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sit

13 Kiribati words

• tekateka
  • Bingham to sit, to sit down.
  • Sabatier tekateka: to sit, to be seated, to reside, to dwell.
• kabari
  • Bingham to sit on the ground or a mat with the legs crossed at the ankles.
  • Sabatier to sit with legs crossed (tailor fashion).
• kabari n uea
  • Sabatier te bari n uea, te wae n uea: (royal way of sitting), same as preceding manner but with one foot on the knee or thigh of other leg.
  • Bingham to sit on the ground or a mat with a leg crossed above the knee.
• waenronga
  • Bingham to sit a la mode Kusaie.
• maurake
  • Bingham rudely sit too close to one.
• unounobaraki
  • Bingham sit or stand with bowed head.
• katikuruoa
  • Bingham to make sit down on a mat or floor.
• bari
  • Sabatier kabari, kabari ranga, kabari wae: to sit with legs crossed.
• toro
  • Bingham to sit on the hams or heels, to squat, to relieve the bowels.
• taorama
  • Bingham to sit or stand on an out-rigger in order to give more weight.
• tinanikua
  • Bingham to sit or stand in front of, to ignore one who was once a friend.
• waenuea
  • Bingham to sit on the ground with one leg crossed above the knee of the other.
• titura
  • Sabatier to act, to move with body bent, to drag oneself along on the ground in sitting position.