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lengthen

7 Kiribati words

• buki
  • Sabatier bukia: to lengthen.
• kabaurua
  • Bingham to lengthen and enlarge a canoe.
• anau
  • Sabatier ka-ananaua: to lengthen, to prolong.
• reita
  • Sabatier to put together, to join, to continue, to lengthen.
• karetabo
  • Sabatier to put in to port. 3. to lengthen, to add an extra piece to end.
• e
  • Sabatier ea, kea, kekeia: to lengthen the note, the air, the sound or accent in dance songs (e...e...e...e...e...).
• aona
  • Sabatier to put on, over and above, to get the better of, to surpass, to overcome an obstacle, a difficulty, to lengthen a cord, to extend the time for..., to omit, to pass over, to skip a word, to excuse, not take notice of a mistake.