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838 Kiribati words

a him, her, it, a suffix pronoun following an active…
aai four, in counting hardware, furniture, chests, barrels,…
aba four, in counting leafves.
ababa inherit as land.
ababaki great, large, tall, famous.
abaiang an island of the group situated in the north, discovered by…
abakaei great, large, much.
abakati halfcaste, European or Chinese (mixed race) (ENG).
abaki size, dimension.
abamakoro island.
abana hold or possess as land.
abaoti abode of spirits.
abari slimy, soft marine animal, clinging to the rocks on the…
abariringa Canton Is. an island of the Phoenix Group, formerly used as…
abarunga assembly, crowd.
abataningo far away, distant in space.
abatao low lying land, often submerged.
abatati steep cliff, sloping country, far to the south, land of…
abatera aba tera? what country? unknown country.
abatiku place of sojourn, refuge.
abatoa large country, the first to be created by Na Areau (myth.).
abea fish bait.
abeana to use as bait, to choose a certain bait.
abebete very light.
abein covered basket.
abemama Hopper Island, situated in the centre of the Gilbert Group.…
abetara half-dollarr, 50 cents (ENG).
abete very light, used only in the negative and in fig. sense.
abi harp (ENG).
abina to prepare either in thought, word, or action, to make a…
abinoa Nei Abinoa: a female spirit.
abiti hops (ENG).
abo fish-line attached to a rod.
aboabo sort, kind, style, character.
aboaboka frequentative of aboka.
aboabonaomata of a humane character.
aboabonran inhospitablee, not humane.
aboka begin, commence.
abora apple (ENG).
abotoro Apostle (ENG).
abu a:-bua.
abua strong probability or likelyihood.
abuabu scooping up.
abuabuta frequentative of abuta.
abubua four hundred.
abue moderately warm, more than lukewarm.
abuta take up a handful.
abwi forty.
ae who, which.
aea four million.
aeae crawl.
aeaea tow, drag.
aeaeka frequentative of aeka.
aeaena frequentative of aena crawl to.
aeaerake frequentative of aerake.
aebai lay or place the hand upon a person.
aei this.
aeka take as food from the fire.
aekaki kind, species, etc.
aena crawl to.
aeng! a eng (probably).
aera what... doing?
aerake go ashore.
aerakea form of aerake: to go towards the shore or land...
aero comb of a fowl.
aerona prepare for a fire in an oven.
aeto rise up straight as smoke.
aetorake to go up straight, grow straight, vertically (smoke in fine…
ai flint lock musket.
ai baba idiot.
ai(i) Birgus latro.
aia firewoodd.
aiabu Nei Aiabu, Naiabu: the Milky Way.
aiai timbers or ribs of a craft.
aiaia frequentative of aia.
aiaita frequentative of aita haul in as a line.
aiaki south.
aibaba hauling in as a mainsheet.
aibai aibaia. to pull, pull away.
aiben hyphen (ENG).
aibike changing of sandbanks by waves or current.
aibiko excited and moving about.
aibikobiko frequentative of aibiko.
aibong Nei Aibong: a female spirit or ogress of the northern…
aibuaka run unfavorabley as a current.
aibwea glow of the sky at dawn or sunset (is also said of the…
aiei here.
aieta coconut at a certain stage of ripeness (the kernel is hard…
aiewe exchanged by mistake as two umbrellas.
aiina hyena (ENG).
aika who, which.
aikai these.
aikan near.
aikoa expr. (gives negative sense to verbs).
aikoriri Te Aikoriri: a star.
aima to make a fish trap of stones.
aimaka fire for baking or broiling, well kindled and burning…
aimama rising of full moon.
aimauna distant object, visible only at times as an island…
aine female, woman.
ainen ainen te.... reproductive organs of female.
ainenuma marryy>ied woman.
ainga give heed or attention.
aingnga shine brightly upon so as to wilt.
ainikai squeaking of the branches of a tree in the wind, caused by…
ainiku ocean side of a coral island.
ainoko flowing slowly (as oil, molasses) in thin streams or…
aintoa powerful, of great muscular strength.
aio here.
aionauti to fish for flying fish with rod and line.
aioro to clash, bump one another, exchange blows, collide.
aiota early morning twilight.
aira ocean current.
airake current flowing eastward.
airaoi favorable current.
airerua airi rua: to go with or by error.
airi go together or in company.
airio current to the westward.
