Rwodzi

Rwodzi (Bast fibre) zvinoreva tambo inosvuurwa kubva pagwati rinokwaturwa kubva pamuti inoti munhondo, mupfuti kana musasa. Nokumwe kutaura rwodzi rwunonzi gavi. Rwodzi rwunoshandiswa mabasa akawanda anosanganisira: kusunga huni, kusunga mbariro pakupfirira matenda emba, kuvaka matanga emombe kana huku, kuruka tyava nenhava, nemamwe mabasa anoda kusunganidza zvinhu.

• Kusvuura gavi zvinoreva kubvisa gavi kubva pagwati remuti. Gavi rinosvuurwa nokurinamura kubva pagwati ndokuchizo rikakata kubva pagavi racho.
• Kuponora (to remove bark from a tree by beating) zvinoreva kubvisa gwati pamuti nenzira yekupurira pasi.
• Chikumo (for stripping bark). Zvichida izwi iri rinotodzana nezita rokuti Chigumo?
• Gwande (section of bark).
• Gashu kana rukashu (rope made using four strands of bast fibre) itambo yakarukwa nemhande ina dzemakavi.
• Bondeka kana mapondeka pakuwanda (Piece of branch or stem of tree cut with its bark on for purpose of extracting bark fibre). Vamwe vanoti nzeta.
• Kubondeka (Soak bondeka as preparation for extracting fibre).
• Makwaya (braod piece of bark used for mat).
• munza (band attached to clothe).
• Rundaza (band for head or waist). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Mandaza?
• Rundanyara (band of wire).
• Rundanyara (band of beads for forehead) kana rusore.
• Kuzvebura (strip off a branch with bast fibre)?

Kurerutsa Mutauro

• Mbariro dzinosungwa nemajereveza amakavi: purlins are tied with strips of bark fibre.
• Chitseketo (Instrument for stripping bark off trees).

Tsumo

• Nzara makavi inosvuurwa. Hunger is like fibre; it can be removed.
• Kungwara kukosha ngoyi. To be wise is to prepare strings (for a woven bag).

Mitauro yeAfrika

• Baila vanoti lozhi (cord, string) kureva rwodzi. VaTonga vanoti lozi kana luozi (n. bark string) kureva rwodzi.
• Kirundi inoti umugozi (string, rope) kureva rwodzi. VaRundi ingoyi (chain, rope) kureva cheni kana tambo. Tsuvadi inoti haa'ĩ (n. leather string) kureva tambo yedehwe.
• VaFwe vanoti rozi (rope) zvichireva tambo. MaZulu vanoti xebu kana xephu (ideophone. of stripping, peeling, tearing off) inyaudzosingwi inodudza kuzvebura?
• MaZulu vanoti xebuka kana xephuka (Peel off, come off in strips) - zvichida vanoreva kuzvebuka. Mamwe mazwi: xebula kana xephula (Strip off, peel off, tear off) kureva kuzvebura.
• VaKwere vanoti lugozi (n. rope) zvichireva tambo. Kinande vanoti erihonola (n. remove the crust on a wound) kukwatanura chironda.