Chipande (Blade, first leaf at germination) apa kureva shizha rinotanga kumera kubva muvhu - semuenzaniso panomera chibage. Chipande (Nhova) apa kureva nhova yemwana - iya nhengo yemusoro inodhebvenyeka panozvarwa mwana. Chipande ndicho chinotanga kuonekwa panobuda mwana achizvarwa. VaKongo vanoti kubanda (to begin, to start) kureva kutanga. Fananidzai nezwi rokuti chipande. Vatauri veKinyarwanda vanoti kubanza (to do first). Vatauri veKinyarwanda vanoti kubanzirira (to precede). VaLubwisi vanoti kubanja (begin, establish), kureva kuvamba chinhu. VaDigo vanoti mwandzo (first) vachireva pokutanga.