Jira (cloth in English) zvinoreva chiro chakarukwa nedonje kana dzimwe mhando dzeshinda. Machira anoshandiswa kusona hembe uye kugadzira zvimwe zvishongo zvnishandiswa mudzimba.

• Muruko kana nduko (fabric)

• Kupfumanidza kana kupfuma (make a seam). Mupfumanidzo (seam, noun).

• Dzindadzi kana madzindadzi (Piece of cloth no longer of any use) apa kureva chichira, jindadzi kana karenga.
• Rukangadza (linen) izwi reChiNdau rinotaura mhando yejira yarehwa kuEnglish.

• Kinyarwanda vanoti umwenda (cloth, clothing) kureva jira.
• Sangho vanoti bongo (n. cloth, fabric, textile, garment) kureva jira kana nguo.
• Giryama vanoti mufumo (n. seam) kureva musono.
• Xitsonga vanoti ceka (n. fabric) kureva jira.