Nyota

Nyota ihavi yokuda kunwa mvura kana zvimwe zvinonwiwa. Nyota inokonzerwa nokushomeka kwemvura mumuviri kana kuvepo kwezvinhu zvakadai semunyu zvinokonzera kuti munhu ade kunwa mvura.

Kamhutu kana kudzvutura (to sip, to take a sip) kutaura kunwa zvishomane.

Mamwe mazwi

Dope kana matope (muddy water; mud).
Yatsika dope yanwa.

Mitauro yeBantu

VaFwe vanoti nyota (thirst) kureva nyota.
Yao vanoti njota (thirst) kureva nyota. Kikuyu vanoti kunyota (v. to thirst) kureva kuva nenyota.
Kirundu vanoti kunyoterwa (to be thirsty) vachireva kuva nenyota. Mamwe mazwi: kunyotera (to make thirsty).