Kare

• Kare (long ago).
• Kare (Already).
• Kudhara kana kudharadhara.
• Kare kose (eternity past).
• Kusingaperi (eternity past & future).
• Nazvino naKare Kose neKusingaperi

Mitauro yeBantu

• VaFwe vanoti kare (already) kureva kare. MaXhosa vanoti kudaladala (long time ago) kureva kudharadhara.
• VaLozi vanoti kale (adv. formerly long ago of old). Mamwe mazwi: kalenyana (adv. some little time ago).
• Baila vanoti kale (already; some time ago) kureva kare. Baila vanoti kale-kale (a long time ago) kureva kare-kare.
• VaTiriki vanoti khale (before, formerly, a long time ago, already) kureva kare. VaZigula vanoti ukale (time previous).