ongira

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

óngira

vt. wring, blow or squeeze as the nose.

ongira

from. ong.

vt. to squeeze to extract liquid, to press, to apply pressure, to use a handkerchief.

vn. ongiri ngako: to wipe one's nose.