A Combined

Kiribati-English Dictionary

Hiram Bingham, D.D.
and
Father Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C.
(translated by Sr. M. Oliva)

with additional scientific material from Luomala, Goo & Banner.

B -Bingham, Hiram. 1908, 1953. A Gilbertese-English Dictionary. vii, 179 pp (8vo). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Boston. O -Sabatier, Ernest. 1954. Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français. xii, 984pp, duplicated. Mission Catholique, GI, Abaiang, Tabwiroa. 1971. Gilbertese-English Dictionary. translated by Sr. M. Oliva. x, 426pp, Sacred Heart Mission, Tarawa. South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau, Sydney. G -Goo, Fannie C.C. & Albert H. Banner. 1963. A Preliminary Compilation of Gilbertese Animal and Plant Names. 2, 2, 55, 10, 26cm. prepared under contract SA-43-ph-3741, National Institute of Neurological Diseas. UH - Haw. Marine Lab., Honolulu. L -Luomala, Katharine. 1953. Ethnobotany of the Gilbert Islands. Bishop Museum Bulletin 213, v, 129pp, map, bibl 122-4, index, 26cm. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu.

compiled by
Stephen Trussel and Gordon W. Groves,
University of Hawaii, 1978

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ka B  ka. intj. an exclamation of emphasis always followed by some statement.  v. the causative prefix.  a. seeing indistinctly.  n. a cart, a carriage, a car (ENG).  O  ka. note. Words with causative "ka" are not repeated except for a few usual words in order to make the meaning clearer for some special reason. All "ka" words are not causative; some very simple words begin with "ka".  pref. causative joined to nouns, verbs, adjectives, participles. meaning:  to make, to do, to cause, to render, to provoke, to urge to, to wait till, to let, to let ripen, to give time to, to permit.  ex. ka-ngaina: to wait till day, to let the day dawn.  karokoa: to let come, to wait for the coming.  katawa: to let ripen, to wait till it is ripe.  ka-makuria: to make work, to set in motion.  ka1. pref. to certain names of fish it gives the meaning of fishing for that fish.  ex. kabakoa: shark fishing.  ka2. note. ka follows the general rule of redoubling of syllables to indicate frequence or intensity of the action.  ex. ka-tanga: to make cry.  kaka-tanga: to make cry often (the first ka is generally long).  ka3. note. ka placed before a numeral adj. cardinal gives the ordinal number (preceded by the article always).  ex. tenua: three.  te katenua: the third.  tebubua: one hundred.  te katebubua: the one-hundredth.it is the same with the inter. num. adj.  iraua?: how many?  te ka-iraua?: what number?  ka4. a. tired, dim (said of eyes after looking too attentively or too long at an object, or from defective sight).  from. kai:  ex. E ka matau: My eyes are dim.  te ka ni mata, kan te mata: dimness of sight.  ae mata ka: who looks comically in order to see.  E ka matau n te ang: I am blinded by wind.  ka5. v. to make yawn.  ka6. n. car, cart, vehicle, chariot, carriage.  ex. moto-ka (motor-car): truck, bus.

kaaba B  kaæ/ba. cau. vt aba.

kaababa B  kaabaába. cau. vt ababa.  O  kaababa. n. a donation of land (gift, legacy, dowry).  v. to give land.

kaababaka B  kaab'aáb'aka. vt. to make great, to enlarge.

kaaeaea B  kaaeáea. vt. to cause to creep or crawl.

kaaeaka B  kaaeáka. vt. to send or carry ashore.

kaaeka O  kaaeka. see v.t. kaeaka.

kaaerakea B  kaáerakéa. vt. to send or carry ashore.  to send or carry ashore.

kaaeto B  kaáeto. cau. n aeto.

kaaibuaka B  kaáibuaka. cau. vi aibuaka.

kaainea B  kaáinea. vt. to let a girl mature to womanhood.

kaainenuma B  kaáinenúmaa. cau. vt ainenuma to care for as a married woman.

kaainga B  kaáinga. cau. vt ainga.

kaaintoa B  kaáintoa. cau. vt aintoa.

kaaiota B  kaaaioóta. cau. vi aiota to wait til early morning dawn.

kaaira B  kaáira. cau. vi aira.

kaairaoa B  kaáiraoa. cau. vt airaoi.

kaairoa B  kaáiroa. cau. vt airo to await evening twilight.

kaaiwaea B  kaaiwaáea. cau. vt aiwae.

kaakawa B  kaakáwa. cau. vt akawa.

kaakea B  kaakéa. cau. vt akea.

kaakoakoa B  kaakóakoa. cau. vt akoako.

kaamakaia B  kaaámakaia. cau. vt amakai to wait for a coconut to become an amakai before plucking it.

kaamakoro O  kaamakoro. n. a fraction <fourth>.

kaamarake B  kaámarake. cau. vi amarake.

kaamarakea B  kaámarakéa. cau. vt amarake.

kaamata B  kaámætaa. cau. vt amata to cook rare or partially.

kaamoamoa B  kaamóamoa. cau. vt amoamo to cause or diract one to carry a burden on an amo.

kaamwia B  kaamwía. vt. to let a coconut tree mature all its fruit.

kaananaua B  kaanánaua. cau. vt ananau.

kaanaua B  kaanáua. cau. vt anau.

kaanea B  kaánea. cau. vt anea to direct one to fish with anea.

kaaneanea B  kaaneánea. cau. vt aneane.

kaaneka B  kaaánekaa. cau. vt a:neka to praise, or speak of one as acting properly.

kaaneke B  kaáneke. cau. vt aneke.

kaang B  káang. n. a variety of seaweed.

kaangabaia B  kaángab'aia. cau. vt angab'ai.

kaangabea B  kaángabea. cau. vt angabe.

kaangara B  kaángara. cau. a angara.

kaangia B  kaángia. cau. vt angi.

kaangibue B  kaángibue. cau. vi angibue.

kaangibuea B  kaángibuéa. cau. vt angibue.

kaangitaban B  kaang/itaban. cau. vi angitaban.

kaangitanaboaboa B  kaángitanabóaboa. cau. vt angitanaboabo.

kaangitanenea B  kaángitæ/nenea. cau. vy angitanene.

kaaninga B  kaáninga. cau. vt aninga.

kaanoai O  ka-anoai. nv. a certain way of fishing with coconut.

kaanoaia B  kaanoáia. cau. vt anoai to make a calm streak or surface on water as with oil.

kaanoanoa B  kaanóanoa. cau. vt anoano to direct one to beckon to another.

kaantia B  kaæn/tia. cau. vt anti.

kaaoaoa B  kaaoáoa. cau. vt aoao to cause one to propel a canoe with a pole.

kaaobuaka B  kaáobuakaa. cau. vt aobuaka.

kaaoka B  kaáoka. cau. vt aoka.

kaaomakuna B  kaaomákuna. cau. vt aomakuna.

kaaomata B  kaáomata. cau. vt aomata.

kaaong B  kaáong. vi. to fish for aong.

kaaongia B  kaaóngia. cau. vt aongia.

kaaoraba B  kaáorab'a. cau. vt aorab'a.

kaaoraia O  kaaoraia. vt. kakaaoraia: to prepare, to put outside (ao: outside) things one is taking away.

kaaoraka B  kaáoraka. cau. vt aoraki to make one sick, to make sickly a land.

kaaoraki B  kaáoraki. va. causing sickness, unhealthy.

kaaoraoa B  kaaoráoa. cau. vt aoraoi.

kaara B  kaaáraa. cau. vt a:ta: to make broad as a mat.

kaararake B  kaárarake. cau. vi ararake.

kaararakea B  kaárarakéa. cau. vt ararakea.

kaarikia B  kaárikia. cau. vt ariki.

kaarobairia B  kaarobáiria. cau. vt arobairi.

kaarokuikui B  kaarokúikui. cau. vi arokuikui.

kaarokuikuia B  kaarokúikuia. cau. vt arokuikui.

kaataeia B  kaatáeia. cau. vt ataei.

kaataibai B  kaatáib'ai. cau. vi ataib'ai.

kaataibaia B  kaatáib'aia. cau. vt ataib'ai.

kaatama B  kaátamaa. cau. vt atama:.

kaatatai B  kaátatai. cau. vi atatai.

kaatataia B  kaátataia. cau. vi atatai.

kaatataiaomata B  kaatátaiáomataa. cau. vt atataiaomata.

kaaua B  kaáua. a. fourth.

kaauau B  kaaáuau. n. kabubu mixed with scraped coconut.  O  kaauau. n. a dish of kabubu and grated coconut.

kaaubeabea B  kaaubéabeaa. cau. vt aubeabea.

kaautakia O  kaautakia. vt. kakaautakia.  from. au to try to pass for important, to act haughtily <haughty> by making others wait.

kaawarurua B  kaawárurua. cau. vt awaruru.

> kaawawa> B  kaawáwa>. cau. vt awawa.

kaba B  kába. n. copper (ENG).  kába. vi. to build or construct, as a canoe or a ship.  n. canoe or ship building.  O  kaba. n. copper, brass, zinc (ENG).  kaba1. v. to keep silent.  n. te i-kaba: game of blind man's bluff.  kaba2. a. which causes heartburn, belching (heavy food).  vc. kabaea: to make belch.  kaba3. note. the final a very brief.  n. string (very fine and strong) used in the building of canoes.  kaba4. n. work or construction done with kaba (string).  na. te kaba uoua, te kaba ten, etc.  kaba double, triple, etc.  vt. kaba, kaba te wa, kaba te kaibuke: to build a canoe, a ship. lit. to tie, to tie together.  n. te tia kaba: canoe builder, constructor.  ex. te tia kaba te kau ni wae: the shoe maker.  te kabanimtao: a special way of making canoes.

kabaau L  kabaau. sn. Cypraea (Gastropod).  n. snail.

kababa B  kábaba. n. flattery.  vi. to engage in flattering.  kábabaa. vt. to flatter.  O  kababa. n. rope fixed to top yard-arm of sail as support.  kababa. n. fishing for flying fish at night without torches.  kababa1. vt. to flatter.  n. flattery.  vc. kababa: to flatter to folly.

kababaka B  kab'aáb'akaa. vt. frequentative of kab'aka.

kababane B  kabaábæne. n. the entire doing of, the embracing all.

kababanea B  kabaábænea. vt. to include all, to make all to, to complete.

kababanga B  kábabanga. vi. to cause want of knowledge.

kababatei B  kababaátei. vi. to incline, to cant.

kababateia B  kababaáteia. vt. to place as the head downward.

kabae B  kábae. vi. to engage in tying, binding, or lashing.  n. a waist-mat, cord prepared for lashing.  O  kabae. n. te kabae, te kabaebae: bandages, strings, belts of all kinds.  kabae1. n. special mat for dancers going from armpits to knees, tied at the waist with a rope of women's hair, mat lavalava.  kabae2. n. engagement, knot.  vt. kabaea, kabaebaea: to tie, to bind, to tie up with string, to tie up, to become engaged.

kabae bara O  kabae bara. n. a mode of fishing in which bara are caught in a snare.

kabae kie O  kabae kie. v. to pack, to pack up, to get ready for a voyage, to get ready to go.

kabaea B  kabáea. vt. to tie, to bind.

kabaeanga O  kabaeanga. n. a promise of mutual help.

kabaebae B  kabáebae. vi. frequentative of kabae.  n. the act of binding, imprisonment, confinement, a running into debt.

kabaenata B  kab'aenaáta. vt. to heap up.

kabaenikai B  kabáenikai. cau. vi baenikai.

kabaenikaia B  kabáenikáia. vt. to hinder or engage one who is busy.

kabaeure O  kabae-ure. n. string, binding used to pull together the ribs of a canoe which have widened out.

kabaia B  kab'áia. a. fortunate, happy, highly favored.  n. blessedness, good fortune.  O  kabaia. a. kakabaia: happy, contented, satisfied, fortunate, blessed.  n. felicity, beatitude, contentment, satisfaction, prosperity, well being, delight, rapture.  vc. kakabaia: to make happy, to get happiness, to bless, to wish happiness, to wish good luck.

kabaibai B  kab'áib'ai. cau. vi b'aib'ai.  O  kabaibai. n. donation, endowment.  vc. kabaibaia: to make inherit, to endow.  kabaibaiaka ...

kabaibaia B  kab'aib'áia. cau. vt b'aib'ai.

kabaibata B  kabáibæta. vt. to give more force to, as the voice.  vt. to wait upon the wind until it is stronger.

kabaibati B  kabáibæti. vi. to use more or much force as in throwing or speaking.

kabaikabubu B  kabáikábubu. cau. va baikabubu awkward in throwing or spearing.

kabaikabubua B  kabáikabúbua. cau. vt baikabubu.

