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sway

10 Kiribati words

• eiei
  • Bingham frequentative of ei sway to and fro.
  • Sabatier to sway, lean from one side to the other.
• maeiei
  • Bingham sway as in the wind, or in an earthquake.
  • Bingham earthquake, swaying.
• kaeia
  • Bingham vt ei to bend, to cause to lean, to cause to sway.
  • Sabatier to make slope. kaeieia: to make bend from side to side, to sway.
• uangia
  • Bingham sway one's body before throwing.
• rarai
  • Bingham to sway to and fro as a tree top.
• kokouea
  • Bingham to sway hither and thither, as a crowd.
• uang
  • Bingham sway preparatory to throwing or jumping or swimming.
• katiotioa
  • Sabatier to move, to sway, to make float, to swing, to oscillate.
• kaeieia
  • Bingham to bend back and forth as a young tree, to cause to sway back and forth.
• irarang
  • Sabatier to let oneselt be led, gained over (meaning much the same as ira butin ta), to be swayed..., be allured, to be victim of...