Waya womata, womwe umadziwikanso kuti waya wometera, ndi mtundu wa waya wachitsulo womangidwa ndi m'mbali lakuthwa kapena malo omwe amakonzedwa munthawi yazingwe. Amagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga mipanda yotsika mtengo ndipo imagwiritsidwa ntchito pamakoma ozungulira malo otetezedwa. Ndichinthu chofunikira kwambiri pamakoma azankhondo (ngati chopinga cha waya).
Munthu kapena nyama yomwe ikuyesera kudutsa kapena kudutsa waya waminga imavutika ndipo mwina imavulala (izi ndizowona makamaka ngati mpanda ulinso wamagetsi). Kuchinga kwa waya womata kumangofunika mipanda, waya, ndi zida zokonzera monga chakudya. Ndiosavuta kupanga ndikufulumira kukhazikitsa, ngakhale ndi munthu wosadziwa.