airiri frequentative of airi.
airo evening twilight.
airoro pandanus fruit.
airua exchanged by mistake.
aita draw or haul in.
aitai magnifying glass (lit. attract the sun).
aitao ai-tao or ai-toa.
aitara to face, vis a vis, to be opposite.
aitariman delightful friendship, fraternity.
aitatarika thanks, thanks for a courtesy (an antique word, little…
aitau timely, expedient, nearly time, etc.
aiti ice (ENG).
aitin iodine. (ENG).
aitoa aitoa ma... to be, as it were, the partner of...
aiuau delerious.
aiwa move about restlessly.
aiwae construction of scaffold.
aiwaea prepare and erect the frame of a house.
aiwau be in a dying condition, <die>, dying, expireing.
aiwere ivory (ENG).
aka before names of special canoes, maneaba, etc. Akamatang,…
akai four, in counting trees, fishhooks, and sections of land.
akaka particular, precise.
akakana to treat with care, do with taste, care, art, interest.
akana who, which.
akanera Archangel.
akaniman a professional, qualified worker.
akanne those near by.
akanta acantha [thorny shrub] (ENG).
akare have regard or interest, care.
akarewe slightly sweet.
akato large extent of beach.
akawa to fish.
ake plural of are, who, which yonder.
akea remove bones from a fish or fowl.
akeang syn. of akea.
akeia to call attention and give the signal to start the ruoia.
akeke
akekei those yonder.
akete agate (ENG).
aketia acacia [shrub] (ENG).
aki not.
akiaki Sterna sumatrana sumatrana.
akikanteaba much, many, great, numerous.
akinna to take care of, to look after.
akiti axis (ENG).
ako behave well.
akoa treat kindly.
akoako work neatly and tid<y>ily.
akoi grace, favor, kind treatment.
akona
akonga no longer tight, loose, worn, not strong.
akora four baskets.
akota nut (HEB).
aku the back, the back portion.
akua to turn the back on, to turn away from, to ignore or…
akuna to have behind one, behind one's back leaning against.
akuri four hundred thousand.
am thy, your in the singular.
ama hammer (ENG).
amaea hammer (ENG).
amakai coconut in its sixth stage of growth.
aman four, in counting persons and animals.
amarake food.
amariri slightly cold, beginning to cool.
amata not sufficiently cooked, rare.
amataroro very slightly cooked.
amauna vanishing, indistinct, nearly disappeared.
ambo leaf red through age.
amene amen (HEB).
ametuteto amethyst (GR).
ami your, in the plural.
amo stick for carrying a burden on the shoulder, a yoke.
amoa carry on a stick on the shoulder.
amoamo frequentative of amo.
amoamoa frequentative of amoa.
amoimoto coconut a little riper than moimoto, nearly aieta.
amomum amomum [aromatic plant] (ENG).
amon almond (ENG).
amori fish.
amoro a plant. <also a goober? gwg>.
amotu carrying on an amo a heavy load.
amotua carry on an amo a heavy load.
amoua carry a burden on the shoulder on a stick.
amwi full bunch or cluster.
an to names of species of pandanus.
an te mai core of bread fruit (non edible).
ana his, her, its.
anabai pandanus fruit.
anabanaba pandanus fruit.
anabanabanuotaea pandanus fruit.
anai subtraction.
anaibung a feast on the occasion of breaking off an engagement or…
anan bail out.
anana frequentative of ana take.
ananau long.
ananea obey, heed.
ananga probably (used as an auxilliary verb).
anangaea desire so much as to seek ways and means for obtaining.
anaororo fish.
anara name derived, analogous, origin root of name or word.
anaroro anaororo (k).
anatababa fish.
anau length.
anaukaei very long.
ane who, that, which, whosoever.
anea bait thrown out to allure fish.
aneane gather coconut from a tree.
aneanea to treat with care.
aneang mast.
aneibati pandanus fruit.
aneirika pandanus fruit.
aneitoka pandanus fruit.
aneka do well.
aneke sliver.
anekina e aki anekina, aki aneka.
anena foreign land, land not one's own.
anene song, hymn.
anenea sing of, sing as a hymn.
anera angel (ENG).
anetaba coral.
anetautebe coral.
aneto anise (ENG).
ang wind, air.
ang kau slight wind with calm between gusts.
anga shoulder.
