M

1,158 Kiribati words

• m thy.
• ma this word is identical in use with the Hawaiian word ma, of…
• ma kabaki a collection of driftwood, debris at sea, at crossroads of…
• ma ngke since, as.
• ma ngkoa from before.
• ma ni kataenako (1) a fish trap (ma) having an opening at the far end where…
• mabaki having a bad undertow, as the surf.
• mabe map (ENG).
• mabiao well provided for as a family wirh food <soc>.
• mabono stationary trap for fish <fishing>.
• mabora marble, marbles. (ENG).
• maborabora perfectly smooth as the ocean in a calm.
• maboro marble (ENG).
• mabu forbidden.
• mabubu misty, hazy, foggy.
• mabutonga Mabutonga ni Matang, Mabutonga ni karawa: a cloud.
• mae sufficiently dryied or cured by the sun as karababa.
• maea rope of coconut husk fiber.
• maeae broken into small pieces.
• maeai soft through decay.
• maeao west.
• maebo fish.
• maebuebu filled as a house with plenty of food to be prepared for a…
• maebwebu in easy circumstances, comfortable, having sufficient.
• maeiei sway as in the wind, or in an earthquake.
• maeka abide, dwell, reside, live.
• maekana inhabit, dwell in.
• maeke dry, crisp.
• maekeke brittle.
• maeko family Acanthuridae (ll).
• maem gentle.
• maemae movement.
• maemaeki picking to pieces as a coconut husk.
• maen capable of being bowed or bent.
• maena maena, mamaena: to use as collar, to put around neck or…
• maenen bending back and forth.
• maenikai being moved, being displaced by necessity or for a…
• maenikun undone, pulled to pieces, in bits, in smithereens, smashed…
• maera mae-ra: rest, remains, ruins.
• maere be momentarily hid as the canoes of a fleet by a fast…
• maerere striped.
• maererua striped in two directions, checked.
• maeretongitong beautifully striped.
• maerikiriki broken into fragments.
• maete blubber, fat.
• maetete very slippery.
• maewe person passing by who is not distinctly seen.
• maewewe frequentative of m'aewe.
• mai used imperatively, come here.
• mai iai from there, from that place.
• maia whence? from where? (interrog).
• maiai ruffled, disarranged, mashed up.
• maiaia beaten soft with a stick.
• maiaki south.
• maian from under, from beneath. low class people (Makin word).
• maiana Hall Island (south of Tarawa), discovered by Patterson.
• maiango pine wood.
• maiawa a star.
• maibi broken as something brittle.
• maibibi broken into many pieces as something brittle.
• maibinnana piece of coconut shell.
• maibiua broken in two, as a dish or coconut shell.
• maibua broken in two as a dish or coconut shell.
• maibunia half cooked, under done.
• maie worldly pleasure, dissipation.
• maieakina to amuse oneself at..., to be addicted to...
• maiia mai ia? from where?
• maikai from here.
• maikanne from there (near).
• maikeike sob.
• maikekei from yonder place.
• maikoa on this side of.
• maiku maikun te... on inside of curve of island.
• maimai abounding in breadfruit of jackfruit trees.
• maina white.
• maina ni ie white of sail, end of white sail.
• maina ni mata white of the eye.
• maina rake to become pale, to be pale.
• mainaina white.
• mainako become pale through great terror or sickness or shame.
• mainanie distant sail.
• mainanikie something light colored like a mat passing in the distance.
• mainatakaebuebu very white.
• mainatakirara very white.
• maine handle of an adze.
• maing left-handd, left-handed person.
• mainging oscillation, slight movement.
• mainikai pale from pain.
• mainiku east.
• maino white, clean, well cleaned, well sucked (pandanus fruit).
• maio assembled.
• maioakina to discuss at a public meeting.
• maioraora underdonee.
• mairaoi well-cooked.
• maire mile (ENG).
• mairekereke jackfruitt tree.
• mairi mamairi forgetfulness, error, miscalculation of score.
• mairiri sup. of airiri: mob.
• maita mitre [religious headdress] (ENG).
• maiti many, much.
• maitikurikuri very many, very much.
• maitoro cool.
• maitorotoro frequentative of maitoro very cool.
• maiu life, salvation, a comfortable condition of mind or body.
• maiuakina to live off, to have as means of livelihood, to have as…
• maiuea large jackfruit.
• maiuianna no good on a canoe.
• maiureirei especially of plants. very flourishing, thriving, growing…
• maiuroaroa very healthy.
• maiutakonoi vivacious, intelligent, wide awake, quick.
• maka fear.
• makaiao I-makaiao: giants, cannibals.
• makaikai rustle.
• makamaka spotted as an imperfect pan leaf.
• makana makanakana, mamakana: fragile, frail, delicate, tender,…
• makanakana not firm, easily broken, weak, frail.
• makano pulp of certain kinds of pandanus fruit.
• makaokao twister, tangled.
• makare a game.
• makareirei glowing with heat as red hot stones.
• makarera mackerel (ENG).
• makaro coal of fire.
• makaroaroa (fire) burning for a long time.
• makauro soldier crab.
• makauro n tari a sea crab with shell.
• makauron tari Quimalea pomum (i).
• makaurontari large variety or species of the soldier crab.
• make fish.
• make nako retraction.
• makei thorn on the side of the pan leaf, barb.
• makeikei prickly, thorny.
• makeke mustard (HAW).
• makemake abounding in make.
• makenakata magna charta (ENG).
• makene abatee>ing as a sickness.
• makenikarawa fish.
• makerekere rough to the feel, rough, raspy.
• makerikaki to move back a little, to contract.
• makerukeru make a crunching sound in eating, or a nibbling or gnawing…
• maketi market (ENG).
• maki shriveled and dryied up as a leaf.
• makiara a star.
• makibora battered, squashed in, dented in.
• makiki frown, grimace.
• makikina completely removed, exhausted.
• makimaki completely saturated or drenched as the hair with oil or…
• makin small island north-east of Butaritari (Pitt Island).
• makina fear, be afraid of.
• makinokino hard, as feces.
• makinono completely saturated as the hair with oil or water.
