Husiku
Husiku (Night in English) inguva yokunge zuva ranyura kunze kwava nerima. Kana kusina makore nyenyedzi dzinoonekwa nguva iyoyi uye mwedzi unokwanisa kuonekwa zvakare.
Kurerutsa Mutauro
[chinjirudza | chinjirudza mabviro]- Nyaya inonzi husiku huviri inotaurwa nhoroondo yemusi uyo zuva rakadzikatidzwa nemwedzi kwakava nerima zuva richiri pakurova nhongonya.
- Tichavatako masiku maviri: We shall sleep there two nights.
- Kusvipirwa (to be benighted; still on a task or journey after dusk) zvinoreva kudokerwa nezuva uchiri kushanda kana kuti uri parwendo.
Tsumo
[chinjirudza | chinjirudza mabviro]- Zuva rina meso, deko rine nzeve.
- Chiverevere ndechousiku chamasikati vazhinji vangouya. Secret is that which occurs at night; for that which occurs by day people will come.
Mitauro yeBantu
[chinjirudza | chinjirudza mabviro]- VaZigula vanoti chiro (n. night) kureva husiku. VaSena vanoti masiku (night, evening) vachireva husiku.
- VaWanga vanoti eshiro (night, evening) vachireva husiku. VaHaya vanoti omukiro kana omukilo (night) vachireva husiku.
- VaMaconde vanoti chilo kana uhiku (night) kureva chiro kana husiku. VaNyungwe vanoti mawulo (evening) kureva mauro.
- VaYao vanoti chilo (night) kureva husiku. VaShambala vanoti kilo (n. night) kureva husiku.
- Kimbundu vanoti usuku (ignorance; obscurity; night). Sokuti: Mfana uya husiku hwega-hwega; haana chanoziva. Kimbundu vanoti -sungila (visit at night).