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swallow

13 Kiribati words

• onga
  • Bingham swallow.
  • Sabatier to swallow, to absorb:.
• tuwaro
  • Bingham a swallow.
• mauongo
  • Sabatier to swallow, to gulp.
• kana
  • Sabatier kang-taeka: to swallow words.
• kunei
  • Sabatier a young io (tern or swallow).
• nima
  • Sabatier to drink, to swallow, to absorb.
• kanauti
  • Sabatier kanauta: to devour, to swallow.
• matawanaba
  • Sabatier sea swallow or white noddy. <bird>.
• kabaubau
  • Sabatier to devour greedily and noisily, to gobble, to swallow.
• uka
  • Sabatier kauka: to drink neat, to eat or swallow unadulterated.
• namaonga
  • Bingham swallow a portion of the food which is being masticated for a little child.
• kabanei
  • Sabatier a bird with long tail, N.Z. swallow, the only bird in the islands living entirely on the land.
• mamaonga
  • Sabatier v.t. to swallow the greater part of the chewed food and give only a little to the baby or chief.