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stem

13 Kiribati words

• taume
  • Bingham the stem of a cluster of coconuts.
  • Sabatier branchy stem on which coconuts develop.
• taomoa
  • Bingham down by the stem.
• tabomake
  • Bingham having a projecting stem.
• tabanou
  • Bingham the stem and stern of a canoe.
• kan
  • Bingham the stem of the pandanus fruit.
• tabokabubu
  • Bingham having an upright stem as a canoe.
• tabonimaiaki
  • Bingham having a somewhat upright stem and stern.
• tango
  • Bingham the part of a coconut to which the stem is attached.
• ba
  • Bingham the midrib or main stem of the coconut frond, a leaf.
• tabobobeku
  • Bingham having a somewhat upright or perpendicular stem or bow.
• kaoioia
  • Sabatier oi: to wait till or let thicken the stem or trunk of plants.
• waea
  • Sabatier (1) a thin stem, or twig used to attain to things out of reach.
• tu
  • Sabatier a large packing needle, awl, skewer, stem (noko, ani) used as bodkin.