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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ra B  ra. pron. what ? (an interrogative pronoun following the noun).  ex. te aomata ra ? what man?  baika ra ? what things?  adv. how.  ex. ai kamimi ra! how wonderful!  pron. our, a suffix pronoun.  ex. kawaira: our path.  n. one width of a mat-sail.  O  ra. for. ara.  poss. suf. our.  ex. kawaira: our way.  tamara: our father.  see ara.  ra1. intj. suf. of exclamation or surprise.  ex. ai tamaroa ra!: how beautiful!  ai tena ra!: how tight!  ra2. adj. suf. of interrogation: what? which?  ex. te aomata ra?: which man?  baika ra?: what things?  n te tabo ra?: in what place?  au ra, am ra, ana ra: my, thy, his, your, what?  tera?: what?  am ra te bai anne?: for what is that thing of yours?  rau? ram? rana?: what? (meaning relationship).  ram te tei anne?: what relation is that child to you?  bon taru: he is my brother.  ran te taibora?: which part of the table?  i rau? i ram? i rana?:  adv. where in connection to me, you, him.  see ira-ua, ira man.  ra3. n. a piece, a strip, band put side by side to make a whole, a width. for ex. widths of material joined to make a sail.  ex. ira ra am ie?: how many widths on your sail?  te tao ra: reducing size of sail by folding a width (in strong wind).  ra4. pref. nearly, not altogether, incomplete.  ex. e ra koro: nearly complete.  e ra bubua: nearly 100.  ra5. a. bad, defective, improper, disagreeable, constrained, striped,.  denuded, unfavourable, impure, imperfect, etc.  ex. e nano ra: he is discontented.  e teke-ra: he is unlucky.  e tai ra: it is not the time just now.  vt. tae-ra, taeraea: to take off, to tear, to strip off what does not suit (for ex. branches).

ra ni mate O  ra ni mate. na. risk, peril of death, nearly dead, in danger of death.  vt. ranimatea: to risk one's life for ...

raba B  rába. n. rubber (ENG).  ráb'a. va. praiseworthy.  ex. ko rab'a: you are kind, often used where we would say "thank you".  va. obtained.  rába. va. hidden, concealed, secret.  O  raba. n. rubber. (ENG).  te raba n nano: tube (in tyre). (ENG).  n. te raba n tinaniku: tyre.  raba1. na. appreciated, good, agreeable, pleasant.  ex. Ai raba ra: How nice of you.  idiom. ko raba, kam raba: Thanks! How nice of you!  ex. E raba arou! E reke arou!: I am lucky!  E raba arom: You are lucky!  vc karaba: to thank, to return thanks.  karaba uatao: double thanks, a thousand thanks.  raba2. na. hidden, concealed, covered, obscure, mysterious, well-kept, guarded, caught.  ex. e raba: we have got him, we hold him.  vc. ka-raba: to hide, to mask, to veil, to conceal, to hold.  ex. karabaraba, kararaba:  red. a raraba, rabaraba, rabanako ...  ex. e raba: it is caught, we hold it.  karaba konam: hide your catch.  nv. I-karaba: game of hide and seek, to play at ...  vt. karabana: to cover oneself, to veil, to hide one's nudity.  ex. karabaniko: cover yourself, clothe yourself.

raba nako O  raba nako. v. to leave secretly, to slip out, to steal away, to disappear in the distance.

rababa B  ræ/baba. a. broad.  n. breadth.  O  rababa. n. width.  a. wide.  vc. ka-rababa, karababaea: to enlarge, to extend.  karababa: to flatten out, to spread out.  n. te karababa: dried pandanus fruit in slabs.

rababakaei B  ræ/babakáei. a. wide, broad, very wide.  O  rababakaei. a. large like this (gesture).  ex. rababakei: very large (S.).

rababaua B  ræbabáua. va. spread out into thin plates.  O  rababaua. a. spread out flat, spread out flat in length and width.  ex. borababaua: lying down stretched at full length.  vc. karababaua: to spread in length and width (as dough).  kaborababaua: to flatten out, to lay down flat and spread out.  ka-rababa: to flatten out.

rabai O  rabai. idiom. interj. with i in front.  ex. i ra-b'ai?: where? in what place, beside what?

rabakai O  rabakai. n. skill, ingeniousness, competency.  a. skilful, competent, ingenious, smart, quick, having acquired an art, technique, trick.

