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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

átai

n. right hand.

atai

n. atain te... the right, the right hand of, right handed.

ex. Ko atai ke ko maing?: Are you right handed or left handed? I atai: I am right handed.

atai¹

n. knowledge, science, learning, competency, talent, skill.