kabaikatekea B  kabáikatékea. vt. to speak of one's self as skilled in throwing.

kabaikorakia B  kab'áikorákia. vt. to encumber with much luggage.

kabaikuikuia B  kabáikuikúia. vt. to make one hesitate to shoot or throw, lest the wrong object be hit.

kabaimano B  kabáimæno. va. skilled in fitting or matching canoe planks.

kabaimaran B  kabáimæran. cau. va baimaran.

kabairaraoa B  kabáiraráoa. vi. to praise one for.  kab'áiraráoa. cau. vt b'airaraoi to furnish well.

kabairaraoi B  kabáiraráoi. va. conducting one's self impartially in distributing food.  kab'áiraráoi. va. causing or tending to a condition of being well furnished.

kabairawerawe B  kabairæ/weræw. cau. vi bairawerawe.

kabairekereke O  Kabairekereke. n. a constellation comprising several stars of Scorpion.

kabairemwe B  kabáiremwe. cau. vi bairemwe.

kabairemwea B  kabáiremwéa. cau. vt bairemwe.

kabairua O  Kabairua. n. a star of Scorpion.

kabaitata B  kabáitata. vi. to work rapidly.  n. rapid work.  kabáitataa. vt. to make one's self work rapidly.

kabaiteke B  kabáiteke. cau. va baiteke shooting or carrying well as a gun.

kabaitekea B  kabáitekea. vt. to speak of one as a sharp shooter.

kabaitoka B  kabáitoka. cau. va baitoka doing with rapidity.  kabáitokaa. vt. to expedite one's work.

kabaka B  kabáka. vt. to cause one to hunger.  kabákaa. vt. to pelt, to strike with something thrown.  kab'áka. a. ugly in appearance, homely, not well proportioned.  vt. to make fall, to cast down.  n. candied coconut molasses.  n. a place suitable for casting the net.  O  kabaka. from. baki.  vc. to gather together, to get together.  ex. used only as follows -- kabakia, kabakingkami.  kabaka1. from. baki.  vc. to cause hunger, to starve.  kabaka2. vc. to make fall, to knock down, to throw down.  kabaka3. a. deceptive, good for nothing, useless (person).  kabaka4. n. a well-chosen place to let down a fishing net.  kabaka5. n. a dish of grated coconut mixed with boiling hot kamaimai.

kabakabaka B  kab'ákab'aka. vi. to engage in making to fall.  kab'ákab'akaa. vt. frequentative of kab'aka.  O  kabakabaka. n. thick molasses (kamaimai).  kabakabaka1. v. to make fall, to scandalize.  a. scandalous.  vc. kabakabaka: to scandalize.  n. scandal.  kabakabaka2. v. to beat pandanus leaves with mallet to soften them.

kabakai ira O  kabakai ira. nv. a kind of magic ceremony at which the hair was cut.

kabakanakoa B  kab'akanákoa. vt. to wait until after another has gone.

kabakantang B  kabákantang. vi. to provoke to envy.

kabakantanga B  kabákantanga. vt. to provoke one to envy.

kabakaraea B  kabákaráea. vt. to scatter about, to throw into confusion, to litter.

kabakarotoa B  kabákarótoa. vt. to make a fire blaze up.

kabakaruru B  kabákaruru. vi. to make very hungry.

kabake B  kab'áke. vi. to have the lips drawn to one side.

kabakea B  kab'akéa. vt. to draw the lips to one side.

kabakekete B  kabakékete. vi. to make light, to make less heavy.

kabakeketea B  kabakéketea. vt. to make light, to make less heavy.

kabaki B  kabæ/ki. va. causing hunger.  n. a cause of hunger, a place with scarcity of food.  O  Kabaki. n. name of a man in ancient times.  ex. ana ma Kabaki: a reddish place (tari bo, tari-ura) in the west where the current gathered flotsam and wreckage.  arokani Kabaki, te arabungea, te kai ni beti: floating timber.  te kai ae aitoa: wood, trees half-submerged and hardly visible.  te kai ae aimauna: wood or trees, tree trunks submerged and only visible at times among eddies.  ana man Kabaki, Nei Karia, and Nei Karokoa: names for white phaeton which indicates by its high or low flight the distance of land.

kabakitaia B  kabækitáia. vt. to make hungry.

kabakoa B  kabákoa. n. fishing for sharks.

kabaku B  kabáku. vi. to engage in cutting off heads, or babai tops.  n. beheading, the cutting off the tops of babai.

kabakua B  kabákua. vt. to behead, to cut off a babai top, literally, to behead a babai.

kaban B  káb'an. n. a shell-fish, the.  O  kaban. n. a shell fish.  ex. species -- te kaban ni maran, kaban tabuki, kaban n anti, kaban-kokoti, kaban kokoa, kaban bareka.  G  káb'an. sn. Nerita plicata (i), Plicate nerite (ja).  L  kaban. sn. Nerita plicata (gastropod).  n. snail.

kabana B  kab'ána. a. improvident, given to loafing.  O  kabana. a. kabanabana deceptive, good for nothing, hopeless, most incapable.  see b'ana.

kabanabana B  kab'ánab'ana. cau. va b'anab'ana.  kab'ánab'anaa. vt. to represent certain work as irksome.

kabanaki O  kabanaki. n. shell.  sn. Plerocera sp.

kabanaoa B  kab'anáoa. cau. vt b'anae.

kabanaonao B  kab'anáonao. cau. vi b'anaonao very many, rough as the sea.

kabane B  kab'áne. n. a game in which a ball attached to a string is used.  vi. to play the game of kab'ane.  kabæ/ne. n. an assemblage of all the people.  O  kabane. n. national Gilbertese sport, a line with lead is thrown over a feather thrown up in the air.  v. to play this game.  n. te kabane n eitei: taking, catching frigate birds with a line kabane.  vc. kabanea te eitei: idem.  kabane1. n. a general assembly.

kabanea B  kabæ/nea. vt. to include all, to make all to do, to complete.  O  kabanea. vt. to terminate, to finish.  see bane.  ex. e kabaneaki: he is dismissed, got the sack <fired>.

kabanei B  kabæ/nei. n. a land bird, the.  O  kabanei. n. a bird with long tail, N.Z. swallow, the only bird in the islands living entirely on the land.  kabanei1. n. leather jacket;;  sn. Alutera scripta.  ex. te moa kabanei: a grey hen resembling te kabanei.  Na Kabanei: a man who rises early to cut toddy (he goes from tree top to tree top as the kabanei jumps from branch to branch).  kabanei2. n. trigger fishh.  sn. Amanses sandwichiensis.  ex. te kabanei, Na Kabanei: a star (of Serpent).  G  kabanei. sn. Alutera scripta (ll) leather jacket (sm).  kabanei1. sn. Amanses sandwichiensis (ll).  n. triggerfish (sm).  kabæ/nei 2. sn. Urodynamis taitensis.  n. <bird> long tailed New Zealand cuckoo (aa).  L  kabanei. sn. Alutera scripta (Monocanthida).  n. filefish.  sn. Amanses sandwichensis.

kabaneka B  kabæ/neka. vt. to spread out as in the sunshine.  bib. Jer 8: 2.

kabang B  kabaang/. n. a sword.  vi. to be seen accidentally, not by a direct look of the eye, but as it were by a side glance.  O  kabang. n. a sword, sabre.  kabang1. v. to pass like a gust of wind.  vc. ka-banga: to go around, roam about.  ex. e kabangira te riaboro: the devil roams about us.

kabanga B  kab'ánga. n. the penis (the euphemistic word is m'ane).  O  kabanga. vc. to put into a hole, drive in, put in a hiding place, hide away.  from. banga:  ex. kabanganakoa: to hide far away, in the bottom, in the very bottom.

kabanga bubu O  kabanga bubu. n. fishing for bubu with a bent wire.

kabanga n ira O  kabanga n ira. n. brown mottled eel.

kabangabai B  kabángabai. vi. to cause want of skill.

kabangabaia B  kabángabáia. vt. to speak of one as unskillful, to make one unskillful.

kabangaka B  kabángaka. vt. to lay as a mat at right angles to a previous position.  O  kabangaka. vc. to put crosswise, to cross.  see bangaki.

kabangaki B  kabángaki. n. a sail with horizontal widths.  O  kabangaki. n. ancient square sail for boat.

kabanganira G  kabanganira. n. a brown mottled Ophichthid eel, possible name for all such eels (ll).  L  kabanganira. sn. Ophichthidae.  n. brown mottled snake eel.

kabangkoro B  kaáb'angkoro. n. a carbuncle (ENG).

kabangubangua B  kabángubángua. vt. to make the voice sound nasal.

kabanimaran B  kab'ánimæran. n. a shell-fish, the.

kabanimtao B  kabanim/tao. n. a certain method of building a canoe.  O  kabanimtao. n. a mode of re-making a canoe (when lower part is worn it is separated from top part and remade, then joined again to top part).

kabanin B  kab'ánin. n. a canoe whose keel is of one piece.  O  kabanin. n. an ancient style of canoe, the keel was very strong, made of half thickness of coconut log, hollowed out, and a few planks added, the ends were made thin to join the mango to.

kabanina B  kab'ánina. vt. to give or make as a whole.

kabanmaran O  kabanmaran. n. a species of shell.  sn. Verita sp.

kabantabu O  kabantabu. n. species of shell.

kabantabuki B  kab'antábuki. n. a shell-fish, the.

kabanti B  kabaan/ti. n. a fish, the.  O  kabanti. n. species of fish.

kabao B  kab'áo. n. a large adze.  kabaáo. vi. the work of spreading out to dry.  O  kabao. n. an adze, sickle, scythe.  syn. te taku (Abemama).

kabaoa B  kabáoa. vt. to smooth down as a ruffled fringe or hair.  kabaáoa. vt. to spread out to dry under the sun as coconuts or clothes.  O  kabaoa. vc. to spread out.  see bao.  kabaoa1. vc. to bend, to inflect.  see bao.

kabaobaoa B  kabáobaoa. vt. frequentative of kabaoa.

kabaoua B  kab'áoua. cau. vt b'aoua to make crooked.

kabara B  káb'araa. vt. to forgive, to unloose, to untie, to undo.  káb'ara. vi. to fish by sinking the fish-hook with a stone which becomes unloosed.  n. a mide of fishing.  kab'aára. vi. to fish for the b'a:ra.  n. fishing for the b'a:ra.  O  kabara. vt. .  see bara.  kabara1. n. kakabara, kakabarabara: a mode of fishing where the bait is untied by a jerk at the bottom.  kabara2. n. fishing for bara.

kabara ria O  kabara ria. n. to gossip, to be a bore.  a. talkative, loquacious, prattling.  n. te tia kabara ria: a prattler, a gossiper.

kabarabara B  kab'árab'ara. vi. to engage in unloosing or unbinding.  O  kabarabara. v. to explain, to interpret, to expound.  n. explanation, interpretation, comment.  vt. kabarabara: idem.

kabaraka B  kabaráka. vt. to capsize.  kabaárakaa. vt. to soil, to make dirty.

kabarakaraka B  kab'arákaraka. cau. vt barakaraka.

kabaraki B  kabaraáki. n. a shirt, that wing or portion of an army that passes on the ocean side.  O  kabaraki. n. capping on ridge of building.  kabaraki1. n. a shirt.  kabaraki2. n. detachment of troops following the ocean side of island in order to attack the enemy from side or behind.

kabaranga B  kabaránga. see vt katetekea.

kabarara B  kab'árara. vt. to pour out water or oil from a coconut - shell bottle with the thumb or finger on the hole to regulate the stream.  O  kabarara. v. to pour drop by drop.  syn. ka-timtim.  vc. kabarara: idem.  from. bara, with doubling of the last syllable to show frequency.  equency.

kabaratu O  kabaratu. v. to make climbing impractical.  vc. kabaratua: which makes trees slippery -- impossible to climb.

kabareka B  kabaáreka. va. soiling, making dirty.

kabarere B  kab'árere. n. pandanus fruit selected for one's own use.  O  kabarere. n. pandanus fruit left to ripen fully in order to be eaten raw.

kabari B  kab'ári. vi. to sit on the ground or a mat with the legs crossed at the ankles.  n. sitting on the ground with the legs crossed at the ankles.  O  kabari. ex. kabari ranga, kakabari.  nv. to sit with legs crossed (tailor fashion).  vc. kabaria: to (slightly) curve, arch.  see bari.

kabari n uea O  kabari n uea. n. te bari n uea, te wae n uea: (royal way of sitting), same as preceding manner but with one foot on the knee or thigh of other leg.  fig. a person of means.

kabarikoa B  kab'árikoa. vt. to collect together, to mass.

kabarinuea B  kab'árinúea. vi. to sit on the ground or a mat with a leg crossed above the knee.

