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retreat

5 Kiribati words

• mumun
  • Sabatier to retreat, to retire, to drive back, to retreat under pressure.
• wae ni maku
  • Sabatier to walk backwards, through fear or respect, to beat a retreat, to withdraw on tip toe.
  • Bingham a cowardly retreat.
• rereua
  • Sabatier uninhabited place, desert, retreat, hermitage.
• kerikaki
  • Sabatier to draw back, to retire, to retreat, to resign, to abdicate.
• arokuikui
  • Sabatier to fall back, to retreat, to run away from, to withdraw, to shrink (in fear).