namaonga

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

næmaónga

vi. swallow a portion of the food which is being masticated for a little child.

n. the act of swallowing a portion of the food which is being masticated for a little child.

namaonga

vt. to taste a little portion and chew it for a baby.