kabaroa B  kab'ároa. vt. to pour out suddenly 3r at once, to empty by capsizing.

kabaru B  kab'áru. vi. to entrap, to engage in entrapping.  n. the act of entrapping, ensnaring.  O  kabaru. n. a thud, click, noise of fall.  n. te kai ni kabaru: a mouse trap, a trap (makes a click when falling).  vc. ka-barua: to catch in trap.  Kabaru. n. a constellation formed by four stars on the hind part of Great Dog.

kabarua B  kab'árua. vt. to entrap.

kabata B  kabáta. vi. to fish with a kabata.  n. a large fishing rai.  kab'átaa. vt. to make one dark-skinned.  kab'áta. vi. to make dark-skinned.  O  kabata. from. bati.  vc. to multiply, to increase.  kabata1. n. a sort of fishing net made of leaves (te rai ni kabata).  v. to fish with this net.  kabata2. vc. kabatata: to make fade, to dry up.  fig. to get brown or black.  v. kabata ngaro: to blacken the gums.  ex. kabata bai: to blacken the handskabata ria: to blacken the lips.  kabata ua: to blacken twice.  kabata ngarona, riana, etc.: to be scolded, taught a lesson, made behave.  syn. ka-muinikora.  kabata3. n. te rai ni kabata: an extension of leaves added to fishing net.  v. to dry leaves, to fish with ...

kabatabata B  kab'átab'ata. vi. to make dark, to tan.  kab'átab'ataa. vt. to make dark, to tan.

kabataka B  kab'átakaa. vt. to make worthless by too much handling, as certain lobsters.

kabatata B  kab'aatáta. a. spoiled in some way, as tobacco, not good.  kab'átata. va. causing blisters.  kab'átataa. vt. to blister.

kabatauta B  kab'aátauta. vt. to call one or speak of one as stingy.

kabatautia B  kab'aatáutia. vt. to stigmatize with stinginess.

kabate O  kabate. n. cupboard (ENG).

kabatebai O  kabatebai. a. scandalized, surprised at another's bad behaviour.  v. to scandalize, to surprise.  see kabata.

kabatete B  kab'átete. a. more or less steep, sloping.  n. a game of sliding.

kabatetea B  kab'átetea. vt. to slide a thing down a slope, to bring in.

kabateua B  kabatéua. vt. to expose one's self to punishment for wrong-doing ( used idiomatically with aro).

kabatia B  kabæ/tia. vt. to make much or many, to increase.  O  kabatia. v. to multiply, to augment the quantity.  see bati.  vc. kabatia: idem.

kabatiatia B  kab'atiátiaa. vt. to wrinkle, to muss.

kabatikua B  kab'átikua. vt. to bow, to bend, to incline as the head or body.

kabatinawa B  kabæ/tinawa. cau. vi batinawa.

kabatobai B  kabæ/tob'ai. va. occasioning surprise, spoken of unaccountable conduct.

kabatu O  kabatu. n. a bruise, a mark of blows on the skin, black and blue.  v. to have these marks.  vc. ka-batua: to make these ...

kabatutu B  kab'atútu. vi. to squint.  O  kabatutu. n. pleats, wrinkles.  a. pleated, wrinkled, puckered (like a face in anger, sadness, blindness).  vc. kabatutua: to gather, to pucker, to frown.  ex. e kabatutua matana: he is frowning, making faces.  kabatutu, kabatutua ...

kabatutua B  kab'atútua. vt. to squint.

kabau O  kabau. and kabunrere (N.).  n. a shell, porcelain (S.).

kabaua G  kabaua. sn. Cypraea sp. (i).  n. cowry shell (ja).  also. kab'aau .  L  kabaua. sn. Cypraea (gastropod).  n. snail.

kabaubau B  kab'áub'au. vi. to eat voraciously and noisily.  O  kabaubau. v. to devour greedily and noisily, to gobble, to swallow.  vc. kabaubaua.

kabaurua B  kabáurua. vt. to lengthen and enlarge a canoe.

kabauta B  kab'áuta. vt. to take in the mouth a large mouthful.

kabaweata B  kab'áweæta. vt. to send a person to fish for baweata.

kabe B  kábe. n. name of a plant like babai.

kabeabea B  kabéabea. vi. to engage in employing another who is asked to assist without pay.  O  kabeabea. v. to give occupation, to employ, to make work.  red. kakabeabea.  n. occupation, employment, work, charge.

kabeabeana B  kabéabeana. vt. to employ another without pay.

kabeai B  kabeéæ/i. vi. to bore or annoy by frequently coming.  n. unwelcome frequent visiting.

kabebe B  kábebe. vi. to cause to stagger.

kabebea B  kabébea. vt. to make one to stagger.  kabébebebe. vi. frequentative of kabebe.  kabeébete. va. cheering, comforting, hopeful.

kabebetea B  kabeébetea. vt. to lighten.

kabei B  kabéi. vi. to play at kabei .  n. a game of throwing.  O  kabei. v. to throw an object with a swinging movement, to make oscillate, to make waver from side to side.  vt. kabeia: to make ...

kabeia B  kabéia. vt. to throw with skill a very flat thin stone.

kabeibeta B  kabéibeta. vt. to anchor.

kabeka B  kabÉka. va. causing looseness of the bowels.  kabÉkaa. vt. to dress as fish, to remove the entrails.

kabekarakara B  kabekárakara. vi. to blackguard or insult in song.  n. blackguarding in song.  kabekárakaraa. vt. to blackguard one in song.

kabekariranga B  kabekáriranga. va. causing or occasioning envy.

kabekau B  kabekaáu. n. a harlot.  vi. to play the harlot.  O  kabekau. n. te kabekau a prostitute <promiscuous woman>.  and bekau: (S.).  n. a plant.  sn. Euphorbia heterophylla.

kabekobeko B  kabékobeko. vi. causing coughing.

kabekobekoa B  kabékobékoa. vt. to cause one to cough.

kabeku B  kabéku. vi. to engage in dislodging a fish form a scoop-net as it were by sleight of hand.

kabekua B  kabékua. vt. to employ, to give work to, to set to work.

kabekubeku B  kabékubeku. vi. to cause to resound as an empty cask by pounding.

kaben B  kaáben. n. a captain (ENG).  vi. to be in command of a vessel.  káben. n. coconut molasses mixed with coconut milk strained.  O  kaben. n. captain, chief, commander, director. (ENG).  vt. kabenia: idem.  kaben1. n. a dish made of boiled toddy and ranniben used as sauce.  vt. kabenna: to mix coconut milk with ..., to let a coconut get riper, harder.  fig. kabenna: to make sure, to confirm, to certify, to wait till it is confirmed.

kabena B  kabÉna. vt. to mix coconut molasses with coconut milk strained.

kabenga B  kabéngaa. vt. to make wide.  kæ/benga. n. a lashing for the feet in climbing a coconut tree.  vi. to climb a coconut tree with the aid of kabenga.

kabenia B  kaábenía. vt. to command a vessel (ENG).

kabenina B  kaábenina. vt. to command a vessel (ENG).

kabenono B  kabénono. a. curved.

kabenonoa B  kabénonoa. vt. to curve.

kabeoa B  kabéoa. vt. to snarl, to entangle, to involve in knots.

kabere O  kabere. v. kaberebere to say "bother!", "be blowed!", etc., to say bete, to tell someone to mind his own business.  vt. kaberea, kabereberea.  B  kabérea. vt. to address one with the word bere.

kaberea B  kab'érea. vt. to make thin as a board.  kabérebere. vi. to engage in insulting one by the use of the word bere.  n. the insulting of one by saying to him the word bere.

kabereberea B  kaberebérea. vt. frequentative of kaberea.

kaberetoko B  kabéretoko. vi. to refuse to listen to one who is telling something false.  n. the assumption that one is not speaking the truth.  O  kaberetoko. sup. superlative of kabere.  v. to object to, strongly and sharply.  vt. kaberetokoa: to contradict, to thwart, to spurn, to push aside.

kaberetokoa B  kabéretókoa. vt. to discredit a person.

kabeta B  kabéta. vt. to prepare a drink mixed with kabubu.  O  kabeta. vt. from beti.  see kabeti.  kabeta1. vc. from beta: to bet more heavily (cards), to increase wager.

kabetai O  kabetai. n. kakabetai: importunate, one coming back incessantly to a place, to a work or action without a reason.  vt. ka-betaia: to do at the wrong time, importunately, to annoy, to bother.

kabetanga B  kabetángaa. vt. to bruise by jamming.  O  kabetanga. v. to wedge, to jam something.  B  kábeti. n. a drink containing kabubu, coconut molasses and water.  vi. to engage in drinking coconut molasses and water containing kabubu.

kabeti O  kabeti. n. a drink consisting of water, toddy and kabubu mixed together.  vt. kabeta, kakabeta: to prepare this ...  B  kabétirakéa. vt. to bring nearer to the shore.

kabeuakora B  kabeuákora. va. causing to stagger as a heavy load.  kabeuákoraa. vt. to cause one to stagger.  kábi. n. the inner or further side.  a. not half full.

kabi O  kabi. n. keel of canoe, boat, ship, the bottom of a container (N.), back row (of dancers);  ex. te i kabi: the middle dancer in the back row.  adv. i kabi, i kabina: in the bottom, at the back.  vt. kabia, kakabia: to put or pour a small quantity in the bottom, to pour out and leave only a little in the bottom.  idiom. taona te kabi: ballast the keel, lay the keel of canoe or other craft about to be built.  n. kabi koro: a canoe of heavy draught, quickly grounded, needing deep water to float.  ex. kabi marawa: a canoe with good draught for deep sea.  kabi toka: a canoe which floats well.  kabi anau: one-piece keel.  kabi makoro: keel of several pieces.  kabi maototo: idem.  kabi1. n. a bay or inlet of sea or lagoon advancing in point or round into the land, a creek.  kabi2. a. dull, not intelligent.  kabi3. n. a species of plant like taro (imported).

kabi n roki O  kabi n roki. n. te i-kabi n roki: a young engaged girl who is kept enclosed (kakoaki) in accord with ancient custom.  ex. te kanoa n roki: young girl not engaged but kept enclosed, the general term for all is te ko.  te kabi n roki, te kanoa n roki: a beauty, a belle of fair complexion (white).

kabi n runga O  kabi n runga. na. (leader of crowd) a coach or leader in games, etc.

kabi n tia O  kabi n tia. n. the lower abdomen, a person or object dear to us.  vt. kabintia: to desire from the bottom of heart.  ex. kabintiaia.

kabi n tongo O  kabi n tongo. n. a species of kabubu of good quality, the best kind.  fig. a dearly loved person.  vt. kabintongoa: to appreciate, to cherish.

kabi n turuma O  kabi n turuma. and kabi n tiruma:  idiom. (the bottom of the little box), the best, excellent, supreme.  ex. te kabi n turuma n taetae: a master of the art of public speaking.  vt. kabinturuma: to keep secret in one's heart.

kabia B  kabía. vt. to partly fill.

kabiaua O  kabiaua. n. a kind of big basket.

kabibi O  kabibi. n. Na Kabibi: a star.  B  kábibina. va. given to much crying.  n. constant crying.

kabikabi B  kábikabi. a. deep, as a basket or scoop-net.  O  kabikabi. a. deep (basket, sack, etc.).  n. a carry all.

kabiko B  kábiko. vi. to have the lips drawn to one side in contempt.  n. the drawing of the lips to one side in contempt.

kabikoa B  kabikóa. vt. to draw the lips to one side in contempt.

kabikoi B  kabikói:. a. moderate as pain in the abdomen.  O  kabikoi. n. a slight, intermittent pain in abdomen.

kabikoukou B  kabikóukou. vi. to engage in incantation in order to cause to conceive.  n. an incantation to secure conception.  O  kabikoukou. v. to make pregnant.  n. an incantation to promote conception.  v. kabikoukou.  vt. kabikoukoua.

kabikoukoua B  kábikoukóua. vt. to cause to conceive.

kabimaramara B  kabimáramara. n. the largest fish in a catch or haul.  O  kabimaramara. n. sorcery for fishing net, the biggest haul taken by net, eaten by all. ;  fig. a person or thing preferred.  ex. kabimaramaran nanou: my preference, my dearest friend, the joy of my heart.

kabin iara O  kabin iara. n. time of lowest neap tides.

kabin ru O  kabin ru. n. idem. young girl with white skin, beautiful (after being kakoaki).

kabina B  kábina. vt. to form plans for the proper reception of a guest.  O  kabina. vt. to desire, to covet, to seek specially, to have a great desire for ...  from. kabi:

kabinano B  kábinæno. a. having fibers extending near to, the exterior of an iri.  O  kabinano. a. deep bottom, deep, having a ... (is used for containers, not for the sea).  fig. one having deep and secret thoughts.

