teiabuaka

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

téiabuáka

a. ugly, ill-disposed, treating unkindly.

teiabuaka

n. (1) bad behaviour towards person in one's care.
(2) badly behaved person, mean,.
selfish, neglectful, towards members of own household.