Maconde

Maconde mutauro unowanikwa kuZambia uri muboka remitauro yeBantu.

Mazwi Anotodzana

• VaMaconde vanoti imbeyu (seed); VaShona vanoti mbeu.
• VaMaconde vanoti kuheka (to laugh); VaShona vanoti kuseka.
• VaMaconde vanoti kuhaya (v. grind) vachireva kugaya.
• VaMaconde vanoti cihundo (knot); VaShona vanoti chifundo.
• VaMaconde vanoti kuhwa (to die); VaShona vanoti kufa.
• VaMaconde vanoti chilonda (wound); VaShona vanoti chironda.
• Mwana (Child) ndizvo zvimwechete kuMaconde nekuShona.
• VaMaconde vanoti chikota (sweet millet stalk); VaShona vanoti ipwa.
• VaMaconde vanoti chilambo (land, area, country); VaShona vanoti chirambo.
• VaMaconde vanoti chilo kana uhiku (night); VaShona vanoti chiro kana usiku.
• VaMaconde vanoti chipala (smithy, place where forge is located). Zvichida izwi iri rinotodzana nezita rinonzi Chipara.
• VaMaconde vanoti chinu kana vinu (thing/things); VaShona vanoti chinhu kana zvinhu.
• VaMaconde vanoti kuchitika (to jump down); VaShona vanoti kujitika.
• VaMaconde vanoti chitututu (motorcycle); VaShona vanoti Mudhudhudhu.
• VaMaconde vanoti chitongo kana chivolo (penis).
• VaMaconde vanoti chilonda (sore, ulcer, wound); VaShona vanoti chironda.
• VaMaconde vanoti kuhwika kana kukomola (arrive); VaShona vanoti kusvika.
• VaMaconde vanoti kuhunga (tie, fasten, fix) vachireva kusunga.
• VaMaconde vanoti kuteleka (v. cook) vachireva kubika.
• VaMaconde vanoti imbai, kana umbai kana ambai (bee) kureva nyuchi. Ambayi izita remhuri.
• VaMaconde vanoti imande (grasshopper); VaShona vanoti mhashu.
• VaMaconde vanoti imbula (rain) kureva kunaya kwemvura.
• VaMaconde vanoti inambili kana anambili (partridge); VaShona vanoti chikwari. Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokuti Mbiri?
• VaMaconde vanoti indila (path, road); VaShona vanoti nzira.
• VaMaconde vanoti indonga (heavy stick, cudgel) kureva ndonga.
• VaMaconde vanoti indege (aeroplane) kureva ndege.
• VaMaconde vanoti induva (flower) kureva ruva.
• VaMaconde vanoti ing'ombe (cow) kureva mombe.
• VaMaconde vanoti inguluve (pig) kureva nguruve.

Mamwe Mazwi

• VaMaconde vanoti ing'unde (bean) kureva kunaya bhinzi.
• VaMaconde vanoti inguo (clothing) kureva zvipfeko.
• VaMaconde vanoti ing'wapa (armpit) kureva hapwa.