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tender

14 Kiribati words

• makone
  • Sabatier tender, soft, pliable (e.g. a child's skin).
• memeri
  • Sabatier tender, delicate, fresh, chubby (as baby, merimeri). said of cheeks, fingers, limbs.
• rau
  • Sabatier soft, tender, flexible.
• toto
  • Sabatier soft, tender, decomposed, rotten.
• ububu
  • Bingham soft and tender as a young sprout.
• kiaiai
  • Sabatier very young, very tender (pers. plants).
• mori
  • Sabatier soft, tender, over ripe, hunch backed, bent.
• ako
  • Sabatier careful, sparing, attentive, delicate, tender.
• taiataei
  • Bingham in a somewhat tender stage as a coconut spathe.
• nanoubu
  • Sabatier soft, tender in the interior of trunk, soft blade.
• kaubatia
  • Sabatier to make tender by beating before cooking fish, pandanus fruit, etc.
• makana
  • Sabatier makanakana, mamakana: fragile, frail, delicate, tender, soft, not strong.
• waeai
  • Sabatier waeaituatua (sup.) young, fresh, tender (plants), fresh, new, recent (general).
• marau
  • Sabatier soft, tender, downy, flexible, supple, pliable, manoeuverable, easy to handle, to steer (canoe).