English index › S

sharks

8 Kiribati words

• kabakoa
  • Bingham fishing for sharks.
• tai bakoa
  • Sabatier time for sharks (overcast).
• wangea
  • Bingham a weapon or sword set with shark's teeth.
• wi ni bakoa
  • Sabatier in form of shark's teeth <tooth>, pointed, V shaped edging.
• tara
  • Bingham a barbed fishhook, a short spear with shark's teeth differently sloped.
• teaina
  • Bingham one, in counting hardware, furniture, chests, barrels, timber, coconut-leaf stems, fingers, teeth, large fish, as sharks and ikari.
• tenai
  • Bingham three, in counting hardware, furniture, chests, barrels, timber, coconut-leaf stems, fingers, teeth, large fish, as sharks and ikari.
• ruai
  • Bingham nine, used in counting tobacco sticks, hardware, chests, barrels, timber, coconut-leaf stems, fingers, teeth, large fish, as sharks and ikari.