anga ra to come on the wrong side, to be badly placed, be…
anga raoi convenient, handy, on the right side, in the right way,…
angabai make a contribution.
angabaia pass a load from hand to hand.
angabaibuaka to insult by rude words.
angabe ill behaved.
angabuaka inconvenient.
angabuki lie butt to butt, as two logs.
angakarea offering, donation, alms, present, sacrifice, oblation.
angaku stand back to back.
angama timid, fearful, confused, embarrassed.
angamaing left handed.
angamaran slippery, sloping, slippy.
angamate flying a little to one side as a kite.
angamatoa strong shouldered, strong, stalwart (said mostly of the…
angana anganai? anganiko, anganna, angan: give me... you..., etc.
angang windy.
anganga frequentative of anga.
anganimate liable to be killed, as one belonging to a defeated tribe.
angara axe, hatchet.
angatai right side.
angaua ambidextrous person.
angaun forty.
angi great many.
angiangita frequentative of angita.
angibue warm.
angineuo cowardly.
anginou wind like nou (stationary fish), gentle wind.
angita fortify, as the mind or will, brace up.
angita angiangita to give energy to) to animate, stimulate, excite, encourage.
angitaba contrary wind, opposing, impeding...
angitaban cowardly.
angitanaboabo liable to calm streaks as a section in the lee of coconut…
angitannene coming in puffs from various quarters, as the wind.
angitataban frequentative of angitaban.
angitaururu strong wind, violent wind.
angitoi giddiness, dizziness, shock.
angka anchor.
angkau very moderate as a breeze.
ango tree.
angoa cleanse the inner ear with a small object.
angobo broken wind.
anian onion (ENG).
anibai armpit.
anibana low voice or tone.
anibanakoi pandanus fruit.
anibange to be subordinate.
anibebete pandanus fruit.
anibiri anvil (ENG).
anibongibong pandanus fruit.
anikabai pandanus fruit.
anikaboka pandanus fruit.
anikai underwood.
anikaierua pandanus fruit.
anikainga under the dwellings.
anikairinano pandanus fruit.
anikarau darkness preceding the fall of rain.
anikarawaiti pandanus fruit.
anikateuea pandanus fruit.
anikintawa pandanus fruit.
anikitoko pandanus fruit.
anikomori pandanus fruit.
anikomri 1. a species of pandanus.
anikongae pandanus fruit.
anikora pandanus fruit.
anikorobuangi pandanus fruit.
anikorobuangitemam pandanus fruit.
anikorokoro pandanus fruit.
anikorongaro pandanus fruit.
anikorotabakea pandanus fruit.
anima bailer.
animana to take with scoop net, to use a...
animanoia pandanus fruit.
animatari pandanus fruit.
animoantai pandanus fruit.
aning rumored.
aniwae sole of foot.
aniwaentan pandanus fruit.
aniwaentonga pandanus fruit.
anna terra firma.
annabai Pandanus sp..
annan to bail out an embarcation with scoop.
angara
annan more frequently used: anima te wa.
annanea heed, believe in.
annang atmosphere just below the clouds.
annanikai bruised skin, marked with blows.
annara
anne right there.
anneanea to take care of, to look after, to mind.
anni 1. shade of coconut trees.
ano ball.
anoa beckon to.
anoai calm streak, wake of a craft.
anoaia tie in a bow-knot.
anoano beckoning.
anoanoa frequentative of anoa.
anoi shark.
anou place where souls suffer (see Grimble).
anra to undermine, to destroy from beneath, to wear away.
anrairake species of taro.
antabakia pandanus fruit.
antabitia pandanus fruit.
antabwearake pandanus fruit.
antai who?
antakarea pandanus fruit.
antari bottom of the sea, seabed.
antarira distant relatives.
antauman pandanus fruit.
antauororo pandanus fruit.
antebongina pandanus fruit.
antekirito antichrist (GR).
antena whose.
anterobe antelope (ENG).
anterua pandanus fruit.
anti god, spirit, ghost.
anti mainiku a species of taro.
antibuaka evil spirit or god.
antimama Crustacean, black species of...
antina deify, hold or worship as a god.
antinanikarawa pandanus fruit.
antingoa to hold, to keep back, to retard by whimpering, crying.
antinoa assiduous, persistent (?),.
antinoanga idem..
antinoia child who persistently refuses to be separated from its…
antinroa to be attached, to be encrusted, to persist in remaining in…
antinti abounding in spirits, haunted.
