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clasp

5 Kiribati words

• baimanea
  • Sabatier to clasp around with hands, to sustain or hold, etc.
• kona
  • Sabatier to tighten, to press, to compress, clasp, to squeeze, to hold tight.
• rabata
  • Sabatier i rabatia: clasp in one's arms, <hug>, locked in each other's arms.
• manoka
  • Sabatier manoka, mamanoka, manokanoka: to hold, to carry, to clasp in angle of elbow, to carry on arm (child), clasp in arms.
• nimta
  • Sabatier to stick to..., to hang on to..., to adhere to..., to cling to..., to clasp, to entwine (as octopus, jelly fish, etc.).