Kupingudza

Kupingudza (to break an ox) zvinoreva kurovedza mombe nzombe kuti ikwanise kushandiswa mumabasa ekurima.

• Nzombe, gwaimani kana kuti dhonza imombe hono yakapingudzwa kuti ikwanise kushanda basa rekurima. KuChiNdau vanoti kabi; kuKalanga voti ngabe.

• Chitsamatore izita remhuri rinopiwa uyo anopingudza mombe dzava matore dzachembera. Pano kutsa (breaking, taming, training an animal) zvinoreva kupingudza kuti mombe ikwanise kushandika nayo isinga pengereke.

Mitauro yeBantu

• VaNyakyusa vanoti swila (feed, rear, tame) vachireva kupfuwa. VaNyakyusa vanoti swilika (be or become tame) vachireva kupfuwa?.
• Mang'anja vanoti kusimbwa (to be tame, familiar) vachireva kupfuwa.
• Nsenga vanoti teka (v. break in).