kabinanoa O  kabinanoa. vt. kabinanonanoa: to desire, to wish, to be keen on, to dream of, to have in one's thoughts or one's heart.

kabinanonano B  kabinæ/nonæno. va. wearying by unceasing requests.  O  kabinanonano. n. one having particular, deep, mysterious ideas, tastes or desires.  vt. kabinanonanoa: to think, to desire or to will profoundly ..., from the bottom of the heart.  also. kabinnanoa: idem.

kabinea B  kábinea. n. a shell-fish, the.  O  kabinea. n. a pointed shell.  sn. Mitra pontificalis.  G  kábinea. sn. Mitra spp. (i).  n. mitre shell (ja).  kabinea1. sn. Terebra spp. (i).  n. auger shell (ja).  L  kabinea. sn. Mitra (Gastropod).  Terebra.  n. snail.

kabinekau B  kabínekaau. va. given to much crying.  n. constant crying.  O  kabinekau. from. kabine or kapina.  na. a little querulous whimperer, who whines till he is satisfied.  vt. kabinekaua ...

kabingao B  kábingao. n. a form of incantation over a child.  O  kabingao. a. kabingaongao stinking, foul, an incantation over a new-born baby during three days to render it offensive to malevolent spirits.  vt. kabingaoa, kabingaongaoa: idem.

kabingaoa B  kabingáoa. vt. to perform a certain incantation over.

kabingingia B  kabingíngia. vt. to lessen, to make little.

kabiniara B  kabiníara. a. at mid near-tide.  n. mid neap-tide.

kabiniwa B  kábiniwá. n. the keel of a canoe.

kabinnano B  kabinnæ/no. va. having much in mind, dwelling on.  O  kabinnano. see above kabinano.

kabinnanoa B  kabinnæ/noa. vt. to dwell much on an object desired.

kabinono O  kabinono. sup. superlative of kabi.  a. nearly empty.

kabinounou B  kabinóunou. n. a space more or less deep on a flat.  a. having an area more or less deep as a flat.

kabinru B  kabin/ru. va. not sincere in consenting to peace.

kabinterunga B  kabintérunga. n. a devotee of pleasure.

kabintia B  kabin/tia. a. not excessive as pain in the lower abdomen.

kabinwa O  kabinwa. n. albatross (?) <bird>.

kabioa O  kabioa. v. kapioa riana: to make faces, to pout.

kabiongong O  kabiongong. n. wisdom tooth, nook, creek.  a. pushed in.  adv. i kabiongong: further end, innermost recess.  syn. kabikabinako.  vt. kabiongongoa.

kabiongongo B  kabióngongo. a. deeply indented as the shore.  n. the extreme or inner portion of a deep bay.

kabira B  kábira. vt. to anoint, to besmear.  n. oil for anointing.  O  kabira. n. ointment, pomade, hair oil, perfume, paint, anything used to paint or anoint.  vt. kabira, kakabira: to anoint, to paint, to daub, to oil, to grease, to massage, to perfume.  n. te kabanea ni kabiraki: Extreme Unction.

kabirai O  kabirai. n. the perfumed oil from taro leaves.

kabiriaitua B  kabiriáitua. cau. vt biriaitua.

kabiribira B  kabiribíra. vt. to make to run.

kabirimaka B  kabirim'áka. cau. vt birim'aka to make to run fast.

kabirimara B  kabirimaára. cau. vt birimara to make to run slow.

kabirinako B  kabírinako. n. live bait, as a small live fish with a hook in its back.

kabirinakoa B  kabirinákoa. vt. to cause to run away.

kabirongo O  kabirongo. na. provisions nearly exhausted, on the verge of famine.

kabiroro B  kabiróro. n. the ocean where the land is barely seen.  O  kabiroro. a. dark bottom, very deep, cannot be seen.  kabiroro1. a. stupid, dull.

kabitaia O  kabitaia. sup. superlative of n.a. kabi: very stupid, dull.

kabitara O  kabitara. v. kabitaraea: to say and do opposite, to be contrary, to change order.  a. ironical, paradoxical.

kabitaraea B  kabitaráea. vt. to misstate.

kabitoitoi O  kabitoitoi. sup. superlative of kabi, kabiroro.  see kabi.

kabitoka B  kábitoka. a. thick in the center as the exterior crust of the pandanus fruit.  O  kabitoka. n. the fibrous core of pandanus fruit.

kabo B  kabó. vi. to meet again.  n. a parting salutation, antiphonal ruoia.  O  kabo. n. agreement, accord, unison.  v. to make meet, to make agree, to unite, to reassemble, to reunite.  vt. kaboa: idem., to join together, to couple.  kabo1. n. goodbye, farewell, adieu.  v. to make an appointment to meet, to agree to meet.  kabo ma ...: to say goodbye to ...  ex. kabo i ...: to agree to meet at ...  kabo ma: to take leave of ...  ti a kabo, ti a bo, e a bo te aba: goodbye.  kabo2. n. a mixture, a jumble, a mixture of kabubu.  vt. kaboa, kaboboa: to mix, to knead, to blend, to intermix.  kabo3. n. change, exchange.  vt. kaboa, kakaboa: to exchange, to buy, to pay, to compensate, to get even with.  ex. kaboa nako ...: to sell to ... kaboa mairoun ...: to buy from ...  kaboa mwin: to compensate, to make amends.  a. ae kakaboaki: can be bought, dealt in. ae aki kakaboaki: gratis, for nothing.  kabo4. pref. in compound words: competition, rivalry, exchange, contest.  ex. kabo-ara, kabo-aro, kabo-bai, kabo anene, kabo-birimaka, etc.

kabo ari O  kabo ari. a. fastidious.

kabo aro O  kabo aro. nv. to give tit for tat, to pay back, to make up for service received.

kabo ati O  kabo ati. a. ae kaboati: tiring, tired out, tiresome, <tire>.  ex. a kabo atia: they put all their strength.  a bo atia: they vie with each other in efforts.  e kaboa atina: he is doing his utmost, he is killing himself.

kabo atu O  kabo atu. a. fatiguing, enervating, nerve racking, annoying.

kabo ni makin O  kabo ni makin. n. a coarse mat (inai, not double).

kaboa B  kabóa. vt. to purchase, to buy, to recompense, to cause to meet.  n. a boil.  O  kaboa. n. an abscess, a boil.  ex. te kaboateke: an abscess or tumour which does not come to a head.

kaboang O  kaboang. n. a common effort, united effort.  vt. kaboangia: to do in unison, to combine effort.

kaboara O  kaboara. n. exchange of names.  v. to exchange the names (Gilbertese custom).  ex. a kabo araia: they have exchanged names.

kaboateke B  kabóateke. n. an abscess.

kaboatu B  kaboátu. vi. to cause weariness.

kabobai B  kabób'ai. vi. to buy, to sell, to trade.  n. traffic.

kabobaiteke B  kabobáiteke. vi. to test one's skill with another's in shooting or throwing at a mark.  n. a competition in skill in throwing at or shooting.  O  kabo-baiteke. n. target practice.

kabobaraka B  kabobaráka. vt. to capsize, to upset, to make the face look down.

kabobirimaka B  kabóbirim'aáka. vi. to race.  n. a race, a contest in renning.

kabobo B  kabóbo. vi. to engage in kneading.  n. the process of kneading.

kaboboa B  kabóboa. vt. to mix with water or a liquid by kneading.

kabobonga B  kabobónga. vt. to complete.

kabobuaka B  kabóbuaka. vt. to cut or plant in a crooked line.

kaboewa O  kaboewa. n. rivalry of quantity.  v. to make a competition of quantity in regard to eating, drinking, work, etc.  vt. kabo-ewaea ...

kaboiarara B  kabóiaræra. vi. to make fragrant.  n. the anointing of one's self with perfumed oil.  kabóiaræraa. vt. to make fragrant.

kaboira B  kabóira. vi. to make or cause an offensive smell.  n. the imparting of a bad smell, as from certain fish when eaten.

kaboiraea B  kaboiráea. vt. to give an unpleasant odor to.

kaboituta B  kaboitúta. va. occasioning failure to obtain by coming too late.  kaboitútaa. vt. to cause one to fail of obtaining by arriving too late.  O  kaboituta. v. to miss a chance, to arrive too late.  a. inopportune.

kaboka B  kabóka. n. scraped coconut left to rot in a container for the purpose of extracting oil.  vi. to put scraped coconut into a container to rot.  O  kaboka. v. to leave grated coconut to stand before extracting the oil or milk from it.  vt. kaboka: to let turn to pulp, to wait till soft or decomposed.

kabokaboka B  kabókaboka. vt. to muddy.

kabokuau O  kabokuau. v. to fish for kuau (done in the early morning with net in shallow water), .  vt. kabokuaua: idem.

kabong O  Kabong. n. Thursday (4th day).  kabong. n. night fishing on canoe with line.

kabonga B  kabónga. vt. to wait or last till night.

kabongata B  kabóngata. vt. to cause one to remain a long time.

kabongibonga B  kabóngibonga. vt. to wait till night.

kabono B  kabóno. va. irritating by replying bitterly.

kabononano B  kabónonæno. va. exceedingly provoking.  n. provocation, a cause of vexation or resentment.

kabora B  káboraa. vt. to knead, as pan pulp into thin plates.  O  kabora. n. te kabora aubunga: fishing for large shells (tridacoconuta).  v. to fish for ...  ex. te kabora kika: to fish for octopus.  kabora1. see bora.

kaborababaua B  kabórababáuaa. vt. frequentative of kabora to knead out.

kaborabora B  kabórabora. vi. to engage in kneading out.  n. the process of kneading out.

kaborake B  kabórake. vi. to shoot up as sprouts.  O  kaborake. v. go up.  ex. kakaborake.  nv. going up towards sky (for ex. smoke), going up towards Zenith (stars, clouds), going towards land (canoes), growing up (plants), getting bigger (children).  vt. kaborakea: idem.

kaboraoa B  kaboráoa. vt. to finish off.

kaborarinano O  kaborarinano. lit. whose interior does not accord with exterior.  n. hypocrisy, deceiver.  idiom. special use of word as follows --.  ex. I kaborarinanou: I am a hypocrite.  ko kaborarinanom: you are a hypocrite, etc.

kaborau B  káborau. vi. to feast after the sailing of friends.  n. a feast held after the sailing of guests.

kaboraua B  kaboráua. vt. to cause to sail, to await the sailing of a craft.

kaboreke O  kaboreke. v. to compete for most or quickest find.

kaborenga O  kaborenga. n. a mixture, a dose of ingredients, colours.  vt. kaborenga: to mix portions.  n. competition for colour display.  syn. kabo tamaroa, kaborerei.

kaborere O  kaborere. from. rea.  v. to mix water with sugar, toddy, kamaimai, etc.  vt. kaborerea: to mix, to adulterate any drink with water.

kaborerei O  kaborerei. syn. kabotamaroa.  n. beauty contest.  v. to compete for ... (persons, canoes, things).

kaboria B  kabória. vi. to kiss, to make lips meet.  n. a kiss, kissing.  O  kaboria. n. a kiss (on lips, ria).  v. kaboria, kakaboria ma: to kiss each other, to give a kiss to.

kaboriba B  kabóriba. vi. to test strength by wrestling.  O  kaboriba. syn. kaunriba.  v. kaboririba. to compare a person with another to judge beauty, complexion, strength.  ex. for birds or animals, kauaba is said.

kabotaba O  kabotaba. n. embrace.  v. to embrace.

kabotaeka O  kabotaeka. n. an oratorial competition, controversy, debate, discussion, meeting to discuss, make decisions, pass laws, make regulations for some moint or public work.  v. to discuss, to debate, to examine together.

kabotaka B  kabótaka. vt. to assemble.

kabotangauri B  kabótangáuri. n. a preparation of kabubu prepared in a certain way.  a mixture of tabataba and tangauri.  O  kabotangauri. n. a mixture of tangauri and kabubu and tabataba.  v. to make this mixture.

kabotararake O  kabotararake. v. to lie on the back.  vt. kabotararakea: to put face upwards, to lay on the back. <supine>.

kabotau O  kabotau. n. comparison.  v. kabotaua, kakabotaua: to compare.

kabotaua B  kabotáua. vt. to compare.  bib. Isai 46 : 5.

kabotaunara B  kabótaunára. vt. to compare, to make equal.  bib. Mat 20 : 12.

kabotaunari B  kabótaunári. vi. to engage in comparing.  O  kabotaunari. lit. comparison of eyebrows.  v. to compare for this or that.  syn. kataunari.  vt. kabotaunara, kaka ...: to compare.  syn. kabotaua, kataunara.

