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massage

9 Kiribati words

• karona
  • Bingham to massage a boil.
  • Sabatier to massage around a tumour, to make an incantation to cure...
• otobina
  • Sabatier pre natal massage.
• tiroba
  • Sabatier to rub with oil, to massage gently.
• tobina
  • Sabatier to massage (with sorcery formerly).
• abuabu
  • Sabatier to seize, to lay hold of (as in ball games), to massage,... to knead with hands.
• tubatu
  • Sabatier tubatua to massage with hot water, to apply hot compress, to apply..., softening.
• kabira
  • Sabatier kabira, kakabira: to anoint, to paint, to daub, to oil, to grease, to massage, to perfume.
• ring
  • Sabatier riringa: to touch, to feel, to handle, to meddle with, to massage, to disturb, to arrange, to disarrange.
• tobi
  • Sabatier tobibi, tobia, totobia: to massage, to massage in circles, all around, to rub gently (for prenatal care).