karia

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

káriaa

vt. to look for as a craft to appear in the horizon.

karia

from. ria.

a. kariaria appearing.

vt. to wait till apparition of..., arrival of...

n. te karia.

ex. ti karia te kaibuke: we expect a ship.