nimta

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

njm/ta

vt. to cling to, to adhere to, to stick to.

nimta

from. nim.

vt. to stick to..., to hang on to..., to adhere to..., to cling to..., to clasp, to entwine (as octopus, jelly fish, etc.).

ex. e nimtiko te kamaira: you are held, entwined by impurity.

red. ninimta, nimnimta.