bwenakai

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

bwénakai

vi. to split.

n. the splitting of wood.

bwenakai

v. to split wood.

ex. te kai ni bwena: boards, laths obtained from splitting (pandanus, etc.), laths of coconut are called kai n ni (kanni).