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wedge

8 Kiribati words

• kai n ribariba
  • Sabatier a wedge.
• kabetanga
  • Sabatier to wedge, to jam something.
• tena
  • Sabatier tenatena, tena raoi, tena buaka: to be crowded, pressed together, close together, wedged, caught, joined, well-joined, badly joined, very near to, almost touching.
  • Sabatier tetena, tenatena: to bite, to hold between teeth, to hold between two..., to pinch, to wedge.
• kariba
  • Sabatier kariban: wedge, packing.
• karibaba
  • Sabatier karibabea: to tighten, to compress, to wedge.
• nango
  • Sabatier a support, stock, roller for canoe, prop, wedge.
• taribaba
  • Sabatier a chip of wood, piece of..., small piece used as wedge,... cork.
• amarake
  • Sabatier ka-amarakea: to feed, make absorb, manure a plant, put a wedge in an axe, hammer, etc.