Waya wamingaminga ndi mpanda womwe umagwiritsidwa ntchito poteteza ndi chitetezo, womwe umapangidwa ndi waya wakuthwa kapena waya waminga, ndipo nthawi zambiri umagwiritsidwa ntchito kuteteza malo ofunikira monga nyumba, mafakitale, ndende, malo ankhondo, ndi mabungwe aboma.
Cholinga chachikulu cha mpanda wa mawaya a minga ndi kuletsa olowa kuti asadutse mpanda kupita kumalo otetezedwa, komanso kutsekereza nyama. Mawaya aminga nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi mawonekedwe a kutalika, kulimba, kulimba, komanso kuvutikira kukwera, ndipo ndi malo otetezera chitetezo.