karaoi

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

karáoi

n. a young coconut, the onibua well oiled for purposes of incantation.

karaoi

n. undeveloped coconut used in magic.

karaoi¹

nv. kakaraoi: to do, to make, to perform.

vt. karaoa, kakaraoa: to do, to execute, to accomplish, to make, to manufacture, to build.