Kupanga mazano (to advise; to make a plan) zvinoreva kubatsira nemazano kuti zviri kukurukurwa zvijeke apa mazano achipangwa nechinangwa chokuti zvirongwa zvitwe nenzira yakanaka - zvitwe nemazvo.

Munhu anopanga mazano anonzi chipanga mazano kana mupangi. Pahuwandu vanonzi ana chipanga mazano kana vapangi.

• Bangano, banganwa kana mapanganwa (1. Plot, 2. Concerted plan) apa kureva mhangwa.
• Mano (plans; devices; schemes).
• Kutanda mano kana kuruka mano (to plan).

• Chiri mumusakasaka chinozvinzwira. (People take advice that pertains to their individual needs in group settings).
• Mazano marairanwa zanondoga akasiya gumbeze mumasese. Advice must be mutual; Mr. Know-all burnt the blanket at a beer party.
• Mano marayiranwa zanondoga wakapisa jira mumasese. Advice must be mutual; Mr. Know-all burnt the blanket at the beer party.
• Zano vaviri zanondoga akatsvira mudumba.
• Kushaya mano kwomusikana kukungira sadza chibhakira. It is unwise for a 'girl to threaten to fight sadza with her fist.
• Kuzengurira izwi romukuru kuramba mhangwa. To shun an elder's word is to refuse advice.
• Rambakudzihwa akazoonekwa neropa kudonha. One who refused advice was (later) seen bleeding.

• Chinamano naManomano mazita emhuri.

• VaChewa, VaYao VaGanda neVaLenje vanoti kupanga (build; to make do; fabricate, create, to devise, to set up; to pile; to assemble) kureva kuvaka kana kuwumba.
• VaGwere vanoti kupanga (v. arrange, organise, align, queue or line up; put such that in a certain order or arrangement).
• VaYao vanoti upanganye (method of doing a thing). Banyambo vanoti emipango (n. Plans).
• Herero vanoti panga (make, used of constructive work, construct, put together, build, contrive, Join, fix, stick, fasten together).
• VaZigula neVaDigo vanoti kupanga (v. divide; distribute; separate; arrange in order; plan; planning).
• VaDigo vanoti mpango (a plan, arrangement). VaBukusu vanoti kúmúpáango (n. plan, intent).
• VaSwahili vanoti panga (1. put in order, line up, set up, arrange; 2. fig., liter.: compose, write (a book, poem). 3. form, conclude. 3. classify, organize).
• VaChewa vanoti kupanga njeru (to take counsel, tot make up one's mind). VaLenje vanoti mano (sense, intelligence, reason, wisdom, cleverness, knowledge).
• Lubwisi vanoti kupanga (v. arrange in categories or in order).