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arch

6 Kiribati words

• areti
  • Bingham arch.
• uma
  • Sabatier uma, umauma: vaulted, convex, dome shaped, arched.
  • Sabatier kauma, kaumauma: to make roof shaped, to lift up one side with crow-bar, to make dome shaped,... arched, tunnelled.
• nangananga
  • Bingham cave-like, opening in, arched.
• kabari
  • Sabatier kabaria: to (slightly) curve, arch.
• umauma
  • Bingham arched over, branched over, lifted up as the center of a sleeping mat.
• rabi
  • Sabatier forming curve, bend, coil, arch, falling in waves, undulating, concave, etc.