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tiba

Bingham

tíba

vi. to slip past, to overlap.

tib'á

adv. just, just now, preceded by a.
ex. e a tiba roko he has just arrived.

tib'á

vt. to distribute, to divide.
n. a distribution, a share, a portion.

Sabatier

tiba

adv. before verb. just now, recently, lately, not long ago.
ex.
  • e a tiba uti: he just woke up.
  • e a tiba ngkai: just now.
  • e a tiba tia: it is just finished.

tiba1

v. titiba, tiba nako: to step out of place, to escape, to slip, to give way, to get loose (mechanism), to miss by passing.
ex. e tiba nako mai baiu: it slipped out of my hand.
vc. katiba, katitiba, katibatiba, katibanakoa: to let slip, to let go, to let escape, to withdraw, to contract, to put out of gear, to disunite, to pull aside, to turn away.

tiba2

vt. titiba, tibatiba: to share, to portion, to distribute.
ex. tiba raoi, tibabuaka: well, badly portioned.
vt. tibaua, tibatenia: divide in two,..., three...
n. te tia tibatiba: the one who shares, distributes.
te bai n tibaki: the thing to be divided, dividend.
ex.
  • katoro tibangana: put down shares, establish, allot.
  • e toro tibangam: your share has been allotted, is ready.
n. te tiba, te tibana, ua tiba: share, one, two, three...