Complex sentence: This weapon was known as the iklwa or ixwa--for the sound that was heard as it was withdrawn from the victim's wound--and was used as a stabbing weapon during mêlée attacks.
Split into simpler sentences: This weapon was known as the iklwa or ixwa, for it was the sound that was heard as it was withdrawn from the victim's wound. It was used as a stabbing weapon during mêlée attacks.