kabotika B  kabótika. cau. vi botika.

kabotoa B  kabótoaa. vt. to strive to surpass through pride.  kabótoa. vt. to wait on babai till rooted.  to confirm one's word.  kabótoa. n. a striving to surpass through pride.  O  kabotoa. vt. kakabotoa: to give a foundation to ..., to prove, to confirm, to have grounds for saying.  kabotoa1. n. competition of strength, size, weight.

kabotu B  kabótu. va. tiresome, causing loss of interest in.  n. tiresomeness, wearisomeness, the cause of loss of interest.

kabotumaka B  kabotum'aáka. vt. to make perseverant.

kabotumara B  kabotumæ/ra. vt. to make not perseverant.

kabouba B  kabóub'a. vi. to lie with the head upon the folded arms.  O  kabouba. v. kakabouba (lean one's chest on) to lie on one's chest, hands under chin.  n. this position <prone>.

kaboubu B  kabóubu. va. very wearisome, tiresome.  n. wearisomeness, fatigue.  O  kaboubu. n. lassitude, weariness, ennui, boredom.  a. wearisome.  syn. kaboatu.  ex. e kaboubu te kamatebai: learning by heart is wearisome.

kaboubua B  kabóubua. vt. to weary one greatly.

kabowi B  kabówi. vi. to consult together.  n. a council, a conference, a society.  O  kabowi. syn. bowi.  n. meeting for deliberations, conference, council meeting, court of justice. kain te kabowi: members of ...  v. kabowi, kakabowi, bowia: to assemble to deliberate on ..., to discuss about ..., to decide.

kabu B  kaábu. n. shot, the nipple of a gun.  kábu:. a. near to blooming.  O  kabu. n. a small bud (te mareve).  v. to bud.  kabu1. n. (S.) a mat covering, a sheet.  syn. te rabuna (N.).  kabu2. n. lead, shot, barrel of gun.

kabua B  kabúaa. vt. to lose.  kabuúaa. vt. to let mosquitoes into a netting.  kabúa. vt. to intimidate, to charge with cowardice, to make one tired of his work.  O  kabua. see bua.

kabuabeka B  kabúabekaa. cau. vt buabeka to make a glutton of one's self.  kabúabeka. n. gluttony.

kabuai B  kábuai. n. an incantation for making the beard to grow.  O  kabuai. n. an incantation to make beard grow.  v. to make this incantation, to let beard grow.

kabuaia B  kabuáia. cau. vt buai to subject one to an incantation in order to make his beard grow.

kabuaka B  kábuaka. n. a mole.  O  kabuaka. n. a mark (red or black) on the skin (te bata), freckles.  kabuaka1. n. the dark, rocky bed of lagoon, as opposed to sandy bottom.  ant. kamai.

kabuakaka B  kabúakakaa. vt. to pronounce bad, to speak evil of, to condemn.  O  kabuakaka. n. defamation.  v. to calumniate.

kabuakoa B  kabuákoa. cau. vt buako.

kabuanibai B  kabúanib'ai. va. destructive.  n. destruction of property.  O  kabuanibai. n. loss, destruction, accident, calamity, disaster, cataclysm.  a. destructive, ruinous, calamitous, disastrous.  vt. kabuanibaia, kaka ...: to bring about a great loss, an accident, to ruin, to annihilate.

kabuanibaia B  kabúanib'áia. vt. to make one liable to loss or fine by the misconduct of another.

kabuanrongo B  kabúanrongo. cau. vi buanrongo.

kabuanrongoa B  kabúanróngoa. vt. to overfeed a person.

kabuantawa B  kabúantaawa. vi. to cause loss or inconvenience.  kabúantaáwaa. vt. to make one liable to loss or fine by the misconduct of another.  O  kabuantawa. see buanta.

kabuari O  kabuari. a. kabuabuari: fully formed, round.

kabuaro O  kabuaro. n. the pulp of bunia or moimoto when boiled.

kabubu B  kábubu. a. ashamed.  kaábubu. n. a fish, the.  kábubu. n. pulverized, preserved pandanus fruit.  a. dull, blunt, not sharp.  O  kabubu. n. a small fish with long beak.  sn. Hermiranphe.  kabubu1. n. preserved food made from pandanus fruit, a drink in which this food is mixed in water.  vt. kabubuteia: to make this mixture more watery, <dilute>.  karirakaia: to make it thicker, or more solid.  kabubu2. a. blunt, dull, not cutting.  n. bluntness, dullness.  vt. kabubua: to blunt, to make dull.  kabubu3. a. disappointed, deceived, taken in.  vt. kabubua: to deceive, to discourage, to disappoint.  G  kabubu. sn. Hemirhamphus marginatus.  n. small needlefish (ll,sm).  kabubu1. sn. Hyporhamphus dussumieri.  n. small needlefish (ll,sm).  kabubu2. sn. Hyporhamphus laticeps.  n. small needlefish (ll,sm).  L  kabubu. sn. Hemiramphidae.  n. (some) half-beaks.

kabubua B  kabúbuaa. vt. to make a full hundred.  kabúbua. vt. to dull, to blunt, to kindle, to make to smoke.  kabuúbu:aa. vt. frequentative of kabua to lose.  O  kabubua. vt. to complete the hundred, to make up one hundred.  kabubua1. vt. to make smoke, to raise up the dust. kabubua te ai, te moko: to light the fire, ... pipe.  kabubua2. from. bua.  vt. to cause to lose, to make disappear often.

kabubura B  kabúbura. vt. to make big.

kabubuta B  kabúbuta. vt. frequentative of kabuta.

kabue B  kabúe. va. hot, oppressive, as the heat of the day.  O  kabue. a. warm (weather), terrifically hot.  vt. kabuea: to heat.

kabuebue B  kabúebue. va. very hot.  n. great heat.  O  kabuebue. n. heat of fire, warmth.  a. kabuebue, kakabuebue: being warm.  v. to heat, to give warmth.  vt. kabuebuea, kaka ...: to make hot, to heat.

kabueka O  kabueka. v. to burn, to set fire to, to burn out.

kabui O  kabui. n. decimal system.  vt. kabuia: to make it ten.

kabuibui B  kabúibui. va. causing one to be encrusted with salt.  O  kabuibui. n. dehydrated fish, fruit, vegetables;  ex. te kabuibui ni babai, te kabuibui ni bakoa, te ... ni mai.  vt. ka-buibuia: to prepare, to put to dehydrate in sun.  kabuibuina: idem.

kabuibuia B  kabuibúia. vt. to encrust one with salt from salt spray.

kabuiengaenga B  kabúiengáenga. va. causing one to be encrusted with salt.  kabúiengaengaa. vt. to encrust one with salt from salt spray.

kabuingoingo O  kabuingoingo. n. a tacit person.  a. taciturn, not speaking much.

kabuirearea B  kabuiréarea. vi. to cause to flake, as the skin.  kabuiréareaa. vt. to encrust with briny or sunburnt flakes.

kabuka B  kábuka. vt. to stamp the foot, to spat the hand, to strike salt water with the hands or feet for frightening fish to be caught, to wash down food with a drink.  n. a drink with which to wash food down.  O  kabuka. vt. kabuka kanam: to soften, to moisten food before swallowing.  kabuka1. v. buka to hit, to strike the ground or water or an object with the heel or the hand.  vt. kabuka: idem.

kabukarerakea B  kabukárerákea. cau. vt bukarerake.

kabuki B  kábuki. n. a kind of fishing.  vi. to aid in swallowing by drinking a liquid.  bk. Phys p. 39, line 11.  O  kabuki. n. liquid swallowed after food to make it go down.  vt. to drink after eating to make food descend.  kabuki1. v. kapukipuki to make a hollow noise.  vt. kabuka, kabukibuka: to provoke a hollow sound by hitting water, ground with foot, or hand, etc.  kabuki2. n. a manner of fishing where water is beaten by hand to attract fish.

kabukibuki B  kabúkibuki. vi. frequentative of kabuki.

kabukuwi O  kabukuwi. nv. a top (spinning). (Grimble)?

kabumarou O  kabumarou. n. buds of uri flowers (stuck in the hair).

kabun B  kábun. n. a shell, the.  kaábun. vi. to have many offspring, to conceive frequently.  see kakariki.  nanatina.  O  kabun. n. a species of shell (used sometimes to ballast fish nets.  ex. kinds: kabun ni kaiewa, kabun ni kakerukeru, kabun ni bweari, kabunrere, etc.  kabun1. see v korobung: to choke.  n. an obstruction in throat.  kabun2. a. irksome, disgusting, repugnant.  see korobun.  kabun3. v. to have many young.  a. prolific.  syn. kakariki, nanatina.  fig. yielding much profit, productive, multiplying quickly, prolific.  vc. kabunna: to make have ..., to cause to swarm, to abound.

kabunbweari O  kabunbweari. n. a brown shell.

kabunenea B  kabunenea. vi. to engage in vexing with insulting language.  kábunenéaa. vt. to vex an enemy with insulting language.  O  kabunenea. from. nea.  v. to insult, to reprimand, to abuse.  vt. kabunenea.

kabung B  kabung/. vi. to midwife, to cause to bring forth.  bib. Isaiah 66 : 9.  n. midwifery.

kabunga B  kabúnga. vt. to let the hair grow long.  n. difference in likeness.  ex. akea kabungana just his likeness.  O  kabunga. from. bung.  n. going beyond, unequal length (used mostly in the negative, akea kabungana: nothing beyond).  ex. e bungi nako: that which goes beyond, goes right in.

kabungata O  kabungata. from. bungati.  vt. to multiply, to augment.

kabungi namakaina O  kabungi namakaina. n. a manner of fishing after moon sets.

kabungi tai O  kabungi tai. v. to wait till the sun sets, to let sun set, to compete with, to eclipse.

kabunginano B  kabúnginæno. vi. to give occasion for gratitude.

kabungiro O  kabungiro. n. sorcery for dance (cover with shadows the opposing side).  syn. kabungiba (make the excellence of opponents disappear).  tao ba (lower them).

kabunna B  kábunna. vt. to procure much of, to increase.

kabunnai B  kábunnái. vi. to make additions to a story.  n. food, made to go farther by the addition of some other article.  O  kabunnai. n. something added to augment the quantity (especially food).  v. v.t. kabunnai, kabunnaia, kaka ...: to make go further (in cooking), to swell the bulk.  fig. to exaggerate, to add to a story.

kabunnata O  kabunnata. vt. to multiply, to augment, to increase, to amplify very much.

kabunokonoko B  kabunókonoko. n. a female captive held as a concubine.  O  kabunokonoko. n. formerly a slave concubine.

kabunokonokoa B  kábunokonókoa. vt. to hold a female captive for a concubine.

kabunrere B  kabunrére. n. a shell-fish, the.  O  kabunrere. n. a shell with black or brown spots. cowrie.

kabuoka B  kabuóka. vt. to burn up, to consume by fire.  O  kabuoka. from. bue.  vt. to burn, to set alight, to burn out.

kabura B  kábura. vt. to make flow as milk from an udder, to milk.

kaburabura O  kaburabura. v. to appear afraid of nothing.  a. frightening looks.

kaburaerae B  kaburáerae. n. a waist-mat with an ornamental upper fringe.  O  kaburaerae. see burae, buraerae.  kaburaerae1. n. a mat, lavalava (half mat) tied under armpits and with fringe.  vt. ka-buraeraea: to add a fringe to make a fringe, to fringe.

kaburaereea B  káburaeréea. vt. to furnish a waist-mat with an upper fringe.

kaburamatoa O  kaburamatoa. a. hard to please, stubborn.

kaburara O  kaburara. n. name of land, of clan, of boti.  kaburara1. n. a certain kind of lavalava.  see riri.

kaburati O  kaburati. from. bura.  a. deformed, ugly, coarse, badly made.  fig. vulgar, impolite, disgusting, surly, crabbed.

kabure B  kábure. n. a game of spatting hands, a style of mat.  vi. to play the game of kabure .  O  kabure. n. an ancient game for four persons sitting facing, doing hand movements.  v. to play at ...  kabure1. n. a certain design in mat-weaving <weave> (twill).

kaburea B  kaburéa. vt. to charge with sin, to lead into sin, to pass over to one, to give, to will, to bequeath.  O  kaburea. from. bure.  vt. to judge guilty, to condemn, to punish, to find fault with, to judge defective, to do wrongly, in a wrong way, to alienate, to give way, to make over, to sacrifice, to abandon to ..., in favour of ...

kaburena B  kaburéna. vt. to braid or weave a mat called kabure.  O  kaburena. v. to weave a mat with kabure design.  vt. see kabure.

kabureti B  kaburéti. a. bad, evil, unwholesome.  O  kabureti. a. ugly effect, to be ugly.  vt. kabureta: to render ugly, to find ugly.  see kaburati.

