Ainihin mitar tana nufin mafi ƙanƙanta mitar tsarin motsi na lokaci-lokaci, kamar igiyar sauti ko igiyar girgiza. Ana kuma kiransa farkon jituwa ko sautin asali. Mahimman mitar ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun sautin sauti kuma shine tushen jigon jigo wanda ke samar da juzu'i da jituwa. A cikin magana, mahimmancin mita yana da alaƙa da tsinkayen sautin muryar kuma yana da mahimmancin siffa don bambance tsakanin masu magana daban-daban da kuma motsin rai daban-daban.