Chitaka kana chiropa (Liver in English) inhengo yakakosha yemuviri inowanikwa pamhuka dzine muzongoza nedziwewo ndudzi dzemhuka. Nhengo iyi inemabasa akawanda anosanganisira:

• Kubvisa tsvina inenge yakatakurwa neropa kubva mumuviri.
• Kuumba protein.
• Kugadzira mishonga inodikanwa pakuwotesa chikafu.

Chitaka chinotodiwa kuti munhu ararame, pari zvino hakuna nzira yokutsiva kusavepo kwechitaka kwenguva yakareba. Kusukwa kweropa muChipatara kunochenesa ropa kwenguva pfupi.

Mamwe Mazwi

• Chitaka (Strong material) vachireva nhumbi yakasimba.

Mitauro yeBantu

• Nyungwe inoti ciropa (liver) kureva chitaka.
• Luwanga inoti eshitakhalira (liver) kureva chitaka.
• Luganda inoti ekitaka (n. brown. The liver is reddish-brown in colour) kureva bhurauni.
• Runyambo inoti citaka (adj. brown) kureva brauni.