Matongo sezita
Matongo izita rinowanikwa muZimbabwe, Botswana neZambia.
- Vanhu vane zita iri: Isaac Matongo; Nyasha Matongo; Brian Matongo; Lenon Matongo.
- Mazita ari pedyo: Chitongo, Madongo, Katonga; Chitonga.
- Chirevo - Rooranai vematongo.
Mitauro yeBantu
[chinjirudza | chinjirudza mabviro]Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mime mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Pane tarisiro yekuti mitauro yeAfrika inotodzana mazwi.
- VaIkizu vanoti ritongo (n. deserted place) kureva dongo. Luganda vanoti amatongo (desolate).
- VaLenje vanoti matongo (site of abandoned village or camp, garden etc) kureva dongo kana musasa wakare.
- Zigula vanoti dongo (n. crowd; multitude). Mamwe mazwi: kudongana (v. to follow one another).
- VaKabwa vanoti eritongo (n. deserted place) kureva dongo.
- VaNande vanoti amathongo (abandoned village; ruined dwellings) kureva dongo. VaYao vanoti masame (deserted village) kureva dongo.
- VaTonga vanoti citongo, itongo, litongo kana matongo (deserted village) kureva dongo.