matakanikan

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

mætakánikan

va. appearing in beautiful alignment, fine featured.

matakanikan

n. a. nice appearance, elegant, noble bearing, nicely coloured, elegant, pretty.

vc. kamatakanikana: to flatter the... to find pretty, to make...