rabakau B  ræ/bakau. a. skillful, dextrous, adept, knowing and ready.  n. skill, ability to perceive and perform.  O  rabakau. n. science, knowledge, art, cleverness, aptitude, experience, instruction.  a. learned, clever, competent, apt, expert, skilful, ingenious.  ex. rabakau n rang: really clever, superior knowledge, exceptional aptitude.  v. kakarabakau (exchange of ideas) to confer, to converse.  ex. kakarabakaua: talk, act the clever, boast.  vt. karabakaua, kakarabakaua: to boast the knowledge of ..., to brag about one's own learning.  rabakauakina: to converse about an affair, to treat about in conversation, to deliberate about.  ex. karabakauakina, kakarabakauakina ...: under consideration, subject of ...

rabakaunrang B  ræ/bakaunrang/. a. very skillful.

rabana B  rábana. vt. to take good care of.  O  rabana. vt. to hold, to maintain, to keep, to guard, to preserve.  red. rabarabana: keep carefully, to take hold of ..., to seize.  see raba, karaba.

rabane O  rabane. a. nearly finished, nearly complete, almost done.  vt. rabanea: to be nearly finished, to be near the end of ...

rabangaki O  rabangaki. n. a sail made of horizontal strips.  syn. kabangaki.

rabaraba B  ræ/baræba. n. the first or last in a line at the extreme right or left.  ráb'arab'a. n. a mat worn like a poncho.  O  rabaraba. n. a mat, cloak with hole to pass head through, cape.  rabaraba1. a. hidden behind another in a file or in the last row.

rabaraba ni karawa O  rabaraba ni karawa. n. horizon, just beyond the horizon.

rabarabana B  rab'árab'ana. vt. to guard or watch over, to look out for.

rabarabataki O  rabarabataki. nv. a rash, having skin covered with painful rash (caused by poisonous bites).

rabarabati B  rab'árab'ati. vi. frequentative of rabati: to embrace.

rabata B  rabata. vt. to approach cautiously for the purpose of seizing.  rab'áta. vt. to embrace.  ráb'ata. n. the body.  O  rabata. n. body, solid portion, principal, amount, framework, corpse, carcass, whole number <integer>, known quantity;.  ex. rabatan te aomata: human body.  bain te rabata: members of the body.  ex. te rabata: reef separating lagoon from ocean.  rabata1. vt. rabata: to take, to seize around body with arms, to embrace, to hold in embrace.  ex. i rabatia: clasp in one's arms, <hug>, locked in each other's arms.  nv. kaun rabata: wrestling.  n. rabatan te bai: the whole lot, main substance.  ex. maiun te rabata: the life of the body.  rabata2. from. raba:  vt. to seize by surprise, by hiding (for ex. cat catching mouse).

rabati B  rab'áti. vi. to embrace, used with i.  ex. A i rabati: They embrace each other.  O  rabati. idiom. A i-rabati: They embrace each other, clasp in each other's arms.  red. A i-rabarabati <hug each other>.

rabaua te aba O  Rabaua te aba. n. Pole Starr.

rabe B  raábe. n. a precipice, a bank, a steep place.  a. steep.  O  rabe. and rabebe.  n. declivity, slope, steep face, bias.  a. sloping, slanting.  na. karabe, karabebe: sloping, steep, sloping down, inclining.  ex. a rabebe tai, namakaina, itoi: the sun, the moon, the stars decline.  vc. karabea: to make incline.

rabebe B  rábebe. va. sloping, slanting, declining as the sun.

raben B  ræ/ben. vi. to increase in size perpendicularly as the batua when about to fight.  O  raben. v. to move (going, flying, swimming, sailing), sideways (for ex. as aeroplane veering), to lean to one side.  red. rabeniben: to oscillate, to move now on one side, now on another (as dying fish).  ex. rabeniben nako: moving in this manner.

rabeniben B  rabéniben. vi. frequentative of raben.  to flee while in the raben condition.

rabete O  rabete. dim. of bete, bebete:  a. light, not heavy.

rabeti O  rabeti. from. beti.  na. nearly floating, almost buoyant.

