Tiri pakuvakwa kwemba Hwaro (Foundation in English) ndipo panotangirwa kuvakwa imba pachitanga kuwarikwa zvidhinha.

• Hwaro kana bwaro (Raised floor of granary or of similar building).
• VaChewa vanoti tsinde (the base, heavy end).

• Mururimi rweLuwanga vanoti mulwalo (adv. underneath; below; mulwalo we imesa 'under the table').