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Feelings and character

Emotions, moods and the ways people behave.

187 Kiribati words

• anangaea desire so much as to seek ways and means for obtaining.
• ang kau slight wind with calm between gusts.
• aobanabana indolent looking, lazy looking, good for nothing aspect.
• aoka deny or refuse a request (used only with tai aoka).
• arawa shark's teeth sword, the teeth being lashed to the wooden blade.
• auba be afraid.
• aweawe straight, slender, pointed.
• baikuikui afraid to handle or touch: hesitating to throw lest failing to hit,…
• baka n nano to fall in love.
• bakananoa to fall in love with, to be enamored of.
• bakannano to fall in love.
• bakantang envious, jealous, lit: pretending to cry.
• bakatoki frequentative of bakatokitoki.
• bake having the lip deformed.
• banga n taninga inclined to be lazy, indolent, inert, generally lazy, apathetic.
• bara n taninga indocility, laziness.
• bekari ranga jealousy of a woman for rival.
• beru a species of lizard, the.
• bongan to engage in arranging tabataba for an all night's bake.
• bononano displeased, irritated, angry, cross.
• buanna sorrow, regret, shame for having unintentionally caused damage to…
• buanta loss, damage, grief, regret, loss or damage from negligence.
• bubakoakoa odour of shark.
• buburamaiu refusing again and again to be reconciled.
• buni a fish, the.
• burangenge somewhat covetous of food.
• buraun stern looking, angry looking.
• einaberuberu afraid, cowardly.
• ibaba fish.
• ibo soft, long or wormlike marine animal.
• ika n rang madly in love (sex).
• ikamate murderous, given to manslaying.
• inaba frightened looking.
• inaberu timid, fearful, afraid.
• inamaku showing signs of fear, frightened-looking.
• ingira be slow in using or setting out on.
• itangitangiri to love.
• kabaia fortunate, happy, highly favored.
• kabubu ashamed.
• kaburabura to appear afraid of nothing.
• kaburamatoa hard to please, stubborn.
• kai easily, without difficulty, soon, readily.
• kai ni katonga kainikatonga: pride, arrogance, boastfulness.
• kainikatonga to exercise pride, to be proud.
• kaitatan to be in love mutually, to be mutually enamored.
• kakaiun mutually hostile or angry.
• kakanangaki frequentative of kanangaki.
• kakatonga to rejoice, to exult, to joy, to be glad.
• kakimareirei to cause joy.
• kakimareireia to give joy to, to gladden.
• kamaka to make afraid.
• kamakin cause of apprehension.
• kamakua to make afraid, to frighten.
• kamama to freshen, to make fresh.
• kamaneaua to place well on.
• kamataronron causing shame in one rebuked for lying.
• kameanti a wild dog, a wolf.
• kamoriau to provide food for a prospective son or daughter-in-law.
• kananokawaki producing sorrow of heart.
• kananorake causing quick anger.
• kanibaibai desirous of wealth.
• kanikureirei to cause joy.
• kanikureireia to make glad.
• kanimoi to desire to drink.
• kaniniku to cause shame as poverty.
• kanuka to embarrass, to shame.
• kaongotaoa to bring grief as to a parent by one's conduct.
• kararaoma causing anxiety or sorrow.
• kararaomaea to make anxious.
• kariete te karietata: pride, conceit.
• kateinang very cruel.
• katia to shoot.
• katinono to insist, to persist, to be stubborn, to harp.
• katongatonga joy, happiness, pleasure.
• katoto to engage in imitating or mimicking.
• kau having a hole in, as a pipe.
• kauatirere proud.
• kauere to make afraid as a lonely path.
• kawa to creep.
• kereboki a sea-slug, beche de mer,.
• kerentari a species of devil fish, or stingaree, the.
• kikiribare to make love, to put on amorous looks.
• kimamaku frequentative of kimaku afraid, cowardly, timid.
• kimareirei to exult, to rejoice, to joy.
• kimoiaue easily frightened.
• kinano to be in love.
• kinanoa to fall in love with.
• kinrang deformed, as some part of the body, as by rheumatism.
• kioura sorcery (to arouse love).
• kirei proud, putting on airs, practicing tricks.
• koko stingy.
• kokota to be jealous of.
• kota hit, as in the face with a ball.
• kuama weary.
• kukuneang to express much joy at reunion.
• kukurei joy, happiness.
• kunainga afraid, amazed.
