ekitala, olupanka.

a- (ka/bu) crossword puzzle. cf. sisinkana.

e- (ki/bi) sheath for a sword or dagger; shoe, boot.

e- (ki/bi) sword.

mpanze) v.tr. fit in, install, insert (e.g., a handle, a pole in the ground, bullets in a gun), ekitala ekiwange, a sword in its scabbard, a sheathed sword. Amadirisa tegannawangibwamu. The windows had not yet been installed.

v.tr. spear to death; pierce with a spear or sword.

o- (mu/mi) tip; blade (of a sword, knife, etc.). omasa gw'ekitala, the blade of a sword.