antirima pandanus fruit.
anto ink.
antorobubua pandanus fruit.
antouman babai.
anturua pandanus fruit.
anua replica of... the same aspect, the same shape, figure,…
anuti white wood (imported in early days by traders in Gilbert…
ao and.
aoa test food as to the degree of cooking.
aoaine under half of a fish, especially that portion toward the…
aoakina propel as a canoe with a pole.
aoao propelling a canoe with a pole.
aoaoka frequentative of aoka.
aoaoraki frequentative of aoraki.
aoaoria frequentative of aoria.
aoara
aoatata beach above the high water line.
aobai weather side, or that side of a canoe which is nearest to…
aobaia disarmm a person carrying a knife.
aobaki derisive term for a poor person, a person who owns but…
aobanabana indolent looking, lazy looking, good for nothing aspect.
aobanebane person not skilled in acquiring or doing.
aobari (surface) slightly convex, arched, puffed out.
aobuaka rough, as land.
aoburamaiu persistently retaining for one's own a borrowed article.
aoburamaiua refuse a person the returning of a borrowed article.
aoi dew.
aoka deny or refuse a request (used only with tai aoka).
aokabu light of a fire reflected by smoke seen at a distance.
aokan organ, harmonium. (ENG).
aokangare funny, droll, jocular.
aokati August (ENG).
aoki hawk (ENG).
aokua convex, arched.
aomakuna maintaining secrets.
aomane upper half of a fish.
aomang te aomang: a species of fish.
aomanni coating, surface, or thin skin.
aomano fig. reserved, discreet, circumspect, wary, sly, artful,…
aomara smooth, slippery surface, dangerous, vertiginous, slippery.
aomari abudance, fertility (of soil), good harvest, fruitfulness.
aomata person, especially a Gilbertese.
aomatana to take someone for one's man, to make...
aomatata bare (surface), clear, plain.
aomate poor (soil), stunted (vegetation), unfruitful.
aomatoa hard to break.
aon on, over.
aon te ora beach, strand.
aona omit or pass over intentionally something in narration.
aonaba the earth, all lands.
aonanga carry on the shoulder.
aoneinei wet land, land having water beneath near the surface.
aong scraped coconut mixed with other food.
aonga in order that.
aongia mix scraped coconut with other food for a relish.
aongkoa so they say, it appears. approbation, surely, certainly,…
aongo Caranx lugubris (ll).
aonibai assist in a fight.
aonibaia carry on the arm [bai arm].
aonikai vicious, rascally, villainous.
aonikaia oppress [kai be in trouble].
aoniman high in the sky, higher than birds fly.
aono certain appearance or likeness.
aontabuki rough, uneven, hilly.
aontano (without article) (on the ground) the ground, surface of…
aonteaba the ground, the earth.
aontebora very wide shelf or loft encircling the interior of a house…
aonteora the flats [ora the flat reef from the beach to the…
aonti ounce (ENG).
aontia land adjoining [tia a boundary, limit].
aora e aora: nearly low tide.
aoraba skilled or successful in doing.
aoraereke narrow neck of land, as isthmus.
aoraia to put outside ready for use.
aoraki sick.
aorakina experience, as a sickness, suffer with, be sick with.
aoranti orange (ENG).
aoraoi not ridgy or rough, hence easy as a yoke, level.
aoreke good place for shell fishing.
aori te aori: idleness, inactivity, laziness, sloth, inertia.
aoria be unemployed, remain in status quo.
aotakaka bewilderment.
aotakakiau
aotaningo
aoti horse (ENG).
aotibure osprey [large hawk, fish hawk] (ENG).
aotiki stiff, rigid looking.
aotireti ostrich (ENG).
aotiteria Australia. (ENG).
aoua foolish, abject, mean in condition.
aouki indiscreet.
aouti revealing secrets, untrustworthy with news or secrets.
ara our.
arabaikarawa pandanus fruit.
arabaikawa pandanus fruit.
arabaikiaro pandanus fruit.
arabakea pandanus fruit.
arabana pandanus fruit.
arabanikeang pandanus fruit.
arabaoti pandanus fruit.
arabaraki pandanus fruit.
arabarara pandanus fruit.
arabareaka pandanus fruit.
arabata alabaster (ENG).
arabauntai pandanus fruit.
arabikeruru pandanus fruit.
arabiketibu pandanus fruit.
