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channel

10 Kiribati words

• rawarawa
  • Bingham a channel or groove in the ocean reef.
  • Sabatier a small channel, small opening in reef, successive crevices in reef on ocean side.
• kararang
  • Bingham a very shallow and narrow channel on a flat only a few inches deep.
  • Sabatier rivulet, brooklet, small trench, channel, trickle of water.
• kawariki
  • Sabatier narrow space, channel, etc.
• marenaua
  • Bingham channel between two islands.
• rawa
  • Bingham a channel to a lagoon or harbor.
• mata n rawarawa
  • Sabatier an opening, channel, gap in the reef.
• rawariki
  • Sabatier idem. recent or incomplete channel.
• tuake
  • Bingham a shoal or ledge projecting into a channel.
• warikinono
  • Bingham very narrow, as a channel, or the mouth of a bottle.
• kiea
  • Bingham to pass through a channel nearer to one side than the other.