taobong

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

táobong

va. not working every day.

n. irregular employment, unsteady work.

taobong

nv. to space the days, to leave days in between regulations and observances.

vt. taobongia.