Chiga
Chiga (Mark, sign brand. 2. Slogan. 3. Charge in court case. 4. Principle, 5. badge).
- Chisana (An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism) apa kureva tsumo kana zviga.
- Chiga (very short or shallow thing).
Kurerutsa Mutauro
[chinjirudza | chinjirudza mabviro]- Kwakatemwa chiga namambo kuti vose vamuvakire nhumba: it was determined by the chief that all the people should build a house for him.
- Ichi ndicho chiga chemhosva yake: this is the crime of which he is accused.
Mitauro yeAfrika
[chinjirudza | chinjirudza mabviro]- MaZulu vanoti isiga kana iziga (Event which marks an epoch, unaccountable event or performance) kureva chiga.
- MaZulu vanoti isiga kana iziga (Habit or manner of life, daily conduct and customs) kureva chiga. Tsuvadi inoti ciga (love, want, desire, like).
- MaZulu vanoti isiga (Suggestive name, nickname appraising some quality or peculiarity; special peculiarity). Mamwe mazwi: ukumqamba isiga (to give him a nickname).
- MaZulu vanoti Akunyawo lungenasiga (There is no foot without its peculiarity). Waalii vanoti 'lugu (n. maxim - principle or rule of conduct; metaphor).
- MaZulu vanoti Yeka izwe elineziga! (What a country for strange customs and manners!) kureva nyika iyi ine zviga zvayo!.