• kurere horrified, overwhelmed with fear.
• kururu worried, impatient, agitated, torn between several contrary desires.
• maka fear.
• makei thorn on the side of the pan leaf, barb.
• makina fear, be afraid of.
• maku afraid.
• makua fear (only with the suffix pronoun).
• mama ashamed, abashed.
• mamaku frequentative of maku.
• mamatanikananoanga frequentative of matanikananoanga sad faced.
• maneanea ashamed through failure.
• maneang ashamed through failure.
• maneaua ashamed through failure to do.
• mantokotoko (1) lazy, good for nothing, shirker.
• maraki in pain, suffering with pain.
• matabai desirous of obtaining.
• matabitake an anxious look.
• matamau asking for things in a bold way or without bashfulness.
• matanikibaibai inspecting covetously everything belonging to a relative.
• matanria exterior of the lip.
• matantang to appear sad, desolate, ready to cry, tearful.
• matara declining or ashamed to address another with whom one has quarreled.
• matawa large round as a man and so held with difficulty.
• maungenge covetous of food.
• mautoto lazy, good for nothing.
• mmara giddiness, fear of falling, having...
• moa first.
• nano n tang sadness, sorrow, desolation, sad.
• nano ni kakatonga sentiment of joy, vanity, exuberance.
• nano ten string, cord tripled, three ply.
• nanoati desirous of a large or full supply.
• nanobebete light-hearted, cheerful.
• nanobukibuki emotion, excitability, anxiety, anguish, fright.
• nanokatanga wicked, cruel, causing suffering, saddening, inclining to complain.
• nanokawa unhappy, sad, afflicted, desolate, broken hearted.
• nanokawaki grief, sorrow.
• nanoketaketa great desire, longing, concupiscence, having great desire.
• nanomaraki revengeful, painfully disturbed in mind.
• nanomarawarawa dizziness, fear of immensity of task to be faced.
• nanotaunga love of travel.
• nea ashamed, mortifyied.
• nikierere joyous, exultant or boastful sfter a victory in battle.
• nikireirei joy, enjoyment, delection, delight.
• nikureirei to rejoice <joy>.
• nikutataro canoe with outrigger beams too short, unbalanced, badly balanced.
• nimarangirang intoxicated with joy.
• ninikainga to visit in a threatening manner.
• niniku ashamed because of lack of sufficient clothing of food.
• ninimate rising up to avenge one's death.
• ntorotoro to squat frequently when at work, through wearyiness.
• nuka the lower waist, the middle.
• nukabebeo put to shame as both thief and his family when detected in theft.
• ngata ngatangata, nanongatangata: covetousness, cupidity.
• ngeta concupiscence, immoderate, desire, disorderly envy.
• ongora listen, hearken.
• rarabuareare burning with rage.
• raraoma anxious, solicitous, sorry, sad.
• rau comfortable, quiet, undisturbed, placid.
• rauakina content, satisfied (food, amusement, etc.).
• rei to skip or bound as a porpoise.
• rieta to go by land.
• riri a skirt, a skirt fringe of split coconut leaves, the usual dress of…
• ririka wakeful.
• tabakeauea the king of proud men.
• tabeaianga full of care, having much to look after.
• takaiaia to shiver with cold, to chatter as the jaws.
• takaka to shout.
• tang to cry, to weep, to crow, to mew, to sing as a bird.
• tangira to love, to desire, to cry for, to long for.
• taningaroti lazy, indisposed to effort.
• tauanen jealous.
• tawai ashamed because of failure to succeed.
• teimakin attitude of respectful fear, timidity, keeping at a distance, scared,…
• tikurerea to greatly desire or long for, as a certain food or drink.
• tiritiri fierce, ferocious, furious.
• to lazy.
• tokabwebwere to be in joy and prosperity, to enjoy comfortable ease, prosperous…
• tutuneang joyful alacrity, joyous eagerness...
• uamoa saucy, haughty, impudent, bold-faced.
• ubaitoi a young frigate bird.
• ubunrang mortification, shame.
• uere shuddering, nervous through fear.
• ukinta ashamed or flustered by drawing false conclusions or by being…
• uma n taninga indolence, laziness.
• un be angry, fight.
• unra angry.
• unuaka provoked, offended, put out.
• unuara offended, put out.
• uramaitari angry as a man just returned from fishing or sailing.
• waenimaku retreating through fear.