• makiro makirokiro: chewing, grinding, mastication.
• makitaba bird.
• makngoieta one entitled to respect.
• mako fish.
• makoko certain disease of the skin.
• makone tender, soft, pliable (e.g. a child's skin).
• makoneua bent under a weight (unable to carry one's burden).
• makoro portion, section,.
• makorokoro cut into several pieces.
• makoroua half portion.
• makota a trifle, a mere nothing, a tiny portion.
• makotana small piece or part.
• maku afraid.
• makua fear (only with the suffix pronoun).
• makuakua very bloody.
• makuna wellcovered over with mats as an oven-fire.
• makuri work.
• makuria work, labor or operate upon.
• mam fresh water.
• mama ashamed, abashed.
• mama ni waka a kind of large bud at the base of the pandanus trunk which…
• mamabiao frequentative of mabiao.
• mamabono frequentative of mabono.
• mamabubu frequentative of mabubu.
• mamae frequentative of mae.
• mamaebo frequentative of maebo.
• mamaebuebu frequentative of maebuebu.
• mamaeiei frequentative of maeiei.
• mamaeka frequentative of maeka.
• mamaekana frequentative of maekana.
• mamaekeke frequentative of maekeke.
• mamaemaeki frequentative of maemaeki.
• mamaen frequentative of maen.
• mamaewe frequentative of m'aewe.
• mamaibi frequentative of maibi.
• mamaibibi frequentative of maibibi.
• mamaibiua frequentative of maibiua.
• mamaibua frequentative of maibua.
• mamaie frequentative of m'aie.
• mamaikeike frequentative of maikeike.
• mamaina white.
• mamainanie frequentative of mainanie.
• mamainanikie frequentative of mainanikie.
• mamaio frequentative of m'aio.
• mamaiu frequentative of maiu.
• mamaka very industrious.
• mamakaikai frequentative of m'akaikai.
• mamakauro frequentative of m'akauro.
• mamakaurontari frequentative of m'akaurontari.
• mamakei frequentative of m'akei.
• mamakerukeru frequentative of m'akerukeru.
• mamakina frequentative of makina.
• mamakinokino frequentative of makinokino.
• mamakinono frequentative of makinono.
• mamakoro frequentative of makoro.
• mamaku frequentative of maku.
• mamakua frequentative of makua.
• mamakuri frequentative of m'akuri.
• mamam frequentative of mam.
• mamama frequentative of mama.
• maman frequentative of man.
• mamana frequentative of m'ana.
• mamanai abounding in m'anai.
• mamanana frequentative of manana.
• mamananga frequentative of m'ananga.
• mamanango frequentative of manango.
• mamanatua frequentative of manatua.
• mamaneang frequentative of maneang.
• mamaneaua frequentative of maneaua.
• mamanemane frequentative of m'anem'ane.
• mamanena frequentative of manena.
• mamanenaka frequentative of manenaka.
• mamanenriri frequentative of manenriri.
• mamaneuna frequentative of maneuna.
• mamanewea frequentative of manewea.
• mamang a spirit (anti) ghost, spectre, vision, hallucination.
• mamangaingai frequentative of m'angaingai.
• mamangamanga frequentative of mangamanga.
• mamangaongao frequentative of mangaongao.
• mamange frequentative of mange.
• mamangeange frequentative of mangeange.
• mamanging frequentative of manging.
• mamangori frequentative of mangori.
• mamanibai ring (for finger).
• mamanibineu frequentative of manibineu.
• mamanibuaka frequentative of manibuaka.
• mamanibubu frequentative of manibubu.
• mamanikai dust, powder of decaying wood.
• mamanikangare frequentative of manikangare.
• mamanikonana frequentative of manikonana.
• mamanikoraki frequentative of manikoraki.
• mamaniman frequentative of maniman.
• mamaninanti frequentative of maninanti.
• mamaninara abounding in mosquitos.
• mamaninga frequentative of maninga.
• mamaningongo frequentative of maningongo.
• mamanio frequentative of m'anio.
• mamaniwaka lateral pan root before touching the ground.
• mamannanoa frequentative of m'annanoa.
• mamannei frequentative of mannei.
• mamano to carry in arms, to be arm in arm.
• mamanti frequentative of manti.
• mamantoa frequentative of mantoa.
• mamanu frequentative of m'anu.
• mamanuia frequentative of manuia.
• mamanunu frequentative of m'anu.
• mamanuoka frequentative of manuoka.
• mamao frequentative of mao.
• mamaonga v.t. to swallow the greater part of the chewed food and…
• mamaono frequentative of maono.
• mamaoto frequentative of m'aoto.
• mamaotoua frequentative of m'aotoua.
• mamara weak.
• mamaraia frequentative of maraia.
• mamarairai frequentative of m'arairai.
• mamarake express outward affection as a child.
• mamarakea express outward affection for, as a child climbing up onto…
• mamaraki frequentative of maraki in pain.
• mamaran frequentative of maran.
• mamarane frequentative of m'arane.
• mamaranran frequentative of maranran.
• mamarara very indistinctly heard.
• mamarato frequentative of marato well anointed or meared with oil.
• mamarau frequentative of marau.
• mamaraurau frequentative of maraurau.
• mamarebu frequentative of marebu running with a strng tide rip.
• mamarei frequentative of marei hiccough.
• mamarengerenge frequentative of marengerenge feeble, woring moderately.
• mamarika frequentative of marika plump, well fed.
• mamarikarika frequentative of marika very fat.
• mamarike frequentative of marike refreshed with foo.
• mamarinrin frequentative of m'arinrin loose, not firly fixed.
• mamariri frequentative of mariri cold.
• mamaroa frequentative of maroa lonesome.
• mamata revealing one's self as a spirit to a man.
• mamatabai frequentative of matab'ai.
• mamatabareka frequentative of matabareka.
• mamatai frequentative of matai look covetously.
• mamatairiki frequentative of matairiki omniscient.
• mamatakukune frequentative of matakukune having sharp eyes for finding.
• mamatam frequentative of matam eat.
• mamatanaine frequentative of matanaine.
• mamatangurea frequentative of matangurea.
