kabuibui

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

kabúibui

va. causing one to be encrusted with salt.

kabuibui

n. dehydrated fish, fruit, vegetables;

ex. te kabuibui ni babai, te kabuibui ni bakoa, te... ni mai.

vt. ka-buibuia: to prepare, to put to dehydrate in sun.
kabuibuina: idem.

Topics: Fish