kaburiburi B  kabúriburi. n. coconut oil prepared for anointing.  O  kaburiburi. n. perfumed oil made of coconut milk and taro leaves.  see buri.

kaburimaiaia B  kaburimáiaia. vt. to disarrange or muss as a wreath.  O  kaburimaiaia. v. to upset, to crumple, to destroy.

kaburinako B  kabúrinako. n. a game resembling quoits.  vi. to play the game of kaburinako.

kaburinana B  kaburinæ/naa. vt. to squash, to press into a flat mass accidentally.  O  kaburinana. vt. to squash, to flatten out.

kaburoa B  kaburóa. vt. to boil.

kaburoburo B  kabúroburo. vi. to engage in boiling.  n. the process of boiling.

kaburoburoa B  kabúroburóa. vt. frequentative of kaburoa.

kaburoro B  kabuúroro. vi. to cause loathing.  káburoro. n. the brain, a thing reserved or tabooed.  O  kaburoro. n. the brain, brains, intelligence.  ex. akea kaburorona!: he has no brains!  kaburoro1. n. the season when Pleiades are at zenith and Antares at nadir.

kaburoronteun O  kaburoronteun. n. an ancestor, a warrior.

kaburorontoun B  kaburórontoun. n. a Gilbertese god.

kaburuburua B  kabúrubúrua. vt. to make the end of a stick into a brush.

kabururu B  kábururu. vi. to wash, to engage in washing the face and mouth with the hands and fingers.  O  kabururu. v. kakabururu to wash one's face, to rinse one's mouth, to cleanse, to splash, to sprinkle, to squirt water from mouth to bathe babies.  vt. kabururua.  ex. e kabururu te kua: the whale is spouting.

kabuta B  kabúta. vt. to make go fast, to spin as a top, to spread abroad, to go all over.  O  kabuta. see buta, buti.

kabutaba B  kabutaába. vi. to travel extensively.  O  kabutaba. v. to travel over country, to journey, to make rounds. n. odyssey.

kabutaio B  kabutáio. va. constipating.

kabutaioa B  kábutaióa. vt. to make one constipated.

kabutakai B  kabutaákai. intj. an exclamation of one who is thrust at, but parries or dodges the thrust.  O  kabutakai. intj. kabutakai te mane!  n. a kind of ironical boast of a combatant, a wrestler.  ex. te tia kabutakai: the belligerent.

kabutakitaki O  kabutakitaki. intj. te kabutakitaki te Ngai! warlike expression of wrestler or warrior provoked. (boastful exclamation.).

kabutaroaroa B  kabutaróaroa. vt. to give to one a sour unpleasant smell.

kabutarotaro B  kabutæ/rotæro. cau. vi butarotaro.

kabutarotaroa B  kabutæ/rotæ/r. vt. to afflict one with the odor of sour karewe through being a toddy gatherer.

kabutewetewe O  kabutewetewe. v. to put fish over flame to cook without burning.  vt. kabutewetewea: idem.

kabuti B  kábuti. n. a short stepping with swinging of the hips in the ruoia by women.  a mode of fishing on the ocean reef.  vi. to take short steps in the ruoia to fish with a line and pole in a rawarawa.  O  kabuti. n. a walk, parade, evolutions of dance step.  v. to walk, to advance, to parade in such a way.  kabuti1. n. a kind of ruoia <dance>.  kabuti2. n. diluted dough, batter.  kabuti3. n. a manner of fishing by drawing line along the surface.

kabuti man O  kabuti man. n. measures taken in order to bring about engagement of marriage, deputation.

kabutia O  kabutia. vt. to move, to mix, to make move, to revolve.

kabutika B  kabútika. a. poisonous as certain fish.  kabútikaa. vt. to visit a canoe just returned form fishing and ask boldly for a portion of the catch.  O  kabutika. v. to drive a car or vehicle.  kabutika1. vt. to cause a surprise, a meeting, to visit, to go to meet, to take occasion of someone's good luck in order to get something from them to eat or drink.  ex. ka butika te wa: to go to meet a canoe coming back from fishing expedition (in order to beg some fish).  see butika, kawia.  n. te kabutika.  ex. te amarake ae kabutika: food which invites others to come and partake of (or) food bringing ill-luck.  kabutika2. a. poisonous (fish).  syn. ntaribariba.

kabutikeke B  kabútikeke. a. soft and slippery as a path after rain.  O  kabutikeke. a. soft and slippery.  vc. to make slide; to glide over water.

kabutu B  kábutu. vi. to express displeasure by a grimace.  n. a pouting of the lips, a grimace of displeasure.  O  kabutu. v. to pout, to make wry face. kabutu, kakabutu.  vt. kabutua: idem.  ex. e kabutua riana: he pouts his lips.

kabutua B  kabútua. vt. to pout the lips.

kabwe O  kabwe. n. a game of rounders.  v. to play this game.

kabwea B  kabwéa. vi. to deceive.  O  kabwea. from. bwe.  vt. to steer with helm, to steer, to manoeuvre, to work the steering wheel, bridle, handlebars, driving wheel.  ex. kabwea wana: trying a newly made canoe.  fig. to hold the controls, to steer, to direct, to domineer (or) to turn the wheel, to turn about, to deform, to change, to disfigure the meaning, etc.

kabweara B  kabwéara. vt. to perfume a riri by scorching it.

kabweari B  kabwéari. vi. to engage in giving a scorched smell to a riri.  n. a riri which has been scented by moderate scorching.  O  kabweari. n. a manner of fumigating people in sorcery ceremonies, a kind of perfumed fumigation of persons and things.  vt. kabweara: to perfume over the smoke of odoriferous plants, to fumigate persons or things (sorcery).

kabwebwe B  kabwebwe. n. a slice or portion of babai for planting to obtain suckers.  O  kabwebwe. n. a piece or section of taro, or top of taro, kept to replant, taro plant.  vt. kabwebwea: to make or let plants grow, to let shoots grow.  kabwebwe. n. heat.  a. hot (kabuebue).

kabwebwea B  kábwebwea. vt. to cause to sprout, to wait for sprouting.

kabwi O  kabwi. n. decimal system.

kabwia B  kabwía. vt. to make ten, to tithe, to make a full ten.  n. a tenth.

kabwibwi B  kabwíbwi. n. babai preserved by drying.

kabwibwia B  kabwibwía. vt. to preserve babai by drying.

kae B  káe. n. a mode of fishing by running down a fish in shoal water.  vi. to fish by running down the fish in shoal water.  kaáe. vi. to engage in searching.

kaea B  káeea. vt. to pursue.  káea. vt. to search after, to seek.  O  kaea. vt. kakaea.  syn. kawara.  ex. kaea te reirei: to go to school.  syn. ukera: to search, to seek, to look for.  kaea1. syn. kakioa.  v. to chase, to run after.

kaeaka O  kaeaka. vt. ka-eaka: to welcome, to take in a traveller, exile, or homeless person.

kaeba B  káeb'a. vi. to toss high as a quoit.  n. a game, the name given to kabane in Butaritari.  O  kaeba. syn. kabane:  n. a game.

kaebanakoa B  kaeb'anákoa. vt. to ask a person to do.

kaebua O  kaebua. v. v.t. to call someone a coward, or a milksop, to accuse of sluggishness, or inertia.

kaei O  kaei. suf. added to certain adj. of dimension to transform them into superlative.  ex. abakei (abakin aei), anaukaei (anauna aei) with a sign to show size: this size, this length. used also without gesture to designate: very long, very big.  see katukaei, morokaei, tuakaei: (S.).

kaeia B  káeia. cau. vt ei to bend, to cause to lean, to cause to sway.  O  kaeia. from. ei.  vt. to make slope.  kaeieia: to make bend from side to side, to sway.

kaeieia B  kaeiéia. vt. to bend back and forth as a young tree, to cause to sway back and forth.

kaeinakoa B  kaeinákoa. vt. to bend to the ground, to put in a horizontal position.  O  kaeinakoa. vt. to bend over till in horizontal position.

kaeka B  káeka. a. convalescent.  káekaa. vt. to answer, to reply to.  O  kaeka. vt. kaekaeka: to answer to ..., to reply to ..., to question, to make speak by questioning.  kaeka1. vt. to lift up head, eye). ka-eka.  v. to make someone convalesce.

kaekaeka B  káekaekaa. vt. frequentative of kaeka.

kaeke B  káeke. n. a certain plank in a canoe.  n. a certain incantation performed for the purpose of helping the patient to become famous.  O  kaeke. n. a certain board in a canoe to heighten it.  n. an incantation to procure celebrity;  see eke.  vt. ka-ekea.

kaekea B  káekea. vt. to speak in praise of.

kaena B  káena. vt. to chaff, to make fun of, to taunt.  O  kaena. v. kaenaena:, kakaenaena: to mock, to deride.  n. mockery, derision, ridicule (to make fun of by imitating speech or manner, etc.).  ex. te kaenaena: mockery, derision, ridicule by imitating.

kaenaena B  kaenáena. vi. to mock, to engage in deriding.  n. derision, mockery.  kaenáenaa. vt. to deride.

kaenatinaia B  káenætináia. vt. to anger one by hard words.  O  kaenatinaia. from. atinai: a strong fish, hard to overcome.  vt. to render furious, to make someone beside himself with rage.

kaengeng B  káengeng. va. advancing slowly, not soon performed.  n. a slow performance.  O  kaengeng. v. to say "yes, yes" and do nothing about it.

kaerakea B  kaerákea. vt. to beach a canoe.

kaerere B  kaerére. vi. to engage in devastating.

kaererea B  kaerérea. vt. to beat to pieces, to destroy.

kaerieria B  kaeríeria. vt. to provide with a spoon.

kaeroro B  kaeéroro. vi. to engage in urging.  n. the act of urging or pressing.

kaeta B  káeta. vt. to correct, to interpret, to make straight.  O  kaeta. vt. to correct, to straighten, to interpret.

kaeti O  kaeti. n. notice.  see eti, kakaeti.  v. to ask permission, to explain what one desires.

kaetiang O  kaetiang. v. to make sail or canoe in such a way as to get the maximum of wind.

kaetieti O  kaetieti. n. te tia ... one who permits, gives permission.  ex. te tia kakaeti: one who asks permission.

kaetirurua B  kaetirúrua. vt. to make very straight.

kaeutakia O  kaeutakia. vt. kakaeutakia to show off, to stalk proudly.  see eutaki.

kaewa B  káewa. a. having a light shade amid dark ones.  n. a place with a sand bottom amid rocks.  káewaa. vt. to cut into slices as babai.  O  kaewa. and kaewaewa.  from. wea.  n. a breach, a gap, a sandy space between coral rocks.  va. kaewa.  kaewa1. vt. kaewaewa to cut taro in sections lengthwise (lengthwise sections).

kaewaea B  kaewáea. vt. to provoke to anger.

kaewaewa B  kaewáewa. vt. to cut into long slices as babai.

kaewe B  káewe. vi. to fish for the baneawa.  n. fishing for baneawa.  O  kaewe. from. ewe.  v. to fish with slip knot.  vt. kaewea: idem.

kaeweananga B  kaeweaánanga. vi. to communicate secrets, to tattle.  n. tattling, the communication of secrets.

kaeweatia B  kaeweæ/tia. vt. to induce one to migrate.

kaewebotia B  káewebótia. vt. to lead one to a place previously assigned to another.

kaewenako B  káewenáko. vi. to engage in challenging from a distance.  n. food first distrivuted to old men.  O  kaewenako. n. 1. the setting apart in advance of food (te ari) for the ancients.  v. kaewenako.  vt. kaewenakoa: to set apart, to transmit.  2. to make jump, to start up, to get up (to dance, sing, wrestle, etc.).  3. kaewenakoa te taeka, kakaewe taeka: to challenge, to make a sally, to make a retort.

kaewenakoa B  káewenákoa. vt. to challenge from a distance.

kaewerongorongo B  kaeweróngorongo. vi. to engage in disclosing secrets.  n. the disclosure of secrets.  O  kaewerongorongo. v. to give out news, to reveal a secret.

kaewetaeka B  kaewetáeka. vi. to report to one what is said against him by another.  n. the reporting to one of what has been said against him by another.  O  kaewetaeka. n. tale bearing.  v. to report news.

kaewewe B  kaewéwe. vi. to toss up repeatedly.  n. a mode of fishing for the ba:ra.

