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encircle

8 Kiribati words

• banta
  • Sabatier to encircle, to surround on all sides.
• uamanea
  • Sabatier to encircle, to surround, to hem in, to catch.
• bomanea
  • Sabatier to surround, to encircle with net..., in pen, etc.
• kiribambanta
  • Sabatier to surround on all sides, to encircle, to overwhelm.
• raibanta
  • Sabatier raibanea. to cover, to encircle, to fish in groups making a circle.
• otabanina
  • Sabatier to surround, to encircle, to hem in, to gather around, to crowd around.
• bau
  • Sabatier baua: to surround, to encircle, to go around,... to catch, to take with a slip knot, a lasso, to crown.
• manea
  • Sabatier manea, mamanea, manemanea: to catch in a trap, to encircle, to seize in one's arms, round the waist, to hold carefully.