rabi B  rábi. vi. bellying as a sail, indented as a coast, curved laterally.  n. a bay.  rábi. n. a rabbi (ENG).  O  rabi. a. forming curve, bend, coil, arch, falling in waves, undulating, concave, etc.  ex. rabin te mangko: turned back edge of mug.  rabini karawa: edge of sky, horizon.  ex. rabin te aba: bay, cove.  a. rabirabi: wavy, undulated, pleated.  v. tao-rabi: to put edge of mosquito net under sleeping mat.  vt. tao rabia: idem.  syn. borabi, borabia.  v. tiku rabirabi: to hang in creases, creased (material, stockings, etc.).  vc. ka-rabia: to put a border on.  karabiraoa: idem.  Rabi. n. star (in Chariot).  syn. Te Kataba.

rabino B  rábino. n. a lewd game.  vi. to roll.  O  rabino. v. to roll, to roll over.  n. the act of ...  vt. rabinoa: to roll ...  red. rabinobino, rabirabinoa ...  vc. karabinoa, karabinobinoa: to roll (as ball).

rabinobino B  rabínobino. vi. to roll over.

rabirabi B  rábirabi. a. wide laterally as a coconut shell bottle.

raboni B  rabóni. n. raboni (HEB).

rabono B  rábono. n. an eel, the.  O  rabono. n. conger eell, eel.  sn. Gymno thorax buroensis.  n. te rabono n u: eel caught in eel pot.  ex. species: imone: (striped).  ira, kairi, keru, kabanga n ira kaibike sp., kurukuru sp., nimataerere: (spotted).  nimanagi-n-aba: (has rat's ears)matameri: (pretty with black spots) or bukimeri, bukikoro, rabono-mai: (most vicious white eel).  tawaieta, waka ni ba, witae: (aggressive).  G  rabono. sn. Gymnothorax buroensis.  n. eel (y).  rabono1. sn. Gymnothorax flavimarginata.  n. eel (y).  rabono2. sn. family Muraenidae.  n. eel (hh).  rabono3. sn. Uropterygius spp. (y).  n. eel (sm).

rabono te banga O  rabono te banga. <*-fis. .  n. moray eell (Echidna Zebra).

rabonomai B  rábonomái. n. a white eel.  G  rábonomái. n. a most vicious white eel (ll).  L  rabonomai. sn. Gymnothorax pictus (muraenida).  n. moray eel.

rabononud B  rábononud. n. an eel taken in an u .

rabonotebanga G  rabonotebanga. sn. Echidna zebra (ll).  n. moray eel (sm).

rabonotekabanga G  rabonotekabanga. sn. Echidna zebra (y).  n. eel (sm).

rabu B  rábu. vi. to engage in tying coconut leaves around fruit-trees tabooed.  n. a coconut leaflet tied around a fruit-tree to indicate that it is tabooed.  O  rabu. n. a covering, protection, mark on tree to denote reservation.  a. covered, forbidden, reserved, protected.  vt. rabua : to mark with a sign to be reserved.  red. raburabu.  na. rabu mate: a fire covered.  vc. karabumatea: to cover the fire to keep it alive or to put it out.  na. rabu, rarabu, raburabu: a blow coming from above striking and covering.  a. ae rarabu: skilful to do this act.

rabu te kawa ni kai O  rabu te kawa ni kai. n. reservation, interdict under pain of curse.

rabu te rang O  rabu te rang. n. idem. under menace of going mad.

rabu te tauti O  rabu te tauti. n. idem. under menace of swelling up.

rabua B  rábua. vt. to appropriate for personal use a fruit-tree by tying leaves around the trunk.

rabuna B  rábuna. vt. to screen.  n. a screen.  O  rabuna. vt. raburabuna: to cover, to mask, to clothe, to shelter, to protect, to cover over.  fig. to forbid, to stifle, to hinder.  ex. E rabuna te takakaro: He forbade, hindered the game, the play.

rabungaoa B  rabungáoa. vt. to interrupt a person's conversation for the purpose of preventing him from disclosing a secret.  O  rabungaoa. vt. to cover over, to stifle the voice, the words by making a row, by booing, to hinder by causing disorder.

raburabu B  ráburabu. a. renowned, famous, of note.  O  raburabu. n. an immoral custom of former times.  syn. koro aneang.

raburabuna B  raburábuna. vt. frequentative of rabuna.

rabutekawanikai B  rábutekáwanikai. n. a coconut leaf charm, or fetish, of a certain style.

rabuterang B  rábuterang/. n. a certain style of the rabu .

rabutetauti B  rábutetáuti. n. a certain style of the rabu .

radma B  rad/ma. n. the outrigger side of a canoe.

