Isihlahla sikakhukhunathi esilingisiwe siwumkhiqizo wesitshalo ofanisiwe oklanywe futhi wakhiqizwa kusetshenziswa izinto ezilingiswa kakhulu nezinobungani bemvelo ukulingisa uhlobo lwemvelo lwezihlahla zikakhukhunathi. Isetshenziselwa ukunxephezela imikhawulo yezihlahla zikakhukhunathi ezingabukwa kuphela ezindaweni ezishisayo ezisezingeni eliphansi. Kunezinhlobo eziningi zezihlahla zikakhukhunathi ezilingisiwe: ukhukhunathi omkhulu, ukhukhunathi wenduku, ukhukhunathi we-betel nut, i-betel nut mbumbulu, isihlahla sikakhukhunathi wegobolondo likakhukhunathi, ukhukhunathi ojwayelekile, njll.
Izihlahla zikakhukhunathi zikhula ezindaweni ezishisayo, cishe eziqhingini noma ogwini. Isibhakabhaka esiluhlaza, ulwandle olucwebile, nezihlahla zikakhukhunathi ziba indawo eyingqayizivele yolwandle olushisayo. Izihlahla zikakhukhunathi zigoba phambi komoya, zenza umsindo okhencezayo. Ukukhanya kwenyanga kwezihlahla zikakhukhunathi kuba mnyama kancane kancane ekushoneni kwelanga, kunikeze abantu umbono omuhle.
Yeka indawo enhle, izakhamuzi zesimanje ezilangazelela ukuba kuyo. Nokho, indawo yokukhula kwezihlahla zikakhukhunathi ilinganiselwe. Nokho, izihlahla zikakhukhunathi zokwenziwa zingahlangabezana nezidingo zabantu ezihlukahlukene zokunambitheka kwezindawo ezishisayo.