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thatch

16 Kiribati words

• ato
  • Bingham thatch of coconut leaf.
  • Sabatier thatch made of coconut leaves.
  • Sabatier ati-ato: to weave thatch. atona: to thatch a house with ato.
• rau
  • Bingham pan leaf thatch.
  • Sabatier thatch made of pandanus leaves.
• kakari
  • Bingham to sew or tie on thatch.
  • Sabatier tie thatch to laths of roof.
• inaki
  • Bingham tier of thatch on a roof.
• kainiwairau
  • Bingham a bone-awl for making thatch.
• wairau
  • Sabatier work of making thatch (rau);
• tororau
  • Sabatier to flatten out leaves for thatch.
• manenrau
  • Sabatier thatch (already used, taken off roof).
• atona
  • Sabatier 1. to cover or thatch a house with ato.
• ata
  • Sabatier ati-ato: to make thatch of coconut leaves.
• tamwemwe
  • Bingham cut unskillfully, or too short, as eaves of thatch.
• kainikakari
  • Bingham the slim stick or rafter to which the thatch is tied.
• borau
  • Bingham to engage in collecting pan leaves for making a thatch.
• waitoa
  • Sabatier waitoa:: to double leaves <leaf> when making rau (thatch).
• ebaeba
  • Bingham horizontal stick at the eaves of a house which support the thatch.
• tuta
  • Bingham to engage in tying the ends of two pieces of thatch together while being held in place.