rae B  ráe. va. inclined, as the head, to one side.  O  rae. v. to tear.  see compound words, raeaua, raeten.  red. raerae.  vt. raea, raraea, raeraea: to tear, to slash, to pull to pieces.  rae-ua: to tear in two.  rae1. a. inclined, deviated, diverted, crooked, squinting.  ex. e rae matana: he squints.  e rarae tai: the sun declines.  vc. karaea: to make deviate, to divert, to incline, to turn away, to slant, etc.  rae2. na. raereke: a narrow strip (land, cloth).

raea B  ráea. n. a lyre (ENG).  vt. to tear.  va. in disorder, disarranged, promiscuously placed.  O  raea. n. scattering, dispersion.  a. scattered, dispersed, in disorder.  vc. ka-raea: to scatter, to disperse.

raeaki B  ráeaki. n. a rent, a portion divided off.  O  raeaki. n. a portion, part divided.  ex. te raeakina. ua ... ten ...

raeakina O  raeakina. vt. to share, to divide, to separate, to put in shares, divisions.

raeba B  ráeba. vi. to engage in stripping off coconut leaflets for obtaining the ba .  n. the stripping of coconut leaflets in order to secure the midrib.  O  raeba. to. strip the midrib of coconut palm of its laminae.  vt. (irr.) raebaea, raebaeaki: idem. to strip ...

raebaea B  raebáea. vt. to strip a coconut tree of more or less of its leaves.

raebai O  raebai. to. pull off wings and legs, etc.  vt. raebaia.

raebaia B  raebáia. vt. to tear off the wings.

raebiti O  raebiti. v. to pull to pieces, to tear in pieces.  vt. raebitia.

raebitia B  raebítia. vt. to tear in pieces.

raebwebwe B  ráebwebwe. vi. to engage in stripping off suckers or lateral sprouts.  O  raebwebwe. v. to pull off, to take off shoots, sprouts.  vt. raebwebwea.

raebwebwea B  raebwébwea. vt. to strip off as suckers.  bk. Phys p. 67.

raeing O  raeing. a. cracking, splitting, cracked, split.  syn. raewaewa.

raemangao B  raemángao. vi. to engage in tearing to pieces.

raemangaoa B  raemangáoa. vt. to tear to pieces a mat, or anything with the teeth as a dog.

raemangoa O  raemangoa. from. rae and mangaongao.  vt. to tear in every direction, in every way, to lacerate.  syn. rai mangoa.

raemenga O  raemenga. a. broken, dislocated, torn, dismantled.  sup. raemengamenga.  vt. raemenga: to break, to dislocate, to break up.

raenen B  ráenen. a. long and slim.  O  raenen. a. flexible, pliable, able to bend and twist in every way, every manner.  see maenen.  vt. karaenena: to make ..., to bend ...

raenoko O  raenoko. v. to strip leaf part off noko.  vt. raenokoa: idem.

raerae B  ráerae. va. fatally wounded.  vi. to engage in stripping.  O  raerae. n. (1) a tear, a wound (by tearing), flesh torn ...  (2) a patient wounded in this way.  (3) a loose leaf book.  the act of tearing.  see rae.  raerae1. n. the act of stripping palm leaves.  raerae2. v. to go in zigzag, sideways.  a. irregular form.  ex. e raerae kawaina, a raerae abana.

raeraea B  raeráea. vt. frequentative of raea.

raeraeaki O  raeraeaki. a. split, furrowed, crevassed, fissured.

raereke B  ráereke. a. very narrow, as cloth.  n. a narrow part of the island rim.  O  raereke. na. narrow (land between sea on both sides), material, sail, etc.;  ex. te ao raereke: narrow surface, compressed, cooped in.  n. raereke: isthmus.

raerereke B  raereéreke. a. very narrow, as cloth.

raeroba B  ráerob'a. a. coarse.  n. a coarse mat used for flooring purposes.  O  raeroba. n. a coarse mat made of pandanus leaves, split larger than for kie.  syn. te boroba: large strips of leaves used to make this kind of mat.  n. te roba: mat made of entire pandanus leaf, not split.  note. generally roba is used for mats made of large strips.

raerua O  raerua. v. to wander to and fro, to lose one's way.  ex. A raerua matan te tei: The child's eyes look all around.

raetara B  ráetæra. n. praise of a lover, in similitudes.  ráetæraa. vt. to praise a lover in the use of similitudes.  O  raetara. and rautara.  v. to take off the thorns from pandanus leaves.  fig. to make allusion, to give hints.  vt. raetara: idem. to celebrate, to sing by allegory, to make allusion.

