kawakina

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

kawakína

vt. to take care of, to care for.

kawakina

vt. to take care of, to keep, to preserve, to protect...

n. te tia kawakin: the guardian,.
protector.

ex. te tia kawakin tibu: shepherd.