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bind

15 Kiribati words

• ota
  • Bingham bind a coconut tree with a coconut frond to prevent the stealing of coconuts.
  • Sabatier to tie or bind around with string.
• bauta
  • Bingham to tie or bind with a cord, to lash, to bind up.
  • Sabatier babauta, baubauta: to tie up, to bandage, to bind.
• kabaea
  • Bingham to tie, to bind.
• motinnano
  • Sabatier to bind oneself, make contract.
• orin
  • Bingham work of binding dry leaves for torches.
• obakia
  • Bingham bind roughly a coconut frond for a torch.
• taia
  • Sabatier to wind, to coil around, to bind with cord.
• namanama
  • Bingham bind fish with namata for convenience in cooking.
• ramane
  • Sabatier ramanea: to bind, to tie, to attach provisionally.
• namata
  • Bingham manipulate the bunna bind or wrap a fish with a namata.
• obaki
  • Bingham rough binding of coconut fronds for torches, the torch itself.
• nira
  • Sabatier nira, ninira: to wrap up, to tie up, to tie string around, to bind around.
• bauarira
  • Sabatier to make an inviolable agreement, to bind by oath, to tighten the bonds of unity.
• kabae
  • Sabatier kabaea, kabaebaea: to tie, to bind, to tie up with string, to tie up, to become engaged.
• ribata
  • Sabatier to mend, to patch up, to readjust too pieces, to tie splint on broken bone, to set bone, to bind, to swathe.