raeten B  ráeten. n. a mat whose strands are one third each of the width of the pan leaf.  O  raeten. and raetenia.  see rae.

raetenia B  raeten/ia. vt. to strip leaves into three parts.

raetoba O  raetoba. or. tae topa.  na. paleness or whiteness of nursing mothers, pale or sallow as ...

raeua B  ráeuaa. vt. to tear in two long pieces.  O  raeua. a. split in two.  n. a tear.

raewa B  ráewa. a. split, cracked as a board.  O  raewa. n. raewaewa: a crack, fissure.  a. split, cracked.

raewaewa B  raewáewa. a. split, cracked.

raewanai B  raewánai. n. a fish, the.  G  raewánai. sn. Pterois radiata (ll).  n. stingfish (sm).

raewani O  raewani. n. a fish (sting fish).  sn. Pleroisradiata.

rai B  rái. n. a plank, a board, a mat-covering for a native oven, a sort of seine made of coconut leaflets braided or secured with the rootlets of the pan tree.  a. withered.  rái:. va. refusing to speak because offended.  n. a refusal to speak because of one's being offended.  raái. vi. to twist and tangle easily, as a thread or line.  n. a state of being tangled.  O  rai. pref. rad. of many compound words meaning: turned, turned over.  rai1. a. dried up, withered, faded.  ex. e rai moana: he has an emaciated look.  vt. ka-raia: to make or let dry, to fade, to wither.  rai2. n. an old mat, bag, board used to cover earth oven. extension of leaves to a fishing net.  ex. te moan rai, te kauouan rai, te mwi n rai.  te rai anau, te rai uarereke is said of a long or short sail.  v. rai-anau, rai nako: to extend, to protract by adding another strip.  vt. raia: to prolong, to enlarge, to extend (one's land, etc.).  vc. ka-raia: to lengthen, to prolong.  rai3. a. untwisted, unravelled.  v. to move, to turn in wrong direction, contort.  ex. e rai am ao: your fishline is becoming undone, untwisted.  vc. ka-raia ...  rai4. v. to have an aversion, repugnance, disgust.  ex. te rai nano, te rai n nano: aversion.  e rai nanou: I am disgusted, ... have taken a dislike to ...  karaia:  vc. to disgust, to make turn away from.

rai aba O  rai aba. n. exchange of land.  v. to change ...

rai ara O  rai ara. n. exchange of names.  v. to change ...

rai n aka O  rai n aka. or. ran n aaka.  n. a layer of oil or soapy water, oily layer.

raia B  ráia. vt. to spread over, to take of possession of land as growth.

raian B  ráian. n. a lion (ENG).  O  raian. n. lion (ENG).

raibaenata B  ráib'aenaáta. vi. to fish with the aid of a baenata.  n. the art of fishing with a baenata.  O  raibaenata. v. to turn over, to upset a heap of stones which has been surrounded by fishing net.

raibane B  ráibæne. n. a smaller mat used in completing.  the covering of an oven in the ground.  O  raibane. n. leaves <leaf> of plants (uri, babai, etc.), used to cover earth oven during cooking.

raibanta B  raib'an/ta. vt. to hunt in a party.  O  raibanta. vt. raibanea. to cover, to encircle, to fish in groups making a circle.  vt. raibanta: to encircle.

raibwe O  raibwe. v. to turn the helm to steer.  vt. raira te bwe.

raibwebwe B  ráibwebwe. va. opening out as an ear of grain.  bib. Mark 4 : 28.  n. the ear of grain or fruit.  O  raibwebwe. n. bloom, blossom, buds opening.

raieta B  ráieta. n. the upper breadth of a sail.  O  raieta. n. the top width of cloth in a sail, topsail.

raim O  raim. n. lime. (ENG).  vt. raimua: to plaster with, to whitewash.

raimenga O  raimenga. a. raggy, shabby, worn, faded.  vt. raimenta: to use, to make shabby.

rain B  ráin. n. a line (ENG).  O  rain. n. line, rank, ruler, file, row, tier, stroke. (ENG).  vt. rainia: to make a stroke, a line, to put in line, in rows.

rainako O  rainako. v. rai nako: to go in line, one after another, to march in line, ... file.

rainanoanga O  rainanoanga. na. pining away from sadness, prolonged state of melancholy, affliction, grief.  v. to languish, to pine away, to languish with grief.

rainaroti B  rain-ároti. n. lign-aloes (ENG).  bib. Numbers 24 : 6.