• mamatanibong frequentative of matanibong.
• mamatanikananoanga frequentative of matanikananoanga sad faced.
• mamatanikimoa frequentative of matanikimoa.
• mamatanirua frequentative of matanirua.
• mamatanrang frequentative of matanran.
• mamatanria frequentative of matanria.
• mamatara frequentative of matara.
• mamataronron frequentative of mataronron abashed when rebuked.
• mamataroro frequentative of mataroro fainting through hunger or…
• mamataruana frequentative of mataruana.
• mamatatoka frequentative of matatoka.
• mamatauna frequentative of matauna choose a wife for one's self.
• mamatawere frequentative of matawere.
• mamate frequentative of mate dead.
• mamau frequentative of m'au.
• mamauamarake frequentative of mauamarake.
• mamaukanna frequentative of maukanna.
• mamauku frequentative of m'auku.
• mamauna frequentative of mauna.
• mamaunei abounding in reeds.
• mamaung frequentative of m'aung.
• mamaungatabu frequentative of maungatabu.
• mamaungenge frequentative of maungenge.
• mamaurake frequentative of maurake.
• mamaurea frequentative of maurea.
• mamauri frequentative of mauri.
• mamauringa frequentative of mauringa.
• mamautete frequentative of mautete.
• mambwea brackish, brackish water.
• mamira aspersion or blessing with fresh water or water from…
• mamma udder, breasts.
• mammam not giving the original pleasure or satisfaction.
• mammaniwaka long external root of the pan.
• mammon mammon (ENG).
• man from (it becomes mani before m, b, k).
• man ati a certain constellation, Rigel <star?> (Grimble).
• man ni karewe species of cantharis (found around toddy).
• man ni kawakawa beasts, animals, quadrupeds, reptiles, etc.
• mana deceive.
• manai scissors.
• manainai poisoned by eating m'anai.
• manam preparation of babai and coconut.
• manamana mashed, crushed, soft, miry.
• manana tame, domesticated.
• mananai a fish, large parrot fish.
• mananei a fish, goat fish.
• manang portion or part.
• mananga proceed, set out.
• manango wakeful at night, often waking.
• manantia
• manatua crushed, mashed.
• manau partially dried as fish, beginning to dry as fish.
• manawa pit of the stomach.
• manawai ditch around the bottom of a babai pit.
• manawai n ang discomfort in the stomach caused by eating too much fatty…
• manawainang having a disturbed stomach.
• manawanawa deeply miry.
• mane brother of a sister, or a sister of a brother.
• mane aba ni babai a skirt the colour of taro leaves.
• mane boiarara sweet smelling.
• mane buaka uselessness, futility, vain, useless.
• mane n tounibai a bracelet.
• manea receive, embrace.
• manea akoa to welcome, to receive, to care for.
• maneaba council-housee, church, chapel.
• maneanea ashamed through failure.
• maneang ashamed through failure.
• maneaua ashamed through failure to do.
• manebaeba diligence, promptitude.
• manebanibabai riri having the shade or color of a babai leaf.
• manebuaka worthless, of no account.
• manebuka thick, or having many leaves as a riri.
• maneka footstepp.
• manekaneka marked with many footsteps.
• manekeang riri having a greenish color.
• maneku fish.
• manemane having much money.
• manena of value, of account, of worth.
• manenaka anointed or besmeared with oil.
• manenanti an unusual happening.
• manenibai thing used or worn, waste, reject.
• manenikai worn out weapon or outrigger.
• manenrau thatch (already used, taken off roof).
• manenriri an old worn out riri used in bathing.
• manenriria wear a manenriri, dress one's self in a manenriri.
• maneouna (poetry) manouna (prose) a film of oil on the hair.
• maneriri loin cloth (worn).
• maneroro riri having a dark color.
• manetau a sufficient catch, haul.
• maneue words of a song, <lyrics>, language.
• maneuna anointed with oil.
• manewe mention in a song.
• manewea mention a name in song, sing of one.
• manga again (generally preceded by a).
• manga ni buka <fish> a species of kabubu.
• mangai spear with branches.
• mangaingai ragged as an old garment.
• mangainrang eat voraciously.
• mangamanga having many branches.
• mangamangara frequentative of mangara.
• mangang not knowing what to do or where to go, idle.
• manganikai branch of a tree.
• mangao in confusion, disarranged, out of order.
• mangaoa gnaw.
• mangaongao uncombed, jumbled together, disorderly.
• mangaorua kamangaorua.
• mangaotata kamangaotata.
• mangara interfere with, oppose.
• mangare salient, jutting out.
• mangaungau gluttony, voracity.
• mangauti the resurrection.
• mange litter, rubbish.
• mangeange littered, strewed with rubbish.
• mangeto covered with dirt and sores (kone).
• mangieuete a sharp pointed coral stone.
• mangiewe coral rock or stone harder than kara:.
• manging drunkenness, intoxication.
• mangingi over-ripe, drying up as fruit too long kept.
• mangingia treat a person illy as one often does when intoxicated.
• mangkana formerly.
• mangkanangkana long in duration.
• mangke monkey (ENG).
• mangkiri bird.
• mangko cup.
• mangkona possess land through the marriage of a child.
• mangkongko cup-shaped.
• mango fontanel [skull joint].
• mangoia Nei Mangoia: a species of grub.
• mangoieta a person to be respected (especially in-laws).
• mangongo the passage between nose and throat.
• mangori obscure, not much known, not noted.
• mangu bunia in which the kernel has not yet developed.
• manguing very soft kernel of coconut.
• mangumangu frequentative of mangu.
• manguo idem.
• manguro glossy hair, black, dark green palm leaves.
• manguroro glossy, smooth, and black, as oiled hair.
• mani thin.
• maniba well.
• manibarabara spanish fly.
• manibaraki variety of a white, flat louse, infesting the armpit.
• manibero a large wasp, bee.
• maniberu insect resembling a bee,a bee.
• manibeti a small fly or gnat (found on beti).
• manibineu mildew.
• manibingao small offensive insect.
• manibinou mould, mildew.
• manibuaka unkindd, evil-minded.
