raeba

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

ráeba

vi. to engage in stripping off coconut leaflets for obtaining the ba.

n. the stripping of coconut leaflets in order to secure the midrib.

raeba

to. strip the midrib of coconut palm of its laminae.

vt. (irr.) raebaea, raebaeaki: idem. to strip...

Topics: Coconut