because
5 Kiribati words
- ba
- Bingham because, for, that, as.
- Sabatier because, so that, as, for.
- kioina
- Bingham since, because.
- Sabatier kioina ba: because, since, as, for that reason.
- be
- Bingham because (used only when followed by the pronoun e).
- buki
- Sabatier nako buki: towards the back i bukin te... because of... for...
- aongkoa
- Sabatier E aki roko ba aongkoa e aoraki: He did not come because it appears he is sick, of course!