Amai (Chingezi: mother)mai,mhai kanamhamha zvinoreva mukadzi akakutakura munhumbu, akazokuzvara.
Mukutaura kweChiShona shoko rokuti Amai rinozoshandiswazve kutaura vakoma nevanin'ina vaAmai vakakuzvara. Vose ndivanaAmai. Rimwe izwi rinoreva amai nderekutinyina - ndiro riripo patsumo inoti:mbudzi kudya mufenje hufananyina.
Senzira yokuremekedza imwe nguva ChiShona chinodaidza madzimai ari pazera rokunge vakaroorwa kuti amai kana kutiambhuya.
- Manyenye (strong maternal protective urge) svichireva moyo waamai wakasimba pakudzivirira vane.
- Mapanze kanamabvumwa (quickness of human growth). Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokutiMapanzure.
- Kutimura (to tie child on back) zvichireva kubereka mwana kumusana. Zvichida ndipo panobva zita rokutiTimuri kanaMutimuri??
- Mai musuva usingasehwi mumuto.
- Nhamo inhamo amai havaroodzwi.
- Kusina amai hakuendwe.
- Chitanduro ndaamai, mugoti unopihwa anyerere: (kuchiturikirwa competent judge is mother, the stirring stick is given to the quiet one)
- Amai vanodzvemeredza vana nababa: a mother sees to it that her children become inseparably united to their father.
- Chinozipa chinoregwa zamu ramai takarirega. Whatever is delicious is to be left since we gave up our mother's breast.
- Zvikoni-zvikoni amai havaroodzwi. Impossible things are impossible things; a mother cannot be forced to marry.
- Charamba-charamba, pfuma yamai haikanirwi. What has failed has failed; the mother's wealth cannot be fought for.
- Kukwira inyore kuburuka kudana mai. It is easy to climb but descending (will cause one) to call for his mother.
- Mwana kuberekwa vaviri, mugota hamuchemi kacheche. (Some things cannot be done by one person alone, like conceiving a child).