• manibubu talk unkindly at home of one who borrows.
• manibubua circulate a mere rumor.
• manibwebwe outer part of a pan leaf at its base, chaff.
• manibwerebwere very thin.
• manikaeka
• manikangare joke, make fun, be droll.
• manikatang an unfortunate person bringing sorrow and disappointment.
• manikawa cat.
• manikonana easily turning to any employment, apt, handy.
• manikoraki inventive, skilled in doing something new.
• manim gentle.
• maniman full of insects, wormy, having pets.
• manimaninia to decorate, to illuminate, to make designs on, to…
• manin charming, attractive, amiable, seductive.
• manin apa tera manin aba tera, te I-aba tera? specimen of what country?…
• manina to own, to have, to possess an animal, to take for…
• maninanti fortunee>ate, providentially delivered.
• maninara mosquito.
• maninga distressed by grating sounds or the sight of wounds.
• maninga rake growth, rapid growth.
• maningainga n aomata mani well bred, sociable, affable, hospitable.
• maninganako having lost one's way.
• maninganinga frequentative of m'aninga.
• maninganinga n rang badly brought up, impolite, unsociable, etc.
• maninganinganaomata kind, benevolent, social.
• maninganinganrang unkindd, unfriendly, unsocial.
• maningare dimple.
• maninge deception, disappointment.
• maningongo converse in a low voice.
• maningoningo whispering.
• maningure utter dissatisfaction as at again loaning to a neighbor.
• maningurea criticize a neighbor in reference to borrowing.
• maninnara mosquitoes.
• maninrongorongo to spread false news, to exaggerate, to invent stories,…
• manintaeka to carry a message, to retail news (messenger).
• manintaninga separation or joint of skull bones.
• maninteabike flag or signal of a certain tribe or family.
• maninuto a person suspected, accused, author of an act, cause,…
• manio sleep soundly.
• manionio very soundly asleep.
• maniua (1) flag of canoe) flag, ensign of canoe. (S.).
• maniwaira to disparage, to vilify.
• maniwete a point in form of dart, arrow or lance.
• maniwia a lucky person.
• manna .
• mannaba a bird (myth.).
• mannang ashes.
• mannannang birds.
• mannanoa regard, value, pay attention to.
• mannaoka a joke.
• mannati a fish, bonito.
• mannawa certain brilliant places on surface of water.
• mannebaeba not skillful in providing food, through indolence.
• mannei languidness.
• manni thin, fine.
• mannibeti very small fly or insect.
• mannibwerebwere extremely thin, fine.
• mano tight, not leaky, dry.
• manoa film of oil, layer, oily surface.
• manoka the lap.
• manoku curving in,.
• manoku n ranga the back of knee.
• manoku ni bai inside of elbow, cubit (measure).
• manokunibai cubit [anc. lin. meas].
• manokunoku frequentative of m'anoku irregular in outline as the shore.
• manon .
• manono give annoyance, give trouble.
• manonoua depressed, indented, crater like.
• manorio depressed, indented, pitted.
• manotabuki undulation.
• manouna no result, no fruit, no profit. akea manounana: he has left…
• manra an evil tongue (in general).
• manraoi a good person.
• manrea often seen, seen to weariness, seen too often.
• manrerei futility, frivolity, vanity.
• manriki chronic, offensive catarrh in the nostrils.
• manring peeling off in little scales as sunburnt skin.
• manrureke mandrake (ENG).
• manta character.
• mantakarara to speak much and loudly.
• mante Monday (ENG).
• manteuana flag or signal of a certain tribe or family.
• manti month (ENG).
• manto acquired.
• mantoa mislead with a purpose to do an injury.
• mantokotoko (1) lazy, good for nothing, shirker.
• mantorotoro a song, a singer, a dancer sitting down.
• manu joint as of the elbow.
• manua fish.
• manuao man-of-war, a war vessel (ENG).
• manuia fortunate, favored.
• manunu wrinkled.
• manuoka forget.
• manuokina to forget (in thought).
• manuoua flag or signal of a certain tribe or family.
• mao large bush.
• maoko fish.
• maomao abounding in or overgrown with the mao.
• maon intermittent, rare, not quite visible on account of…
• maong easily fatigued.
• maono sweat.
• maonon which bends without breaking, supple, elastic, flexible,…
• maoria (e mao riau, e mao riam, e mao riana): disappointed,…
• maoriori very flexible, very supple.
• maoto broken as a stick or bone, or as the heat of the sun after…
• maoto i eta a current going eastwards met by a strong easterly wind…
• maoto ni bai finger joints.
• maoto ni bwe the price to be paid in fish for loan of canoe or fishing…
• maotoieta running to the eastward as a current.
• maoton te nao the point where the wave breaks.
• maotonibwe fish reserved or set aside in payment for canoe hire.
• maotorikiriki broken into many pieces.
• maototo frequentative of maoto.
• maotoua broken in two, as wood or bone or metal.
• maowa Parupeneus barberinus (mullida).
• maowi kamaowi, e mao wina.
• mara soft as an animal shedding its skin.
• maraba maraberabe: very shiny from too much oil.
• marabe well developed, full and round as a person.
• maraberabe frequentative of marabe.
• marabu ascending in great volume as a smoke in the distance.
• marae playground.
• marai kernel of a coconut in its soft state.
• marai n o cartilage of fishes' gills. a kind of ulceration of mouth…
• maraia suffering supposed supernatural evil after disrespect to a…
• marainai bark of the kanawa.
• marainao nimarainai: string made of kanawa fibres, hair, etc.
• marainging a bit shaky, badly-fixed, a bit out or <of> order.
• maraino gill of a fish.
• marairai long as the hair or a skirt.
• maraiti raiti (mostly used).
• marakei Matthew Island discovered by Duperry, 1823.
• maraki in pain, suffering with pain.
• maramara soft, feeble, too good-natured.
• maran straight as the hair.
• maran ai a fire about to go out, embers.
• maranako slip.
• marane uncomforttable, as a rheumatic limb or from the crawling of…
• marang species of fish.
• maranga separated.
• marangaranga separated, parted, as pickets in a fence.
