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kabana

Bingham

kab'ána

a. improvident, given to loafing.

Sabatier

kabana

a. kabanabana deceptive, good for nothing, hopeless, most incapable.

see b'ana.

Words that link here

aobanabana indolent looking, lazy looking, good for nothing aspect.
kaweana unsuccessful as a fisherman.
kuama weary.
mauianna good for nothing. no use on a canoe.
tarikabana a bit of a weakling having no initiative, awkward.

Sources

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.

From A Combined Kiribati-English Dictionary, compiled by Stephen Trussel and Gordon W. Groves (University of Hawaiʻi, 1978), revised and edited by Stephen Trussel (2003), as published on trussel.com. Original page (archived).

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Content from A Combined Kiribati-English Dictionary, compiled by Stephen Trussel and Gordon W. Groves (University of Hawaiʻi, 1978), revised and edited by Stephen Trussel (2003), as published on trussel.com. Each entry credits the dictionaries it combines.