zimwena zihombe pasi. Hweru kana kuti Hwiribidi inowanikwa muAfrica chete.

• Gwerekwete kana magwerekwete (Antbear) kureva dikita kana hwiribidi.
• Dzete (big hole on the ground, normally used by big animals; an antbear hole).

Tsika

Munguva yehondo yerusununguko kune muimbi Tineyi Chikupo akaimba rwiyo rwaikurudzira varwi vehondo yerusununguko rwainzi, Hwiribidi famba nepasi, nyika dzekwedu inyika dzemvura.

Mitauro yeBantu

• Chewa inoti dzimba (great ant-eater) kureva hweru. Tiriki inoti lihaka (n. ant-bear, ant-eater, aardvark, earth pig) kureva hweru.
• Tonga inoti inenga (ant-bear) kureva hweru. Takwane vanoti zimba (n. aardvark) kureva dzimba.
• MaZulu vanoti isambane (ant-bear or ant-eater) kureva hweru. Chirevo: Ngenze umsebenzi wesambane (I have worked for others) - hweru inochera mwena unogarwa nedzimwe mhuka.
• Nyanja inoti kuyera (of whiteness, cleanliness, brightness, clearness, purity, holiness) kureva kuchena. Mamwe mazwi: kuera (to be white or light) kureva kuchena.
• Lugwere vanoti bweru (1. whiteness, 2. transparency, honesty, intergrity) kureva huchena. Herero vanoti oku-yerisa (v. to glorify, exalt).
• Kikuyu vanoti -eru (adj. white) kureva huchena. Mamwe mazwi: weru (adj. whiteness).