• maranoa to act gently, with precaution, slowly (go, touch, take,…
• maranrake slip up and out of the hand as a fish.
• maranran smooth.
• marara indistinctly heard as a low conversation at a little…
• marati fish.
• maratingo much wet or sprinkled upon.
• maratingotingo frequentative of maratingo.
• maratirati nicely polished, very smooth.
• marato well anointed or smeared with oil.
• maratorato frequentative of marato.
• maratua very wet, entirely soaked, dirty, softened, damaged by wet,…
• marau somewhat soft.
• maraunako dropping off to sleep.
• maraurau quite soft.
• marawa ocean, deep sea, deep water.
• marawarawa sea sickness.
• mare few, not many, here and there some.
• marea marry (ENG).
• marebu strong tide rip.
• marei hiccough.
• maremare kind of kite.
• marena space between.
• marenanibongia do irregularly with days intervening.
• marenaniwitawia having spaces between the canine teeth in the upper jaw.
• marenaua channel between two islands.
• marengau dissatisfied with food, insufficient, parsimonious.
• marengerenge feeble, woeking moderately, not in abundance.
• marenoa to act gently <gentle>, slowly, with precaution.
• maretebora multiple (ENG).
• marewe young coconut leaf partly opened, fresh growth of leaves.
• mari season of plenty, fruitful season.
• mariari a painful feeling under a wound, scratch, burn, etc.
• maribo active, energetic, busy, as in procuring food.
• maribono said of a stout person having very fat legs and arms.
• marika plump, well-fed.
• marikarika frequentative of marika.
• marike refreshed with food.
• marin shaky, not well fixed, unstable, loose.
• marinrin loose, not firmly fixed, as a post or a tooth.
• mariri cold.
• mariro razor.
• mariro n ang learnt by heart, well learnt.
• marironang a species of kabubu <fish>.
• mariroriro loose as a handle or blade.
• maritata smarting.
• maro sink, founder, go down as food.
• maroa lonesome.
• maroaka an idiomatic word,equivalent in force to,with good…
• maroro converse, engage in conversation.
• maru superimposed, piled up, thick, bushy.
• marua deep depression, pit, valley.
• marua n nao depression between waves. <trough>.
• maruan ai a furnace.
• maruarua abounding in depressions or pits.
• marubere mulberry (ENG).
• maruka salt-wort (HEB).
• marurung alert, brisk, active, lively, in good physical condition.
• mata eye, face.
• mata aine the appearance of a grown up woman.
• mata aitara to look at one another, face to face, to measure swords.
• mata anoano troubled or dazzled sight.
• mata n ao a smooth surface.
• mata n aoka a certain ironical look, a look of joy, of success.
• mata n ei looking shaky, soft, limp, slack (as person half awake).
• mata n iruwa to look like a stranger.
• mata n rang mamata n rang (sup.) to appear like a poor person, or…
• mata n rau quiet, tranquil appearance.
• mata n rawarawa an opening, channel, gap in the reef.
• mata n taratara to appear tired for want of sleep, to look with envy.
• mata n tokamaung to appear dead beat, done up, worn out, lazy.
• mata n tongo (?) coloured, dyed the shade of dark green as tongo.
• mata n un to look cross, surly, to frown, to appear angry.
• mata nei a shallow stretch of water just in advance of rising tide.
• mata ni mane elderly, mature looking, virile, hardy.
• mata ni ngenge look of covetousness of food.
• matababa a loose knot.
• matababai coconut tree with a close hard grain.
• matabae to be occupied, absorbed, to stop, to enjoy the view.
• matabai desirous of obtaining.
• matabaiawa frequented harbor or place for a canoe.
• matabaibai a fish resembling sole.
• matabanga having sunken eyes.
• matabao cross-eyeed.
• matabaraki having eyes or head or both lowered (through modesty, fear,…
• matabareka having dirt or dust about or under the eyes.
• matabari fish.
• matabatutu having the eyelids nearly closed permanently.
• matabeka having matter in the eyes.
• matabitake an anxious look.
• mataboa taeniura flagtail, fish.
• matabou full of wonder at.
• matabuaka hostile in appearance.
• matabubuaka a scowling face.
• matabubura be ugly.
• matabuni having no eyebrows.
• matabura a remarkable face.
• mataburo a fresh face.
• matae compost of leaves, manure.
• matai look covetously.
• mataiakina look at with longing for.
• mataing a Gilbertese mask made of the ing from coconut tree.
• matairiki seeing everything, omniscient, keen sighted.
• mataka tired eyes (strain, weekness, physical defect),.
• matakai skilled in avoiding a sudden thrust, wary.
• matakanikan appearing in beautiful alignment, fine featured.
• matakao matakaokao: complicated, tangled.
• matake having weak sight, bad eyesight.
• matakeke having sight in only one eye, having one eye sightless.
• mataki blind.
• matakiaua bashful as a stranger.
• matakinongo having small eyes.
• matakiriongong sleepy eyes, half closed through sleepiness.
• matakirioro allseeing eyes, curious, wanting to see and examine…
• matakore fish.
• mataku look on as a sightseer at something going on near by.
• matakuikui to wink.
• matakukune having sharp eyes for finding.
• matam partake of food, to eat.
• mataman suffering from the effect of bright sunlight on the eyes.
• matamane looking virile, grown up into manhood.
• matamata conference with one's own family in reference to a proposed…
• matamatana frequentative of to colour, to stain, to stripe.
• matamau asking for things in a bold way or without bashfulness.
• matamea snare for taking fish or fowl.
• matameri a shark with black spots.
• matamtam make a noise with the lips in eating.
• matamu to eat.
• matan coil.
• matan ikamaung fish of Gobies or Bennies species.
• matana lead as a blind man.
• matanaine look lustfully at a woman.
• matanatana
• mataneai temporarily blinded by gazing at a fire.
• matanetane marked with finger prints, dirty foot prints.
• matang the white man's country.
• matanga pancreas.
• matangare smile.
• matangt kamaung fish.
• matangure bad humoured, sulky, sullen.
• matangurea receive and treat kindly.
