Muchenje

Muchenje kapuka kanenge svosve. Muchenje unovaka imba yawo nevhu kuita churu. Muchenje tusikwa tunogarobisha: ants are little creatures that are always busy.

Mamwe mazwi anoreva muchenje ndeaya: mushwati kana mutswa. Nyamutswa rikagova zita remhuri.

Mipanda yeMuchenje

Majuru kana juru (the soldiers, solider termite).
Muchenje (the workers).
Ishwa (flying ones on nuptial night).
Magurumbwe kana gurumbwe (a small species making small, domelike mounds).
Mai reshwa kana gonye reshwa (the queen).
Mutate (those found exploring earthen tunnels in houses).

Mamwe Mazwi

Churu, chidzere kana,

Chitsope (small dome-like ant-hills whose earth is specially good for floors).
Hwiringwindi (Large entrance to termite nest). Akawira muhwiringwindi yegomba: he fell into a big termite hole.

Mitauro yeBantu

Mazwi okuti nswa kana muswa (white ants) anotaurwa mururimi rweLunda neLenje kureva mutswa.
Izwi rokuti chulu (anthill) ariotaurwa mururimi rweLenje.

Tsumo

Jenje kunyangata izvo kuruma harigoni. The large soldier termite makes (threatening) sounds but it is unable to bite.