arabino pandanus fruit.
arabitia pandanus fruit.
arabobanimakin pandanus fruit.
araboianabanaba pandanus fruit.
arabongana pandanus fruit.
arabotariki pandanus fruit.
araboto a variety of large shark (k,ll).
arabouru pandanus fruit.
arabuantinti pandanus fruit.
arabuatoro pandanus fruit.
arabuatua pandanus fruit.
arabubura pandanus fruit.
arabukirababa pandanus fruit.
arabukitaba pandanus fruit.
arabureka pandanus fruit.
arabutanongonana pandanus fruit.
arabuti pandanus fruit.
araiobure pandanus fruit.
arairua pandanus fruit.
arakaewe pandanus fruit.
arakainikatonga pandanus fruit.
arakakaia pandanus fruit.
arakakaraki pandanus fruit.
arakanewe pandanus fruit.
arakangkang pandanus fruit.
arakatangkun pandanus fruit.
arakateke pandanus fruit.
arakateketeke pandanus fruit.
arakatena pandanus fruit.
arakatokinano pandanus fruit.
arakawakawa pandanus fruit.
arakeang pandanus fruit.
arakieura pandanus fruit.
arakimangu pandanus fruit.
arakuarawete pandanus fruit.
aramaerennang pandanus fruit.
aramai pandanus fruit.
aramaiaki pandanus fruit.
aramaioio pandanus fruit.
aramakuanrara pandanus fruit.
aramangang pandanus fruit.
aramanikewe pandanus fruit.
aramanunu pandanus fruit.
aramaonrimai pandanus fruit.
aramarata pandanus fruit.
aramarena pandanus fruit.
aramarieba Pandanus sp..
aramarieta pandanus fruit.
aramaru pandanus fruit.
aramatang pandanus fruit.
aramatoa middle rafter (in canoe or maneaba), always an uneven…
aramboia pandanus fruit.
aramonamona pandanus fruit.
aramoroia Pandanus sp..
aramumun pandanus fruit.
arana name, give a name to.
aranakarara pandanus fruit.
aranau pandanus fruit.
arangaba pandanus fruit.
arangaonio pandanus fruit.
arangareimoa pandanus fruit.
arangaua pandanus fruit.
aranonoa pandanus fruit.
aranorauea pandanus fruit.
aranteba Pandanus sp..
arantebwe pandanus fruit.
aranuka Henderville Is. in centre of Gilbert Group, discovered by…
araoboto shark.
araoningea pandanus fruit.
arara to speak in soft monotone.
ararainimae pandanus fruit.
ararake go up, ascend, climb up as on a mountain.
ararakea ascend, climb as a mountain.
ararawanon pandanus fruit.
ararei pandanus fruit.
ararinikua pandanus fruit.
arataba a large red fish (taken 60 fathoms down).
aratabokarawa pandanus fruit.
aratabonteba pandanus fruit.
arataborio pandanus fruit.
aratabu pandanus fruit.
aratai Nei Aratai: a star, perhaps Algol of Perseus.
aratamaroanimakin pandanus fruit.
arataoroba pandanus fruit.
aratati a star.
aratauanro pandanus fruit.
aratawatawa pandanus fruit.
arateaitara pandanus fruit.
arateang pandanus fruit.
aratebeau pandanus fruit.
arateberu pandanus fruit.
arateitibong pandanus fruit.
aratekauake pandanus fruit.
aratekena pandanus fruit.
aratekukunei pandanus fruit.
aratekura pandanus fruit.
aratemai pandanus fruit.
aratemam pandanus fruit.
aratenao pandanus fruit.
aratengaongao pandanus fruit.
aratengea pandanus fruit.
aratennawa pandanus fruit.
araterube pandanus fruit.
arateuti pandanus fruit.
aratewaeanina pandanus fruit.
aratike pandanus fruit.
aratina pandanus fruit.
aratoka pandanus fruit.
aratokotoko pandanus fruit.
aratonaro pandanus fruit.
aratongarua pandanus fruit.
aratota pandanus fruit.
aratububura pandanus fruit.
arauakitonga pandanus fruit.
arauarea pandanus fruit.
arauea pandanus fruit.
araumakai pandanus fruit.
araumauma pandanus fruit.
araurabono pandanus fruit.
arauranea pandanus fruit.
arauriamaere pandanus fruit.
arauriaria pandanus fruit.
