Amafuthuthu
Uhlobo lwamafu
Amafuthuthu angamafu asezingeni eliphansi aziwa ngobuhalalazi obuvundlile nesisekelo esisimo sinye, ngokuphambene namafu achadalukayo noma amafufu akhiwa umshiso okhuphukayo . Igama elithi amafuthuthu lichaza amafu ayisicaba, ansundu, angenalwangu ezindaweni eziphakeme eziphansi nahluka ngombala ukusuka kompunga kuy komhlophe. . Amafuthuthu angase akhiqize ukukhiza okuncane noma inani elincane leqhwa . Lawa mafu empeleni ayinkungu engaphezulu komhlaba eyakhiwe ngokukhuphuka kwenkungu yasekuseni noma ngokudikiza komoya obandayo ezindaweni eziphansi. Abanye babiza la mafu ngokuthi "inkungu ephezulu" ngesimo sawo esifana nenkungu.