taberamate

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

táberamæ/te

a. having a dying top, as a tree or plant.
liable to accident or misfortune.

taberamate

a. withering at top, dying <die>, in peril.

ant. taberanimaiu.

fig. decaying, in danger.