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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

pron. thy, your in the singular.

n. red leaf, red through age.

a. red as a leaf through age.

adj. thy, thine.

ex. am bai: thine (thy thing); baim: thy hand, thy arm. <your>.

am¹

n. palm leaves turning yellow, yellowish colour, colour of withering leaves.

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