arauruaki pandanus fruit.
arautaono pandanus fruit.
arautongau pandanus fruit.
arawa shark's teeth sword, the teeth being lashed to the wooden…
arawaentonga pandanus fruit.
arawaibwebwe pandanus fruit.
arawiaki pandanus fruit.
are who, which, that (yonder).
areare sufficient in quantity, as food to be partaken of.
areau name of mythological spirit of Creation; Na Areau te…
areba alpha (GR).
arebaka alpaca [s.a. wool bearing animal] (ENG).
arebu forty thousand.
arei yonder.
areieta upper set of teeth.
areinano lower set of teeth.
areiobako areopagus [tribunal of anc athens] (GR).
arekam algum, almug [Biblical tree] (HEB).
arematoa 1. magic garland hung on kiaromatua after use.
arena to tie with a loop knot.
arenang to talk wildly.
arengau insatiability.
areru psalm (HEB).
areruia hallelujah (HEB).
aretau not very shrewd, not cunning, not smart enough, simple.
aretemane pandanus fruit.
areti arch (ENG).
ari coconut spathe.
aria perfume.
ariari frequentative of perfumeing.
ariaria frequentative of aria.
ariarira frequentative of arira.
aribuni short as a coconut spathe.
ariketa alligator (ENG).
ariki calm.
arinai fish.
arinaimawa a fish.
arinainamawa a fish.
arinaitokoman family Labridae (ll).
arinaitokomea fish.
arinamawa Macropharyngodon geoffroyi (ll).
arinanti coconut ari or bud which fails to set or mature.
arinibai the quick of the nail (flesh around nail).
arinimata 1. eyebrows.
arinoko slim or narrow as a coconut spathe or eyebrow.
arira haul taut.
arirake to hoist the sail, stretching it well.
arirakea to pull up, to hoist.
ariraki pulled tight, taut.
ariri travail.
ariro core of a boil.
aro harrow [farm implement] (ENG).
aroa refreshment, sustenance.
aroaro custom, usual manner or way.
aroaroka have or possess coconut trees growing on another person's…
aroarora frequentative of arora.
arobaba weak-minded person.
arobai slave, servant.
arobaia to serve (a master).
arobairi salute by touching noses and smelling.
arobeke fox (GR).
aroboi snuff up when receiving an odor.
aroe aloes [lilaceous plant] (ENG).
aroei foolish, heedless.
aroka smell.
arokai young pan tree without branches.
arokana hold in possession or own a tree on another's land (a…
aroki to smell or scent an odour.
arokuikui shrink from before a blow.
aroma tree, also its bark, used for making fish-lines, or thread…
arona aroarona to have a right, a power, force or mastery over...…
aronga a plant.
arora extend as the hand, stretch out.
arorae Patterson Is. discovered in 1809. in extreme south of the…
arori to lie at full length.
arotau weak minded.
ata know.
atae sir, madam, in addressing a person.
ataei child, children.
ataei ni mata pupil of the eye, eyeball.
ataeinaine girl.
ataeinimane boy.
ataeinimata pupil of the eye.
atai right hand.
ataibai knowledge, information, learning.
atake reduced width, distance, extension, time abridged,…
atam Adam. (ENG).
atama cover a surface with coarse gravel.
atamana to cover... with gravel or shingle.
atamaumau very large, very thick, deep.
atanga upper plank in a canoe.
atano forty million.
atao layer, course.
atarake going upwards as seen from the bottom (fish, etc.).
atatai acquaintance, skill, familiar knowledge.
atataiaomata kind, benevolent, just, considerate.
atataibai too much freedom in feeding guests with the householder's…
atau stone used in the game of kabane.
ate hart (ENG).
ateiaine young woman, large girl.
ateriti asterisk (ENG).
ati ass, donkey (ENG).
atia cover over a fire with bakeing stones.
atiati having a number of chests.
atibaba place abounding in stones.
atibakoua cup-shaped coral.
atibana soft porous stone.
atibara soft coral stone.
atibe compact stone.
atibi asp, adder (ENG).
atibokaboka stone found in the mud of Buariki, Tarawa, and which is…
atibu general word for stone.
atibu n toka seat of chief of clan.
atibu Na Atibu name of one of the first created beings. <myth>.
atibung stone sinker used in fishing.
atiburu fish.
atiem soft coral stone.
atikika red stone on the ocean beach.
atikona soft easily broken stone.
