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7 Kiribati words

• tabokabubu
  • Bingham having an upright stem as a canoe.
• tabonimaiaki
  • Bingham having a somewhat upright stem and stern.
• tabobobeku
  • Bingham having a somewhat upright or perpendicular stem or bow.
• rake
  • Sabatier rakea: to keep upright, in good form, to awaken, to excite.
• tabououa
  • Bingham having one end of a canoe more or less upright, and the other projecting.
• tei
  • Sabatier katea, kateitea, katei, kateitei: to put standing up, to put upright, to train, to erect, to build, to construct, to found, to institute, to plant.
• utibaba
  • Sabatier a e uti'baba, a utibaba... buraena,... irana, kaina,... kunna, etc.: to stand up, bristle up in disorder, to erect, to hold upright, to raise, to stand on end, etc. (hair, bristles, feathers, skin, barbel, etc.), through fear, joy, excitement, enthusiasm, etc.