batongotongo

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.
Goo &amp; Banner: Fannie C. C. Goo &amp; Albert H. Banner, A Preliminary Compilation of Gilbertese Animal and Plant Names (1963).

Bingham

b'atóngotongo

a. black and threatening as an approaching squall.

batongotongo

n. flourishing plants with thick foliage.

a. green as tongo (mangrove).

batongotongo

n. a species of fish (ll).