Murimo (Labour, employment, function, duty, occupation) zvinoreva basa raunoshanda, zvichisanganisira basa rinobhadharwa.

• Chewa vanoti mirimo (work, business, duty). Lenje vanoti muweleko (n. work, labour) kureva mushando.
• Kirundi neKinyarwanda vanoti umurimo (action, business, task, occupation) vachireva mushando.
• Luwanga, Lugungu, Lenje neTonga vanoti mulimo (labour, work, piece of work; job, duty, occupation).
• Luganda vanoti omulimo (n. job, duty, exercise). Lubwisi vanoti mukolele (n function - purpose).
• VaYao vanoti kutenda (to do). Kutendela (to do anything to another). Chitendo kana matendo pahuwandu (action).