kuribaba

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

kuribaába

vi. to spring up suddenly as at an alarm of fire.

kuribaba

n. silly precipitation.

v. to leave in a hurry, without preparation.

vt. kakuribabaea: to give the alarm, to cause panic.