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lath

7 Kiribati words

• kanni
  • Sabatier wood, timber, trunk, lath of coconut tree.
• arematoa
  • Sabatier 2. name of central lath or beam of building.
• kaukau
  • Sabatier horizontal lath to which thatch is attached.
• kai ni kakari
  • Sabatier a lath from rooftop to eaves of houses to which thatch is fixed.
• babau
  • Sabatier part of abdomen around pelvis. te kai ni babau: a certain lath at base of fronton in construction.
• kai n ta
  • Sabatier ta - tangaki: eavesboard of roof, horizontal laths to which are fixed the kai ni kakari (vertical laths).
• kai
  • Sabatier wood, 2. instrument, 3. pain, 4. chastisement, punishment... 1. wood in general: trees, plants, stick, switch, rod, pointer, lath, piece. te kaina, uakai, teni kai, etc.