maua

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

mæ/ua

n. spouting hole or nostril of the sperm whale.

maáua

intj. interjection at the beginning of the cry made by people whe they are just at the point of hauling together.

maua

or. maunga, maua ni kua:

n. portion of head of cetacean (nostrils).