• matanibong sleepy or dull from watching at night.
• matanika hard kernel in the sole of the foot occasioned by a foreign…
• matanikabi back door, limit of low tide.
• matanikananoanga sad-faced, wearing a pitiable face.
• matanikanebu frail looking, anaemic, feeble, gentle, modest looking.
• matanikarawa having the eyes set as one just expiring.
• matanikibaibai inspecting covetously everything belonging to a relative.
• matanikimoa look at with reference to stealing.
• matanimane look improperly as a woman at a man.
• mataniwi manager, chief, director.
• mataniwia mataniwina to direct, to conduct, to command, to be at the…
• mataniwintenano conscience.
• matanoano blinded or dazzled by sunlight.
• matanoko Nei Matanoko daughter of Komaki and Nei Nautonga (one of…
• matanoku matanokunoku: sullen, sulky, discontented.
• matanonoka mata-nonokarake: the commencement of rising tide.
• matanrang downcast and abashed through abuse.
• matanria exterior of the lip.
• matantan slack, looping as a rope.
• matantang to appear sad, desolate, ready to cry, tearful.
• matantokomaung fish.
• matao nearer side,.
• mataoiaki last days of cycle, near full moon.
• matara declining or ashamed to address another with whom one has…
• matarae cross eyed.
• matarake bowl of a pipe.
• mataraoi handsome.
• matarara disastrous, used in connection with kaiwa.
• matararaoi beauty, handsomeness.
• matare prolonged in time, remaining long.
• matarearea disease of eyes, cataract.
• matarebau to look from side to side, to try to secure for oneself the…
• matarekinaka a star.
• matarere glance rapidly, frequently and wonderingly about.
• matari coconut in its fortth stage.
• matarikiriki spoken of a coconut - shell cup with broken edges.
• matarirebwe spoken of a young coconut a little more mature than matari.
• mataro a star.
• mataroa door, gate, entrance.
• mataroa uoua pretending to be brave but taking flight at first sign of…
• mataroauoua showing fight, but quickly disappearing or assuming to be…
• mataroba having wide strands as a mat, coarsely braided.
• matarobu having a handsome face.
• mataronron abashed when rebuked, as one who circulates false rumors.
• mataroro fainting through hunger or sickness.
• matarua matarua, e rua matana: to make a mistake about a thing or…
• mataruana having the eyes dulled by sickness.
• mataruberube frequently winking.
• matata open, cleared as land, roomy, clear.
• matatae unripe pandanus fruit.
• matatang crying face, weepy, having...
• matatara (?) fish (Bingham).
• matataratara a species of fish (ll).
• matatoka bold, unblushing, in a good sense not bashful.
• matau fish-hook <fishing>.
• mataua hesitating to fire or throw at lest a person somewhat in…
• matauai double-barreled gun.
• matauakina to look at, to observe, to examine, to keep an eye on, to…
• mataubaraki in the habit of keeping head inclined, timid, easily…
• mataukiro to look furtively, to peep while pretetending to close eyes…
• matauna look out for watch,.
• matauninga treated with disrespect.
• matauningananti irritated as the eye with a foreign substance in it.
• matauraura just about ripe (fruit), having red eyes, reddened…
• matawa large round as a man and so held with difficulty.
• matawanaba bird.
• matawarebwe having large bulgeing eyes.
• matawe at a fairly distant future.
• matawere observe with the eyes screened by the hand.
• matawerea examine as the deep with the eyes under water but screened…
• mate dead.
• mate n nano passion for..., preference, object of passion.
• mate nako to drift away, to get lost, to go astray, to disappear, to…
• mate ni kuna memorized, learnt by heart (as song repeated over and over…
• mateanikun without feeling, impassible, imperturbable, insensible, etc.
• matebuaka fruitless, profitless, useless, vain, idle, without result,…
• matemate very weary.
• maten thick.
• matenako go hopelessly adrift at sea, to be gone adrift.
• matenanoa to desire ardently, to love, to be mad about.
• matene a sensation of numbness when being swayed back and forth.
• matenibaki exceedingly hungry, famishing.
• matenruarua very thick.
• matentaka parched with thirst.
• matenten frequentative of maten.
• matera (mate ra) (1) useless, vain.
• materanga spoken of one whose legs are paralyzed in part.
• materaoi profitable, useful, gainful.
• materetere very outstanding, very visible.
• materonga one's residence or home.
• materongabu a large family of ancestors and descendants <genealogy?>.
• materongana to have domicile at..., from ancient times, to be in…
• materonganaba materonga ni bai possession, possessor of lands, of riches.
• materongo
• matewe dizzy, as in a swing or from whirling round and round.
• mati the month of march (ENG).
• matiati matches (ENG).
• matibu swollen, very ripe (fruit of pandanus).
• matibutibu a skin disease.
• matie sneeze.
• matiketike slack drawn, as a rope.
• matim rain very gently, to sprinkle.
• matinaba a constellation. three stars in a line in Capricorn.
• matinao slain in great numbers.
• matineinei
• matinnao flat, level, smooth (ex. the sea).
• matiratira thoroughly cooked, or cooked soft as a pan nut or babai.
• matiraua squashed, reduced to pulp, trodden down, flattened out.
• matiriki star.
• matnairuwa having the appearance of a stranger.
• matoa established, firm, hard.
• matoaningining very firm, very hard.
• matoatoa firmness, hardness.
• matoro abidee>ing constantly in one's home.
• matoronga a person's residence.
• matorongabu having many descendants.
• matoroniwi a constellation in Virgo (?).
• matu sleep.
• matuao food prepared to be eaten by a child in the night.
• matuaoa feed a child when half asleep, esp at night.
• matuku <bird> a species of crane, reef crane.
• matunong prolonged sleep.
• matunonginong great speed in rotating (propellor, spinning top). lit.…
• matutu somnolence.
• mau dry.
• mau amarake mad about food, greedy.
• mau anea fond of bait, greedy.
• maua spouting hole or nostril of the sperm whale.
• maua nako ma'ua: to lift, to act together in unison.
• maua ni kua is said of ditches full of water.
• mauaine mad about women.