atimainiku babai.
atimaiu coral stone of recent formation (living stone).
atimakoro islet in the reef.
atimane ledge of coral rock in the lagoon smaller than a rakai.
atimata abounding in small sunken rocks.
atimauna sunken rock or ledge which can be seen when it is calm.
atimotu abounding in large sunken rocks.
atinai abounding in atinai.
atine fish.
atiniba coconut shell bottle.
atiniban central part of thorax, from over the heart and lower part…
atinikabo rock or reef in passage at meeting of tides.
atinikana flat stone used in a heathen rite for the purpose of giving…
atinikatoka babai suckers.
atinimata prominence of the skull over the eyes.
atiniwere orbit of eye.
atiniwerewere coral rock or ledge abounding in were.
atinono stone used by a squid in closing his hole.
atinro stone used as an anchor, an anchor.
atintaotao fishing.
atintarawa fishing in deep water with taboro.
atintaura sinker for fish line.
atinun
atirababa large flat stone.
atitaai Porites (coelenterate).
atitai fire stone, giving out sparks.
atitei lofty coral rock beneath the surface of the water.
atiuaro autualo.
ato thatch of coconut leaf.
atoa pour out through a small aperture.
atoato filling coconut shell bottles.
atoatoa frequentative of atoa.
atoatonga frequentative of atonga.
atoki four hundred million.
atona 1. to cover or thatch a house with ato.
atonga one's portion designated.
atu head.
atua god.
atuaomata Dasyatidae.
atuaro fish.
atuati fish.
atubitaki look back.
atubungibung long hair (man), long plaits of hair (woman).
atubungubung having long hair.
atuirauti head of hair standing up.
atumainaina white haired person.
atumangaongao ruffled and untidy head of hair.
atumaongong dishonored, treated with disrespect.
atumaoto having hair very slightly curled.
atumara a bald head, bald headed person.
atumaran having very curly hair.
atumaroa hermit, solitary.
atumatoa wide, strong pan leaf.
atumeamea having yellowish red hair.
atumotu an isolated rock.
atun taeka title, heading.
atuna to be at the head of... to preside, to direct, to conduct.
atunangoba thick end of coconut leaf (end joined to trunk).
atunaomata fish.
atungeri having very curly hair.
atunikawa capital city of a country, province, or district.
aturoro having black hair.
atutababa head of hair in disorder.
atutarere solitary isolated pers.
atutei hair standing up.
atutekonaua to be distrusted, sly faced, hypocrite, inspiring distrust.
atuuraura having red hair.
au pan leaf used in caulking a canoe.
aua hour (ENG).
auabubuti a long spear (over 4 yards).
auakina ka auakina: moderate activity, speed, ardour.
auakurere family Mugilidae (ll).
auamaran Mugil engeli (ll).
auan fish.
auantai clock, watch, alarm clock.
auaririki family Mugilidae (ll).
auataba Mugil vaigiensis (ll).
auatara a large mullet.
auau drawing forth.
auauta frequentative of auta extract, as the kernel from a coconut…
auba be afraid.
aubanga to rift, to rob, to enter for burglary, to empty money box.
aubeabea very slow in walking.
aubingongoa to scratch with nails, to scrape away to the past particle.
aubuna Hippopus hippopus.
aubunga very large shell fish.
auma parent.
aumaiaki summer.
aumeang winter.
aumua to bake.
aunako make much leeway.
aung four, in counting pandanus fruit.
aurama gathering for feasting.
aure owl (ENG).
auri fire without flames as ex. charcoal, etc.
auriaria name of human who became a spirit (myth), meaning rising,…
aurikiriki to form gradually, little by little.
aurua fish.
auta draw out, pluck out, extract.
autai is used as follows -- e tari n autai (canoe): shipping…
autaki autakia, ka autakia. to make oneself important, to require…
auti house (ENG).
auti te waebua spider (Grimble).
autima Na Autima: victim of Na Areau.
aututa
awa boil.
awai fish.
awaka exclamation of surprise.
awakua a fish, full grown aua.
awakura a fish of preceding species.
awakurere fish.
awanei species of fish, manta sp., manta ray.
awaro coarse food prepared from the stem of the pandanus fruit in…
awaruru very straight as a tree.
awatai fish.
awataratara a fish.
awawa frequentative of awa boil.
aweawe straight, slender, pointed.
awnei Manta sp..