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waves

5 Kiribati words

• nao
  • Sabatier waves, billows, breakers.
• batia
  • Sabatier te nao batia: waves very near each other.
• karaki
  • Sabatier te karaki n nao: small waves, close together.
• tokia ma rebua
  • Sabatier (2) name of two big waves (legendary) tokia rebua, kamaoto.
• kamataoa
  • Sabatier the names of three tidal waves in former times which submerged certain beaches.