• mauamarake greedy, eager to obtain an undue portion of food.
• mauanti kamauanta...: improbable.
• mauere a spy spirit.
• mauianna good for nothing. no use on a canoe.
• maukanna keep eating food while one is preparing it.
• mauku lame.
• maumane mad about men (women).
• maumau
• mauna out of sight, gone.
• maunea be disturbed at the noise of others.
• maunei rush, reed.
• maung putrid.
• maunga mountain.
• maunganga incapable, good for nothing.
• maungaro having no teeth.
• maungatabu collected as people.
• maungenge covetous of food.
• maunika forget.
• mauongo to swallow, to gulp.
• mauoti to make known, to divulge.
• maurake rudely sit too close to one.
• maurea ill-mannerred, too bold.
• maureka ill-mannerred.
• maurere always on the move, gallivanting.
• mauri be in health.
• mauringa forgetfulness.
• maurouro all without exception, completely assembled, every one…
• mautakaroro dry, very dry.
• mautara to look twice at, to look well at.
• mautari one used to the sea.
• mauteretere very parched.
• mautete ugly, bad, mean.
• mautorotoro song or chant used in begging.
• mautoto lazy, good for nothing.
• mauwere a certain manner of fishing using the were for bait.
• mawa out of breath through wearyiness.
• mawaneinei smooth as still water.
• mawareirei a beautiful blue or green colour.
• mawawa green.
• mba a species of crab which pumps water.
• mbamba onomatopoeia for certain sucking noises, aspiration (pipe).
• mbembe vent holee of octopus.
• mbo club of whale-bone or wood.
• me bad, ugly, crooked.
• mea reddish yellow colour, rust, grey.
• meakani mahogany (ENG).
• meakina to shout out foolishly in amazement, surprise.
• meamea yellow.
• meang the north.
• mei month of may (ENG).
• meira urinate on, or into.
• meme obtrusive.
• memea stained yellow by the juice of a green coconut husk.
• memeka to suck in, to suck with noise.
• memena frequentative of mena.
• memenai frequentative of menai habitually fresh.
• memerake ascend, as smoke, rise.
• memere suck in noiseily as juice while chewing.
• memerea to suck..., to suck noisily.
• memeri of a fair and light complexion as a Gilbertese <phy>.
• memeroa to suck..., to suck noisily.
• memeto very annoying, turbulent, importunate, tiresome,…
• men foreskinless by nature.
• mena thing.
• menai fresh in appearance, new, not faded.
• mene maneh [heb coin] (ENG).
• menga bandy legged, arched; ranga menga, ranga babaru: bowlegged,…
• mengamenga parted as the limbs.
• menganga parted as the limbs.
• mengare a forced laugh.
• mengaroa to suck with toothless gums.
• mengo be busy at, be engaged in.
• mengoa engage in.
• mengomengo frequentative of mengo.
• meo ria meo: crooked lips, grimace.
• mere discuss nois<e>ily, converse loudly.
• merea discuss or talk noisily about a matter.
• meremere discuss noisily.
• meretaua talkative, boisterous.
• meri honey (GR).
• meria Frangipani (Plumeria acutifolia).
• merimeri infant.
• merino merino sheep (ENG).
• meritaua an edible kind of mud (known in Beru only).
• mero tuae: mixed with water (S.).
• meroa memeroa, meromeroa: to make noise while sipping liquid.
• meromero idem. meroa, memeroa, meremeroa: to taste, to sip, to suck…
• meti mate, 2nd officer <second officer> on ship (ENG).
• mewawo
• mi dream.
• mia dream.
• mika thoroughly cooked, scalded.
• mim urinate.
• mimi wonder.
• mimimi frequentative of mi.
• mimioua writhe with pain.
• mimitoi to whirl.
• mimitoiaki wheel or turn round and round as a person.
• mimitoiakina to do in a whirl, tangle, to entangle someone, to make...,…
• mimitong glorious.
• mineti minute (ENG).
• minita minister (ENG).
• mino file.
• minomino twisted.
• minomino ni kai larvae of mosquitoes (S.).
• minominota twist.
• minota
• minotaki minotakitaki: giddiness, overworked brain.
• minta mint (ENG).
• mire mill,one thousanth of a dollar (ENG).
• mirete millet (ENG).
• miro a tree, mero (Ellice)?
• miroa contemplation, ecstasy.
• mitara to dream, to muse.
• mitarao to have a vision, to see an apparition, to see spirits or…
• mitaraorao be partially dreaming when falling asleep.
• mitin machine, motor (ENG).
• mitinare missionary (ENG).
• miure mule (ENG).
• mka rottenness,.
• mkamka frequentative of mka.
• mmani thin.
• mmara giddiness, fear of falling, having...
• mmnai Siganus rostratus (siganidae).
• mmotirawa rest, pause.
• mnao lobster var.
• mnawa Parabaccus antarcticus Lund.
• moa first.
• moaaine hen.
• moaanti wild fowl.
• moabotu cross, peevish, surly, bored.
• moakakung unwelcome, detested, despised, to be avoided.
• moakura ugly face.
• moamane rooster, cock.
• moamoa generous, benevolent.
• moamoa aomata sociability.
• moan te moan: the first, the highest in..., the beginning, the…
• moana go first to.
• moanang moanangin: the first effort, first try, courage at start.
• moanangia attempt with fresh or renewed courage.
• moangare smiling face.
• moania springtide.
• moaniba excelling, perfect.
• moanibai te moanibai: the first thing,.
• moanibaia hold a caseknife in the hand with the thumb next to the…
• moanibong Monday (1st day of week).
• moanikaura stand first in the rank in the ruoia.
• moaningaina beginning of day, early morning, dawn of day.
• moaniwa place where canoe lands, destination of voyages (general).
• moaniwae advance rapidly.
• moaniwaea do an errand on the way.
• moaniwi four front teeth of both jaws.
• moanoku show a sullen or dissatisfied or sober face.
• moanriki begin to sprout or grow.
• moantaba a young girl in the flower of youth.
• moantai being in the early part of the pan season.
• moantari very fresh toddy or karewe.
• moanti wild, as a fowl.
