aiota

Bingham: Hiram Bingham, A Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1908, 1953). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Sabatier: Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C., Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français (1954), translated by Sr. M. Oliva as Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1971). South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau.

Bingham

aaioóta

n. early morning twilight.

aiota

n. daybreak, dawn.

ex. te aiota: breaking of day.

vc. kaaiota, kakaaiota: to wait till day breaks, to wait till is clear in the mind.