• Gurupira (1. Be helped, 2. Rely on).
• -gurupidza (Relieve, help, be useful to) apa kureva kubatsira.
• gurupi kana yamu (ideophone of Relieving; 2. of Consoling).

Kurerutsa Mutauro

• Ndinogurupira Mutsawashe: I look to Mutsawashe for help or I depend on Mutsawashe.
• Ndinogurupira nemari: I am saved expense (by someone else paying).
• Tongai akandigurupidza: Tongai came to my help.

Zvichida mazwi ari pano anotodzana nerinoti gurupira anokwanisa kuturikira chinonzi Social Welfare kuEnglish? Zvakadii tikati Gurupidzo reNzanga, Gurupiro reNzanga kana Gurupidza Nzanga?

Mitauro yeBantu

• Chewa inoti chikhulupililo (trust, belief or faith). Mamwe mazwi: kukhulupilila (to trust, to believe, to hope ,to expect, to hope for, faith).
• VaYao vanoti chikulupi (n. faith) kureva ruvimbo. Chewa inoti wokhulupirika (trustworthy).
• Nyungwe inoti cikhulupiro (hope) kureva tariro. Mamwe mazwi: -khulupira (have hope, place hope in) kureva kuva netariro.
• Digo inoti kulupira (to trust, to depend on) kureva kugurupira. Mamwe mazwi: kulupiro (hope, faith, dependence) kureva gurupiro.
• MaZulu vanoti intokozo (n. welfare). VaVenda vanoti vhulondavhathu (n. welfare).
• Nyanja vanoti kukulupila (trust; expect; hope in; look for; hope for; expect a person; be in need of; be pleased with a special thing; hold to a thing; look carefully at; take care of).