• moantia lower and front part of the abdomen.
• moantoka young squid.
• moanua
• moanuwa place or person first visited.
• moanuwae
• moaraoi (1) good looking.
• moatoki having had nose broken.
• moauaai
• moauai double-barreled gun.
• moi ripe coconut ready to drop (in the ninth stage).
• moimoti frequentative of moti frequently breaking, as thread, or…
• moimotika frequentative of motika.
• moimoto coconut well developed, but soft (in the fifth stage).
• moiran a fruitless tree, unproductive.
• moko smokee>ing pipe.
• mokouru a fish.
• mokure mercury (ENG).
• momi pearl (HAW).
• momoaine having many hens.
• momoana frequentative of moana.
• momoanangia frequentative of moanangia.
• momoaniba frequentative of moaniba excelling.
• momoanikaura frequentative of moanikaura.
• momoaniwa frequentative of moaniwa.
• momoaniwae frequentative of moaniwae.
• momoaniwaoea frequentative of moaniwaea do an errand onthe way.
• momoaniwi frequentative of moaniwi.
• momoanoku frequentative of moanoku show a sullen or dissatisfied face.
• momoantai frequentative of moantai.
• momoanti frequentative of moanti wild as a fowl.
• momoi frequentative of moi drink.
• momoimotika frequentative of motika.
• momoka decayed or rotten as a coconut.
• momomi abounding in pearls.
• momonimon abounding in mon.
• momori sore as the muscles from exercise, or as an infant through…
• momorikoi abounding in morikoi.
• momoringa frequentative of moringa habitually treat kindly.
• momotika frequentative of motika to break, break off, settle, decide.
• momotikitaeka frequentative of motiki taeka judge.
• momotiniwakoro frequentative of motiniwakoro.
• momotirantan frequentative of motiranran of unsettled opinions.
• momotirawa frequentative of motirawa rest.
• momoto frequentative of moto fish.
• mon fish.
• mona cry much or habitually.
• monamona fish.
• monana covered with pus.
• monaua cry fretfully.
• mone regions below.
• mongo mongomongo.
• monuakena a large bird (marked gannet, blue faced booby, common in…
• mora mucous from the throat.
• morenga
• mori over-ripee, very soft or yielding.
• morikoi fish.
• morimori frequentative of mori.
• morinako falling to pieces as an overripe bunch of pan.
• moringa treat kindly.
• morinuka infirmity of hunch back, hunchback.
• moritaua very hunch backed.
• moro measure, size, dimension (esp. used in idioms).
• morokaei very long.
• moromoro a bead.
• motangitang little darling in tears..., pet...
• motere myrtle (ENG).
• moti broken off, decided.
• moti n tabo convention, engagement.
• moti n taeka agreement, pact, verbal contract, arrangement with another.
• moti ni wakoro to make a decision alone which should have been made by a…
• moti rere separate, apart.
• moti ro (fig.) loosening of reins.
• motibuaka wrong judgement, badly judged.
• motika break, break off, settle, decide, termonate.
• motikanrawa rest.
• motiki taeka judgement, sentence.
• motiki tawaina in a certain game the act of breaking the tanea on the back…
• motikitaeka judge, decide, put an end to talk.
• motikoraki to judge partially, to favour.
• motiniwakoro work alone, or unassisted.
• motinnano a voluntary decision, personal, meditated, serious…
• motinwae species of breadfruit tree (Altilis Fosb).
• motiranran of unsettled opinions.
• motiraoi good judgement, fair judgement, in good earnest.
• motirawa rest.
• motiti everlasting flower, bachelor's Buttons.
• moto bird.
• motomoto pig variety.
• motu a sort of skittle made of empty coconut shell.
• mouakena bird.
• mra beset, throng, crowd.
• mramra frequentative of mra.
• mrara scattered by falling.
• mriki a recent building, added on to, precincts.
• mron roundness, circumference.
• mronron spheree>ical.
• mtamta call to a cat, like pussy, pussy.
• mte reduced to small pieces by cutting as a plug of tobacco.
• mtea small plant or weed.
• mtemte frequentative of mte.
• mumun flee in a epanic.
• mumuta vomit.
• mumuti frequentative of muti.
• mumutiakina frequentative of mutiakina.
• mura myrrh (ENG).
• muri bent over as from age.
• murikoi fish.
• muti be concerned, have regard.
• mutiakina regard, care for, heed, mind.
• mwe blow gently,.
• mweaka food eaten near the close of a voyage, no longer held in…
• mweakina
• mweang compost.
• mweara barren pandanus or papaw.
• mweau arrive late, come slowly, move slowly.
• mwebuaka uncomfortable, insecure, ill at ease.
• mwemwe blowing very gentley or in "cat's paws".
• mwemweaero walk in one's sleep.
• mwemweara mummy apple, papaw, <papaya>, fruit of... (ENG).
• mwemweka lift away.
• mwemwerake raising up (in the air), being lifted up, carried up.
• mwemweraoi easily borne.
• mwemwetaka talk in one's sleep.
• mwenga residence, home.
• mwengana to take for one's dwelling, to dwell in.
• mweraoi condition or state of peace and security.
• mwere slowness, tardiness.
• mwerengaki
• mwerengau embarrassment in certain social or moral situations.
• mwetaka talk, or call out in sleep.
• mwetang pulley.
• mweuti a condition of anxiety unfavorable to sleep as in war.
• mwi what follows, the consequence, effect, result.
• mwi n ai second batch cooked in the same oven.
• mwia buaka bad results, consequences.
• mwimwi follow later.
• mwimwinikora taught by or in the school of experience.
• mwimwioko frequentative of mwioko.
• mwimwiokoa frequentative of mwiokoa.
• mwiniba low, obscure, humbled, disgraced.
• mwinibai the last to receive, or to serve oneself last (as in cards).
• mwinikora taught by or in the school of experience.
• mwinta behind, on the place spoken of, remaining on a place in…
• mwintai to get up, start work long after the sun has risen, to be a…
• mwintari the last toddy juice to drip, to be at its last, the last...
• mwioko confide.
• mwiokoa entrust, repose confidence in.