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excavate

5 Kiribati words

• kataia
  • Bingham to excavate as a rua.
• niba
  • Sabatier nibaniba: to dig, to excavate in soil, in timber.
• ekea
  • Sabatier ekekea: to excavate by breaking through stone or rock.
• katai
  • Sabatier to excavate or begin to dig a taro pit, to begin a work.
• ken
  • Sabatier keni koikoi, keni katura: to scratch in sand for koikoi or katura, to dig, to excavate.