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tap

5 Kiribati words

• waka uea
  • Sabatier tap root.
• bo
  • Sabatier boboa: to tap on, to beat with repeated blows.
• uea
  • Sabatier e uea: he is king, he reigns te waka uea: the tap root, main root.
• takiri
  • Sabatier takiria: to beat (drum, etc.), to drum on..., to strum on, to tap on repeatedly.
• tata
  • Sabatier katata, etc.: to make precipitated jerky raps, blows, movements, to make stumble, to drum on, to hit on with rapid successive raps, taps.