Mapatya

Shoko rokuti mapatya rinoreva vana vaviri vakazvarwa zuva rimwechete naamai vamwechete. Nokumwe kutaura vanonzi manyaviri, manyambiri kana maambi. Mapatya vanokwanisa kunge vakafana kana vasina kufanana. Kana ari mumwe wemapatya anonzi batya kana manga.

Mamwe Mazwi

• Maviri kana mavambi (twins).
• Manga (One of twins).
• Mamanga kana vamanga (twins).

Mitauro yeBantu

• Vatauri veNyungwe vanoti maphasa (n. twins) kureva mapatya.
• VaChewa neVaNgala vanoti mapasa (twins), kureva mapatya.
• VaMakua vanoti mavata (twins), kureva mapatya, kana ari mumwe voti navata.
• VaLugungu vanoti Nyakato (name of a female twin).
• VaLugungu vanoti mahasa (twins) kureva mapatya.
• VaKongo vanoti nximba (n. The firstborn of twins).
• VaKongo vanoti nzuji (n. The second born of twins).
• VaGanda vanoti mlongo (twin) kureva batya.