rite
14 Kiribati words
- uribike
- Sabatier sprinkling on the beach (magic rite).
- kawai
- Sabatier method, procedure, means, manner, trick, system, rite, magic rites.
- uria
- Sabatier uria rake, uria ni karuonako: sprinkle from top to bottom (magic rites).
- atinikana
- Bingham flat stone used in a heathen rite for the purpose of giving strength and courage.
- kai ni kamaen
- Sabatier method or school or composition for dance singing, dances with magic rites and formula.
- atona
- Sabatier 3. to perform a certain magic rite on wounded man so that the wounds will heal quickly (ancient custom).
- kaura
- Sabatier kauran te ai: lighting, kindling, ceremony of first fire, certain magical rites at burning of remains.
- ura
- Sabatier kauran te ai: ignition, lighting of fire, kindling brought from fire, fire rites in several magical ceremonies <ceremony>.
- taine
- Sabatier te kataine, katainea, kataineinea: a certain rite (formerly), to prepare, to adapt performer, esp. to make him skilful, apt in an art.
- wa
- Sabatier te wa n Tarawa: a dance, manner of procedure, ceremonial <ceremony> for different rites, composition or performance following a method.
- tano
- Sabatier tano-maiu: fertile soil tanoika, tano-bakoa, tanobaibakoa: white granulated sand, the kind used to stick on cheeks in certain magical rites.
- ari
- Sabatier eyebrows ka-bue-ari: magical rite for initiation of warrior (dances and the rest). It was done in circle around fire amid smoke hence the name kabueari: burning of eyebrows.
- abo
- Sabatier cord used formerly by dance composers, tied to end of stick and turned in the air to get inspirations, imitating fishing with a rod. magic rite performed at dawn on the east side of the island; te kai ni kario maneve, ni kabuti.
- kauna
- Sabatier to oppose one to another, to put in conflict, in contest, in competition, to arouse, to put end to end, to inure to fight, to make hardy, aggressive, belligerent, to anger, to vex, to make angry, to do a magic rite to inure, make courageous, terrible.