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catch

31 Kiribati words

• tikoba
  • Bingham to catch, as a fruit being thrown down from a tree.
  • Sabatier to catch in flight, to catch a ball,... a falling fruit.
• reke
  • Sabatier catch, gain, discovery, result, attainment.
• ribita
  • Sabatier to catch, to hook, to reach for, to take down with hand or instrument.
• tiemanea
  • Sabatier to catch, to catch by putting a net over, to surround with moving net.
• kokona
  • Bingham a catch of fish.
• korara
  • Sabatier our catch, our haul.
• bairekereke
  • Bingham skillful in catching.
• abuabu
  • Sabatier a catch with both hands.
• manetau
  • Sabatier a sufficient catch, haul.
• aorakina
  • Sabatier to have or catch a sickness.
• bauna
  • Sabatier to catch with lasso or snare.
• kabaru
  • Sabatier ka-barua: to catch in trap.
• uti
  • Sabatier kin uti: to catch lice, fleas.
• kona
  • Sabatier prey, victim, booty, haul, catch.
• rekerua
  • Sabatier karekerua: to fetter, to catch.
• rawea
  • Sabatier to take, to seize, to grab, to catch.
• tauranga
  • Sabatier tauranga: to hold, to catch by leg.
• baua
  • Sabatier to catch with a lasso, to take as one's own.
• tiera
  • Sabatier (2) to catch on the wing with butterfly net.
• waeteke
  • Sabatier waeteketeke: rapid in pursuit,... to catch.
• uamanea
  • Sabatier to encircle, to surround, to hem in, to catch.
• taware
  • Sabatier tawarea, tatawarea: to catch in..., to ensnare.
• wawa
  • Sabatier kawawa: to make..., to drain, to catch rain water.
• reketati
  • Sabatier ka-reketatia: to surprise, to catch... (kabuanikaia).
• butare
  • Sabatier ko butare? ko kona? ko boi tare?: did you have a good catch?
• matau
  • Sabatier kamataua: to try to see, to catch, to seize, to recognize, to control, etc.
• o
  • Sabatier fig. to catch, to be caught in the very act, to catch up with, to be found out.
• taneinei
  • Sabatier taneineia te ika: to collect, to catch fish scattered in shallow water at low tide.
• bau
  • Sabatier baua: to surround, to encircle, to go around,... to catch, to take with a slip knot, a lasso, to crown.
• tebe
  • Sabatier te katebe: catch of..., padlock, trap with catch, click, pawl.te kai ni katebe: a bow, sling, catapult.
• manea
  • Sabatier manea, mamanea, manemanea: to catch in a trap, to encircle, to seize in one's arms, round the waist, to hold carefully.