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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

ónon

vi. beg for in a very imploring manner, almost abjectly.

n. most humble entreaty.

onon

n. supplication, request, demand, entreaty.

note. stronger than bubuti.

vt. ononia (ononiai, ononiko, etc.): intense supplication.

ex. ononou, ononim, ononina, etc.