tatabui

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

tatábui

n. forehandedness, suitable provision.

va. provided, forefanded.

tatabui

from. tabui:

n. economy, temperance.

a. economical, sparing, temperate, saving.

vt. tatabuia: to spare, to save, to economize, to keep.