assagai vs lance

assagai and lance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assagai	Yes	No	No	No
lance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lance is a hypernym of assagai; that is, lance is a word with a broader meaning than assagai:

Other hypernyms of assagai include shaft, spear.

assagai (noun)	lance (noun)
the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa	a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
	an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
	a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

assagai (verb)	lance (verb)
	open by piercing with a lancet
	pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
	move quickly, as if by cutting one's way