kai B  kái. adv. easily, without difficulty, soon, readily.  n. punishment, anything carried in the hand for the purpose of throwing- wood, a stick , a handle, a weapon.  vi. to be in trouble, in straits, in difficulty.  kaái. n. a bird with long legs, the.  kái:. n. a mode of fishing.  vt. to fish for katura or ninimai in the sand.  kaái. n. one belonging in or to (followed by suffix n or ni).  O  kai. intj. of surprise, interrogation, affirmation.  ex. Kai! te Tama: Here's father.  kai antai?: well, who?  syn. ai antai.  kai1. n. te kai: ka:i (plural).  word with numerous meanings,may be divided into four categories: 1.  wood, 2. instrument, 3. pain, 4. chastisement, punishment ... 1. wood in general: trees, plants, stick, switch, rod, pointer, lath, piece. te kaina, uakai, teni kai, etc.  2. instrument: tool, arm, projectile, machine, apparatus, material.  fig. method, system, trick, manner, procedure, way, mimic, rhythm, turn.  n. te tia kai: a conjurer, a juggler, an expert at wrestling, boxing, etc.  v. ua-kai: to have or carry arms, tools.  n. 3. pain: suffering (physical or moral), particular sickness, want, privation, need, misery.  ex. kai n nano: want, privation, be in need.  e kai nanou n te ... : I suffer by the privation of ..., for the want of ...  n. 4. chastisement , punishment, defeat, victory, vengeance, revenge.  ex. e a toka au kai: I am victorious.  e a reke kaiu: I am punished.  te reke ni kai:  nv. chastisement, punishment.  ex. te kaoa ni kai: exposing to danger.  te kareke kai: vengeance, retaliation, chastisement.  te taenikai (e tae te kai): defeat, to be defeated, vanquished.  tokanikai (e toka te kai): victory, triumph, to be victorious, triumphant.  katokanikaia: to vanquish, to triumph over ..., to overcome to outweigh, to surpass.  idiom. e maoto kaiu: I got my revenge.  n. 5. te kai: a conquered person, a prisoner of war, reduced to slavery.  syn. kaunga (S.).  ex. by ext. te kai: servant.  e a kainira: he works us as servants.  au kai, am kai, ana kai: my helper, your helper, etc.  kai2. n. kain te ... kaini ... kaina ... kaia...: an inhabitant, occupant, member, adherent, citizen, people of ...  ex. kaini Kiribati: Gilbertese.  kain te Ekaretia: members of the church.  akea kaia: no inhabitants.  a. kakai: inhabited, populated.  ex. kakai: having many fruit trees (wooded).  vt. kaina: to people, to populate, to live in, to inhabit, to be a member of ...  kaiakina: idem. to settle in, to lodge in, to become an inhabitant of ..., to take for one's habitation.  kai3. adv. kakai: easily, readily, promptly, without difficulty. It has the meaning of able on the end of English and French words.  ex. kakai uruaki: breakable.  ae kakai tangiraki: amiable, agreeable.  ae kai buti: rapid.  kai4. n. te kai: <bird> crane, heron.  a. roroa ni kai: crane's neck.  wae ni kai: having legs like a crane.  nv. wi-kai: to be ashamed, confused, abashed, crestfallen, disappointed (slang).  ex. wae ni kai: to walk like a crane.  kai5. v. to search for shell fish in the sand. te kai koikoi, te kai koumara, te kai katura, etc.  vt. kaia: to scratch in the sand for certain shell fish.  G  kaai. sn. Demigretta sacra.  n. <bird> reef heron (aa).

kai aweawe O  kai aweawe. n. a long, slender stick or tree.  a. long like a rod, slim, lank, slender.

kai eti O  kai eti. n. a straight stick.  a. kai eti, kakaieti: straight, very straight.

kai mai O  kai mai. a. easily or quickly cooked.

kai maiu kakaimaiu O  kai maiu kakaimaiu. a. which lives or grows easily.

kai mate O  kai mate. n. a plant withering away.  a. dying quickly, corrupted, ephemeral, perishable.  ex. kakai mate.

kai mauna O  kai mauna. a. kakai mauna: disappearing quickly, ephemeral, fugitive.

kai n akawa O  kai n akawa. n. fishing tackle.

kai n amarake O  kai n amarake. n. fruit trees.

kai n anti O  kai n anti. n. intermittent physical pain of unknown cause.

kai n aoao O  kai n aoao. n. a pole for pushing canoe.

kai n ararake O  kai n ararake. n. a ladder, stairs.  syn. te kai n tamarake.

kai n areke O  kai n areke. a. thin, slender, lank.

kai n auau O  kai n auau. n. an instrument to get fish out of crevices, hooked wire, hook used to draw up eel-pot.

kai n erieri O  kai n erieri. n. a large spoon or ladle (formerly half coconut shell with handle added).  see kai ni moi, tem baina.

kai n ewaewa O  kai n ewaewa. n. a tool for digging (pointed stick used as spade formerly).

kai n ika O  kai n ika. n. the second kiaro moti from the bows of canoe.

kai n nano O  kai n nano. or. kainnano physical or moral suffering especially from want, privation, poverty, misery, difficulty, pain.  ex. I kainnano, e kai nanou: I suffer, I am in difficulty, in want, etc.

kai n newe O  kai n newe. n. an instrument for hinging things on, hook, nail, coat hanger.

kai n nongonongo O  kai n nongonongo. n. an instrument or tool for stopping chinks, making air-tight.

kai n okatou O  kai n okatou. n. a pole or rod used for knocking down pandanus fruit.

kai n oro O  kai n oro. n. a tool for hitting, a hammer, a mallet, a cane, a strap.

kai n oro wi O  kai n oro wi. n. an ancient lighter (piece of iron struck on flintstone, to obtain spark).

kai n reibu O  kai n reibu. n. a kind of small brush of chewed fibre (was used formerly to taste kamaimai).

kai n ribariba O  kai n ribariba. or. kai n kariba.  n. a wedge.

kai n ribita O  kai n ribita. n. a rod or pole for reaching and pulling down objects, fruit, out of reach.

kai n ririka O  kai n ririka. n. a pointed stick (generally taume) for fixing ridge on roof.

kai n roa O  kai n roa. n. a fishing rod (more usual) te kai n roaroa.  n. a stick with string and vessel for drawing water from well.  n. a constellation, the Crane and the tail of Scorpion together.

kai n roro O  kai n roro. n. persons of the same age or generation.  a. kainroro, kakainroro: being of ...

kai n ruruo O  kai n ruruo. n. a certain fishing rod for bara fishing.

kai n ta O  kai n ta. from. ta - tangaki: eavesboard of roof, horizontal laths to which are fixed the kai ni kakari (vertical laths).

kai n taetaeri O  kai n taetaeri. n. horizontal laths of walls to which are fixed ba one after another.

kai n taibao O  kai n taibao. n. a block of wood used as mallet to hammer string bindings to secure them.  vt. kaintaibaoa: to hit with ...

kai n tamarake O  kai n tamarake. see kai n ararake, kairo.

kai n taoata O  kai n taoata. n. an arched piece of wood fixed over the kai ni marawa and under which the ata (shroud) passes.

kai n taura O  kai n taura. n. a suspension hook.

kai n taura ni bua O  kai n taura ni bua. n. uvula.

kai n tawakai O  kai n tawakai. n. bar of press, lever.  vt. kaintawakaia: to lift with lever or put weight on.

kai n tekateka O  kai n tekateka. n. a seat, chair, stool, armchair.  syn. kai n toka.

kai n teru O  kai n teru. n. a rod with several splits at end used in te karanga play.

kai n tibua O  kai n tibua. vt. to swell the paunch, to make heavy.  see intibu.

kai n tiku O  kai n tiku. n. a roost.  syn. te kai ni katiku.

kai n tikuaba O  kai n tikuaba. n. (myth. tree) symbol of union in Samoa before the disaccord and dispersion. From the ancestors assembled there the genealogy of the Gilbertese begins.

kai n tinebu O  kai n tinebu. a. corpulent and heavy.

kai n tirere O  kai n tirere. n. a baton for tirere play.

kai n toka O  kai n toka. n. a seat, a high seat, a platform, a stand, a stage.  kaintoka n uea: throne.

kai n tore O  kai n tore. n. a hollow tube or straw for drinking.

kai n toro O  kai n toro. n. lavatory, toilet.  syn. kai ni beka, kai n nako tari.

kai n toro rau O  kai n toro rau. n. a stake on which leaves are flattened out for making thatch.

kai n toru O  kai n toru. n. a rod used in play called toru or karanga.  n. a stick tied to another to straighten or support it, a prop, a support.  vt. kaintorua: to support, to reinforce, to straighten so.

kai n totoki O  kai n totoki. n. a pot stick for cramming, crushing, a small pestle for pounding food, reducing it to puree or pulp.

kai n totoko O  kai n totoko. n. a prop, a stay, a support.  syn. kai ni bakatoko, kai ni butika.

kai ni babau O  kai ni babau. n. a crossbeam of maneaba or house.  syn. te kai ni kaukau.

kai ni bairi O  kai ni bairi. n. cartilage of nose.

kai ni bakatoka O  kai ni bakatoka. n. a prop, stanchion, buttress.  syn. te kai n totoko, te kai ni butika.

kai ni beka O  kai ni beka. n. lavatory, toilet, WC.

kai ni benga O  kai ni benga. n. a bench inside canoe between ribs (aiai).  syn. te kai ni betaru.

kai ni beti O  kai ni beti. n. buoy, lifebelt.  syn. kai ni kabeti.

kai ni biro O  kai ni biro. n. ancient system of tightening boards in canoe-making, a tool for twisting, clamp.

kai ni bwena O  kai ni bwena. n. laths cut from pandanus trunk.

kai ni ikiku O  kai ni ikiku. n. a pestle.  syn. kai ni ikuiku.

kai ni kaba O  kai ni kaba. n. an evil spell to thwart unlucky love.  vt. kainikabaea: to make unlucky.

kai ni kabaebae O  kai ni kabaebae. n. lasso of Gilbertese warrior, part of his gear.

kai ni kabaru O  kai ni kabaru. n. a rat trap, a mouse trap.  n. a constellation formed by four stars of hind part of Great Dog.

kai ni kabeti O  kai ni kabeti. n. part of constellation of Scorpion.

kai ni kabo O  kai ni kabo. n. a utensil for mixing.

kai ni kabobo O  kai ni kabobo. n. a stick with running knot for fishing eels.  syn. te kai ni matamea.

kai ni kaenaena O  kai ni kaenaena. n. the other stick with bait attached used in eel fishing.

kai ni kaka O  kai ni kaka. n. a tool for removing bark off trees.

kai ni kakari O  kai ni kakari. n. a lath from rooftop to eaves of houses to which thatch is fixed.  syn. te ba ni kakari: a wooden tooused for fixing thatch.

kai ni kakeke O  kai ni kakeke. n. a kind of stake, crow bar.

kai ni kakeru O  kai ni kakeru. n. instrument to make noise under water.

kai ni kakiki O  kai ni kakiki. n. a crow bar, a wooden tool with sharp point for extracting large mollusc from shells.  n. a sandbank extending under water.

kai ni kako O  kai ni kako:. n. a tool for tightening, screw jack.

kai ni kamaeiei O  kai ni kamaeiei. n. a see saw.

kai ni kamaen O  kai ni kamaen. n. method or school or composition for dance singing, dances with magic rites and formula.  n. te tia kai ni kamaen: the composer, director, sorcerer of certain dances.  ex. kai ni kamaen: to compose or conduct these dances.  n. a pillar in maneaba set apart for the composer.

kai ni kangawa O  kai ni kangawa. n. a cudgel for ramming into shark's throat to overcome it.

kai ni kangeri O  kai ni kangeri. n. a kind of comb (formerly) made from roots of mangrove, having two pointed prongs, was carried in hole of lobe of ear, more usually called te kangeri.

kai ni kaotinako O  kai ni kaotinako. n. a Gilbertese fork used in agriculture.

kai ni kararao O  kai ni kararao. n. a system or school of composition.  see kai ni kamaen.

kai ni karawa O  kai ni karawa. n. saints, inhabitants of heaven, stars of the firmament.

kai ni kareke O  kai ni kareke. n. an iron rod or wire for fishing in crevices, a wooden rod for pulling down pandanus leaves (ira ni kie).

kai ni karema O  kai ni karema. n. a crow bar.  syn. koroba (crow-bar) and kai ni kauma.

kai ni karotu O  kai ni karotu. n. a pointed stick for scratching in sand or in fish nooks.

kai ni kataratara O  kai ni kataratara. n. field glassess, telescope, binoculars.

kai ni katarin O  kai ni katarin. n. a copra knife.

kai ni katebe O  kai ni katebe. n. a bow, a sling, a crossbow.  ex. kanoan te ...: an arrow.

kai ni katena O  kai ni katena. n. pincers, pliers, forceps, vise, tongs.

kai ni katiku O  kai ni katiku. n. a roost.

