ceremony
20 Kiribati words
- baibain
- Bingham a heathen marriage ceremony attended with incantations.
- Sabatier ancient marriage ceremony with incantations.
- maki
- Sabatier te bo maki: funeral ceremony.
- kaun
- Sabatier (2) a magic ceremony to make courageous.
- kannanimane
- Sabatier to feed a warrior, an initiation ceremony.
- koroatu
- Sabatier magic ceremony of cutting hair to make brave.
- kabakai ira
- Sabatier a kind of magic ceremony at which the hair was cut.
- tabeatu
- Sabatier to raise the head (of corpse), ceremony with sorcery.
- tebokanimoa
- Sabatier tebokanimoa te wa: ceremony of launching a new canoe.
- katio
- Sabatier (2) a ceremony in which certain food is announced and presented.
- kario
- Sabatier to make a magic ceremony to obtain inspiration, power to compose.
- rio
- Sabatier te kario: ceremony performed at tanrake to obtain inspiration.
- bakabubu
- Sabatier a magic ceremony formerly to take away fear, give courage to warriors.
- taoatama
- Sabatier to put layer of coral pebbles on a tomb. repast and ceremony on this occasion.
- tebonakoumanaomata
- Sabatier ceremony (magic, religious) when a new- born babe is brought from place of birth to ordinary dwelling.
- kaura
- Sabatier kauran te ai: lighting, kindling, ceremony of first fire, certain magical rites at burning of remains.
- ura
- Sabatier kauran te ai: ignition, lighting of fire, kindling brought from fire, fire rites in several magical ceremonies <ceremony>.
- uti
- Sabatier te kauti, te kauti ni mane, te kauti n aine, a kauti: magical ceremonies <ceremony> on the ocean side facing the rising sun.
- bomaki
- Sabatier funeral ceremony consisting of chasing the soul from a corpse, by tapping on ground or trees around with a stick for three days.
- wa
- Sabatier te wa n Tarawa: a dance, manner of procedure, ceremonial <ceremony> for different rites, composition or performance following a method.
- tabekanatu
- Sabatier a special dish prepared for an important person, person who uplifts the prestige of family, a magic -- religious ceremony to honour a defunct.