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120 Kiribati words

• e he, she, it.
• ea exclamation of surprise.
• ean exclamation of surprise.
• eba high, as the eaves of a house.
• ebaeba raft, float.
• ebana to put in packets, to pack.
• ebanako prompt, ready, or quick to do, cheerfully obedient.
• ebaotere apostle (ENG).
• ebatobi apostrophe (ENG).
• ebe ape (ENG).
• ebera Hebrew (HEB).
• eberi April (ENG).
• ebiebi a state of abundance, of liberty, of independence, the sole…
• ebikobo bishop (GR).
• ebone ebony (ENG).
• ebota ephod [priest's vestment] (ENG).
• ebu a state of discouragement.
• ebuaka a bad accent, wrong tone.
• ebuebu showing intensity of colours.
• ei satisfaction or pleasure when one is praised, like oi.
• eiei frequentative of ei sway to and fro.
• einaberuberu afraid, cowardly.
• einako slant as a tree, fall as a slanting tree.
• einakoa fall or come upon as a tree on a house.
• eiriki man's sister-in-law, woman's brother-in-law.
• eirikia seduce a wife's sister.
• eitei bird.
• eka oppose, resist, go against.
• ekara begin a speech or song.
• ekaretia church (GR).
• eke coconut of later stage than takataka.
• ekea drill or dig out a hole in a rock.
• ekeke drilling or digging out a hole in a rock.
• ekira edge or border of a mat.
• eko a pilgrim's staff, a walking stick.
• em coral stone used in rasping.
• emangaoa to dislocate, to upset, to scatter, to break up the soil.
• embaea empire (ENG).
• embaia empire (ENG).
• embera emperor (ENG).
• emberoa emperor (ENG).
• emeraori emerods [hemorrhoids] (ENG).
• ena to give the note, to impose one's ideas or manner, to…
• enarinai to move rapidly like...
• enatinai go toward or onto the shore, as fish when frightened.
• ene very young coconut tree.
• enene abounding in very young coconut trees.
• eng yes.
• enga coral on the flats, that emits much odor.
• engaenga covered over with much enga.
• engiran England (ENG).
• enna henna [shrub,dye] (ENG).
• ennano enanoa a movement of anger.
• era stripped of coconuts.
• erake run up onto the beach as a canoe or boat.
• eraoi having a good accent, good style, well cut, well made.
• ere to lop branches, to trim, to prune, to cut.
• erea slash.
• erebaba to cut a path through jungle.
• erebanti elephant (ENG).
• eremao to cut down mao trees (a useless shrub, salt bush), to…
• erene Grecian (GR).
• erere slashing.
• ererea frequentative of erea.
• eri a deep-water fish, long, slender and having four hooked…
• eria scoop, take up with a spoon or scoop.
• erieri scooping up as fish.
• erieria frequentative of eria.
• ering herring (ENG).
• eriti Hades (ENG).
• eta up, on high, above.
• ete ornament, decoration.
• etete trimming with a fringe as a house or dress.
• etetena trim with fringe, decorate.
• eti straight, not crooked, correct.
• etieti easily straightened out as a poor fish-hook.
• etinimeang a star.
• etirake straight up, going straight up... east, landwards.
• etirakea to place upwards.
• etirio to be, to go, to tend downwards, westwards..., seawards.
• etiruru very straight.
• eu eu, eueu, to lift up.
• eua Eve (ENG).
• euangkerio gospel (GR).
• eubaka to stumble, to falter, to trip, to slip, to make a faux pas.
• eueuta frequentative of euta.
• euman to throw up the feather in the game called kabane.
• europe Europe (ENG).
• euta toss up as in kabane.
• eutaniwae walk.
• ewa crack in a board.
• ewabana to riddle with arrows, to overwhelm with blows.
• ewaewa frequentative of ewa.
• ewaewara frequentative of ewara.
• ewaewata frequentative of ewata.
• ewaka gnaw.
• ewanikarau pandanus fruit blasted more or less.
• ewanin husk of the coconut.
• ewara pierce, stab, stick.
• ewaruru going directly towards, heading for, going up straight.
• ewata divide or separate (idiomatic).
• ewe jump.
• ewea perform an incantation on one who has broken his taboo, or…
• eweananga circulation of rumours, talk about projects yet secret.
• eweati migrate.
• ewebai to change from one thing to another.
• ewebike to go from one island to another.
• ewebong to jump a day (or days). <skip>.
• eweboti take or appropriate to oneself another's place.
• ewebwerei game of jumping the rope or over an object.
• eweka leap upon, enter earnestly upon work, similar to the slang…
• ewenako jump off, run about as a child ceasing to creep.
• ewerake to leap, to get up, to arise, to grow up a little, to grow…
• ewerongorongo kaewerongorongo: to spread the news, to make reports.
• ewetaeka report, gossip (so they say).
• ewetia to pass over the boundary or landmark.
• ewewe frequentative of ewe jump.
• eweweboti frequentative of eweboti.
• eweweka frequentative of eweka.
• ewewenako jump from a height.