kai ni katine O  kai ni katine. n. a weighing machine, scales.

kai ni katoka O  Kai ni katoka. n. a constellation: trapeze in Sagittarius.

kai ni katonga O  kai ni katonga. n. kainikatonga: pride, arrogance, boastfulness.  a. kainikatonga, kakainikatonga: arrogant, proud, boastful, insolent.  syn. karietata.

kai ni katu O  kai ni katu. n. a wooden bar (short and thick) used in game of katua.  syn. te kai ni karetika.

kai ni kaukau O  kai ni kaukau. n. a cross beam in native buildings.  syn. te kai ni babau:  see this word.

kai ni kauma O  kai ni kauma. n. a lever, a crow bar.  syn. koroba, te kai ni karema.

kai ni kawakewake O  kai ni kawakewake. n. a fishing rod (for fishing bara, skin of nari used as bait).

kai ni kawawa O  kai ni kawawa. n. spout, gutter of roof, delivery pipe.

kai ni kibakiba O  kai ni kibakiba. n. a long fishing rod to which is fixed line called abo.

kai ni korokorom O  kai ni korokorom. n. an instrument used for husking nuts.  syn. te koro.

kai ni kuka O  kai ni kuka. n. a stove.  syn. te kiare, te titove (stove).

kai ni maeao O  kai ni maeao. n. tree trunks brought in by west wind.

kai ni man O  kai ni man. n. a flag post, semaphore, coconuts hung upside down inside house to preserve longer.

kai ni marawa O  kai ni marawa. n. the last cross piece connecting the kiaro over the outrigger (rama).  ex. te na ni man: other cross pieces.

kai ni marewe O  kai ni marewe. n. specially chosen food or drink put aside.  vt. kainimarewea, kaimarewea: to put aside, to keep in reserve.

kai ni matamea O  kai ni matamea. n. a rod with running knot on end for fishing eels.  syn. te kai ni kabobo.

kai ni moi O  kai ni moi. n. a Gilbertese ladle, a ladle.  syn. te kai n erieri.  n. the star of Dolphin slightly apart from the four others.

kai ni ngongo O  kai ni ngongo. n. a back scratcher.

kai ni wai O  kai ni wai. n. a harpoon, a lance.

kai ni wairau O  kai ni wairau. n. a tool for making thatch.

kai ni waiwai O  kai ni waiwai. n. a wooden instrument for packing kabubu into forms.

kai rereba O  kai rereba. n. a spade, a lance, a spear (lit. instrument with wide cutting edge).

kai roro O  kai roro. n. kakai roro who enters, penetrates or intrudes easily, who attains object easily.

kai tare O  kai tare. a. quickly exhausted, run out of.

kai ura O  kai ura. nva. kakai ura igniting quickly, inflammable.  fig. irascible.

kaia B  káia. vt. to unearth or unsand katura in the beach with the feet.

kaiaba O  kaiaba. syn. kan ababa.  v. to want land, to have a great desire to acquire or possess land.

kaiababaea B  káiababáea. cau. vt iababa to await a very high state of the tide.

kaiabubuta B  káiabubúta. cau. vt iabubuti.

kaiabuta B  káiabuta. cau. vt iabuti.

kaiai B  káiai. n. a coconut tree in the third stage.  a man in the prime of life.  kaáiai. n. a preparation of kabubu and scraped coconut mixed together in water.  vi. to engage in mixing kabubu and scraped coconut.  O  kaiai. n. a young tree growing up.  a. growing well.  n. a child, a young person growing up.  a. growing well.  n. time of adolescence.  a. (something) new, recent.  syn. bou, menai.  kaiai1. n. a dish comprising grated coconut, kabubu and water.  v. to prepare this dish.

kaiaia B  kaiáia. vt. to move the lower jaw up and down rapidly.  O  kaiaia. v. v.t. to move the jaws, to grind the teeth (to irritate, to rouse).

kaiaine O  kai-aine. n. kakai-aine, kaiainea, kakaiaine: an ancient word replaced by wene ni bure: copulate, copulation.

kaiaka B  káiaka. cau. vt iaka.

kaiakai B  kaiaákai. cau. vi iakai.

kaiakebokeboa B  káiakebókeboa. cau. vt iakebokebo.

kaiaki B  káiaki. vi. to be stirred up, to be aroused.  n. a bestirring of one's self, activity, excitement.

kaiakiaka B  káiakiáka. cau. vt iakiaki.

kaiakina B  káiakina. vi. to abide on one's land on order the better to care for it.  O  kaiakina. v. to settle, to live at ..., to populate, to become a member of ..., to live at ...  see kai, kaina: inhabitant.  kaiakina1. vt. to work for, to be devoted to, to go to a lot of trouble for ...  note. a little different from keiakina.  from. kai:

kaiangabuki B  kaiángabuki. vt. to put butt to butt.

kaiangoa B  kaiángoa. vt. to cause to neglect.

kaiangoraoa B  kaiángoráoa. cau. vt iangoraoi.

kaiangoraoi B  kaiángoráoi. cau. vi iangoraoi.

kaianimama B  káianimáma. vt. to await the proper state of the tide as for fishing or sailing by moonlight.

kaianora B  káianóra. vi. to await low tide.

kaianroa B  káianróa. vi. to await the proper state of the tide when there is no moonlight.

kaiao B  káiao. n. leaves of vegetation as of the kiaou , the uri, and kaura gathered for compost.  O  kaiao. n. leaves of divers plants dried and used to manure taro plants, also fresh leaves chopped up for same purpose. kakaiao: abundance of ...  vt. kaiaona: to manure with the kaiao <leaf>.  G  kaiao. sn. Sida fallax Walp. (z).

kaiaraea B  kaiaráea. cau. vt iara to wait for season of neap-tide.

kaiarakea B  káiarakéa. vt. to wait for high tide.

kaiba B  káiba. n. a case or sheath knife whose loose handle has been lashed.  O  kaiba. n. sheath, scabbard, piece joining two ends.  vt. kaibaea: to set, to fix, to patch up, to mend, to put into a sheath (perhaps graft).

kaibaba B  kaib'aáb'a. n. bamboo, a flute, a pipe.  O  kaibaba. n. a hollow stick, bamboo, reed, flute, pipe, shank, etc.

kaibabaru B  káib'ab'áru. vi. to lust.  n. lust.  O  kaibabaru. from. barua.  n. concupiscence, covetousness, sensuality, immoderate desire .  vt. kaibabarua ... to desire.

kaibaea B  kaibáea. vt. to bind a broken bone with splinters.

kaibai O  kaibai. n. a ladle made of shell.

kaibake O  kaibake. n. tobacco plant, incision, graft.

kaibako B  káibako. a. sunken in, as the chest.  O  kaibako. n. a hollow object, a dent, an empty stomach.  vt. kaibakoa: to make a dent, to make a hollow, to bash in, to deform by smashing in.

kaibangake B  káibangake. n. the cross.

kaibangaki O  kaibangaki. n. wood crossed, a cross, a crucifix.  see bangaki.  vt. kaibangaka: to cross, to put in form of a cross. kaibangakai, kaibangakiko: to make the Sign of the Cross over ...

kaibara B  káibara. n. the lateral root of the pandanus.  a. tough, not easily masticated as certain pandanus fruit.  O  kaibara. n. lattice made from pandanus roots, these roots when cut for use (used for partition, walls, lattice work). <.  a. hard, tough like kaibara (fruits).  vt. kaibarana and kaibaraia: to make of kaibara, to put ...

kaibaro O  kaibaro. n. a small trunk, drawer of cupboard.

kaibaun O  kaibaun. n. a red flower.  sn. Russelia junua.  G  kaibaun. sn. Russelia equisetiformis (z).

kaibea B  káibea. vt. to pack closely as kabubu.

kaibeibea B  kaibéibea. vt. frequentative of kaibea.

kaibeka B  kaíbeka. cau. vt ibeki to apply force to.

kaibekokoa B  káibekókoa. vt. to stock a pond with baneawa.

kaibekua O  kaibekua. from. beku.  vt. to make work, labour.

kaibekura B  káibekura. vt. to agitate, to stir up.  O  kaibekura. vt. idem. to overwork.

kaibentanoa B  káibentæ/noa. vt. to dirty a garment by spreading it to dry on the ground or sand.

kaibeta O  kaibeta. from. beti.  n. kaibetan te ...: a float, swimmer's float (as life belt).  vt. kaibetana: to have, to take, use as a float.

kaibetangatanga B  kaibetángatangaa. cau. vt ibetangatanga.

kaibetaotaoa B  káibetaotáoa. cau. vt ibetaotao.

kaibeti O  kaibeti. n. wood which floats.  a. buoyant, light.

kaibetia O  kaibetia. n. kaibetian te ...: floats on fishing nets and lines.  vt. kaibetiana: to put a float on.

kaibetutua B  káibetútua. cau. vt ibetutu.

kaibibiti B  kaáibibíti. vi. to miss seeing, to fail to fall in with.  káibibíti. vt. to exchange.

kaibiki O  kaibiki. or. kaibike:  n. an eel.  sn. Murene gymnothorax.  G  kaibiki. sn. Gymnothorax bikiniensis.  n. eel (ll).

kaibiro B  kaáibiro. vi. to cross as the limbs.  O  kaibiro. n. act of ...  see biro.  v. kaibiro.  vt. kaibiroa, kakaibiroa: to make string, to twist with biro, to tighten with screwjack or block.

kaibiroi B  kaáibiroi. vt. to cross and lash two sticks together.

kaibo O  kaibo. n. kind of box or chest in former times made of four boards and closed at both ends.  n. kind of prison where souls of the dead were detained temporarily before arriving at Bouru.  vt. kaiboa: to shut in, to enclose, to put in kaibo.

kaiboa B  kaibóa. vt. to light a pipe , to increase combustion.  kaiboóa. vt. to close or shut up tight as a box or house.  O  kaiboa. see ibo.  vt. to swell up, to cram, to compress. kaiboa te raba, te moko, te nano: (encourage each other).

kaibobua B  kaibóbua. vt. to imbed more firmly as a stick for husking coconuts.  O  kaibobua. vt. kakaibobua.  sup. superlative of kaiboa: to shut in, to enclose.

kaiboia O  kaiboia. n. a shrub.  sn. Dodonaea viscosa.

kaibora G  kaipora. sn. Dodonaea viscosa (z).

kaibuke B  káibuke. n. a ship.  vi. to ship on board a vessel.  O  kaibuke. n. a ship, a sailing ship, a steamer, a motor vessel.

kaibuti B  káibuti. vi. to sail fast,.  ex. e kaibuti she sails fast.  n. fast sailing, a great speed.

kaiea B  káiea. vt. to sail.

kaieie B  kaiéie. vi. to sail, to engage in sailing.

kaiein B  kaiéin. n. the giving in marriage.

kaieina B  kaiéina. vt. to give in marriage.

kaienikuria B  kaiénikuria. vt. to hasten, to hurry.

kaientaka B  kaientáka. cau. vt ientaka.

kaientaua B  kaientáua. vt. to hasten, to hurry.

kaieti B  káieti. a. straight and perpendicular as a palm.

kaiewe O  kaiewe. v. to jumble, to entangle, to complicate, to mix up ideas.  n. a cock and bull story.  syn. kairiewe (kai-ri-ewe).  vt. kaiewea, kairiewea: idem.

kaiewea B  kaiéwea. vt. to mix up, or report incorrectly.

kaika B  káika. vt. to bail out as a canoe.  O  kaika. vt. to empty a canoe, a well, to bail out with scoop or bucket.  see kaiki, kaikika.

kaikai B  káikai. n. a meal, a civilized meal.  firm particles in kabubu.  vi. to partake of a meal after the fashion of white men.  O  kaikai. from. Polynesian or pidgin English.  v. kai: to eat, to take a meal.  n. a meal.  kaikai1. from. kai.  a. kakaikai, containing hard particles, wood, gravel, kernel, etc., speaking of food as for example kabubu.  n. hard part in body of clam shell (giant Tridacoconute).  kaikai2. n. a shark.  G  kaikai. n. a shark (ll).

kaikain B  káikain. vi. to shut.  ex. te auti ni kaikain a prison.  O  kaikain. n. a small tiger shark.  syn. tababa.  kaikain1. from. kaina: close, enclose.  n. te uma ni kaikain, te auti ni kaikain, te karabuti: a prison, jail.

kaikaintababa G  kaikaintababa. n. small tiger shark (ll).

kaikakaia B  kaikakaáia. vt. to hasten work in order to finidh and go elsewhere.

kaikarewe B  káikarewe. n. sugar-cane.  O  kaikarewe. n. sugar cane sweets, lollies, <lolly>.  sn. Saccharum officinarum.

kaikawa B  káikawaa. vt.