Nzeve

Nzeve (ear) inhengo iri mumusoro wemunhu kana pane dzimwe mhuka inoita basa rekunzwa. Nzeve yakaumbwa nenzira yokuti igone kutapa masaisai ezvinorira. Vatauri veChiManyika vanoti itwi kureva nzeve; pahuwandu voti matwi.

Mukati menzeve munoita mafunzi anobudamo.

• Chikamu chenzeve chinoonekwa kunze chinonzi chiteteko.
• Munhu akaremara zvekusakwanisa kunzwa munzeve anonzi matsi kana burunzeve; munhu wacho ane umatsi.

Mamwe Mazwi

• Bengwa (ideophone of Listening intently).
• Kupingura (to hear) izwi reChiNdau rinoreva kunzwa. Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Mapingure?

Zvirevo

• Akuruma nzeve ndewako.
• Zvinozipa zvinotanga nzeve kudzivira. Sweet delicacies begin by blocking the ears.

Mitauro yeBantu

• VaNyungwe vanoti khutu kana makutu pakuwanda (ear) kureva nzeve.
• VaKikuyu vanoti gutu kana magutu pakuwanda (ear) kureva nzeve.
• VaFwe vanoti kutwi (ear) kureva nzeve.
• Vanotaura Kikongo vanoti wa (hear, hearing).
• VaMambwe vanoti -teya matwi (n. to give ear to, listen) kureva kuteya nzeve.