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sea

13 Kiribati words

• banei
  • Bingham choppy as the sea.
  • Sabatier agitated rough sea.
• tari
  • Bingham salt water, salt, a sea.
  • Sabatier (1) (no article) sea, salt water, sea water.
• marawa
  • Bingham ocean, deep sea, deep water.
  • Sabatier (no article) sea, ocean, deep water.
• naobatia
  • Bingham choppy sea.
• baru
  • Luomala grouper, sea bass.
• nao
  • Sabatier naonao: rough sea.
• naonao
  • Bingham rough as the sea, billowy.
• bainikiakia
  • Bingham having white-caps on the sea.
• banaonao
  • Sabatier stormy sea, breakers on reef.
• naobangaki
  • Bingham running ws waves in a cross sea.
• kitiba
  • Goo & Banner turnstone, sea dotterel; migratory (aa).
• rekimoa
  • Goo & Banner sea bass (A red or brown fish covered all over with bright metallic blue, dark edged spots, except on the belly which is plain red or brown. It has big canine teeth and a square cut tail. It is not a well-known fish.).
• bukitakeiau
  • Goo & Banner sea bass (A beautiful rock cod which may be brown, red, or orange with blue spots; The crescent shaped tail and the dorsal and anal fins, have a broad yellow edge; The pectoral fin is bright yellow with a red bar; A few years ago this fish was poisonous in several places but is now eaten on most islands) (hh).