rainatirati B  rainátirati. n. a rhinoceros (ENG).

rainging B  rainging/. vi. to throb, as with pain in the head.  O  rainging. v. to stumble, to stagger, through giddiness.  ex. boborau n nakonako (similar).

raio B  raío. n. the passover.

raiokioki O  raiokioki. v. to go back and forth, to and fro.

raira B  ráira. vt. to turn over, to turn.  O  raira. from. rai.  vt. to put upside down, to turn, to turn over, to turn around, to change opinion, to be converted, to translate, to transpose.  red. raraira, rairaira:  ex. e rairaki waeu: I sprained my ankle.  rairi taeka: to translate.  raira baan te boki: to turn the pages of the book.  e a kan rairake: she will soon be delivered.  raira1. and rairaea::  vt. to upset, to turn upside down.  ex. E rairaea Beru n okitabaia: He came back against Beru and overthrew it.

rairai O  rairai. v. to fish by turning over stones.

rairaira B  rairáira. vt. frequentative of raira.

rairairiontai O  rairairiontai. n. Nei Rairai ...: a kind of kabubu <fish>.

rairaka O  rairaka. from. raira.  vt. to turn against, to take a dislike to ..., to turn and fall upon.

rairaki O  rairaki. v. to turn the head, to turn around to see ..., to face.  vc. karairaka: to make ...

rairaki ni man O  rairaki ni man. n. an attitude, a pose in dance.

rairua O  rairua. see v.t. raeaua.

raita O  raita. n. a lighter, flat-top barge, pontoon (ENG).

raitaeka O  rai-taeka. n. raira te taeka: translation.  v. to translate, to act as interpreter.

raitara O  raitara. nv. to change aspect, to change ...  vt. raitara: idem.  note. not to be conf. with raetara.

raiti B  ráiti. n. rice (ENG).  ráiti. n. an incantation at divorce, a side glimpse at a person passing by .  O  raiti. n. (1) rice. (ENG).  a. (2) ra iti: nearly like lightning.  n. a quick glance, rapid passage.  n. an incantation for div.  va. raiti, raititi: to shine, to dazzle, to flash like lightning, rapid, fleeting as ...  karaiti, kakaraiti: to make ..., to appear in a flash.  vt. ka-raita, kakaraita: to make, to pass, to shine as a flash, to show for an instant, by the way.  raiti1. n. a more prolonged apparition than that indicated by raiti.  vt. raitina, raraitina: to pass as a flash, to make a short apparition.  vc. ka ...

raiti ni bure O  Raiti ni bure. n. (joyous glittering) Coma Berenice's Constellation.  syn. itua ni bure.  a. shining in the distance, barely visible (canoe in distance).

raititi B  raitíti. vi. to glitter as a sword.  O  raititi. n. reflection, scintillation.  v. to scintillate, to reflect.  see raiti.

raiwa B  ráiwa. n. a pimple.  va. afflicted with pimples.  O  raiwa. n. pimple, rash.  raiwa1. nv. to reverse a capsized canoe;  ex. raira te wa: to turn the canoe right side up.  e rairaki te wa: the canoe is back in normal position.

raka B  ráka. vi. to increase.  a. accidentally in wrong hands, astray, not belonging here, as a fowl.  rákaa. vt. to pace , to measure by pacing.  ráka. n. a pace, increase.  raáka. va. similar to maraia .  see maraia.  ráka. n. a small sharp hollow coral.  n. a percussion cap.  O  raka. n. excess, surplus, extension, augmentation, gain, etc.  v. raka, raraka, rakaraka: to exceed, to surpass, to augment, to increase, to exaggerate, to spread out.  ex. e raka te ai: the fire has spread.  vc. ka-raka, karakaraka, kararaka, kakarakaraka: to make exceed, to surpass, to augment, to amplify.  raka1. n. measure of length, either by hand (length of extended hand), by foot, length of foot, or by step, length of step;  ex. te rakana, uaraka, tenraka: one, two, three hands, feet, steps.  vt. rakata: to measure by hand, foot or steps.  raka2. vt. raka, rakaraka: to step over, to stride over, to go over, to go beyond, to transgress.  fig. infringe, transgress (laws).  raka3. a. at fault for having infringed an interdict, a taboo, cursed, bewitched, condemned.  syn. maraia.  red. raraka.  ex. e mate iai ba e raka: he died of it, he transgressed an interdict.  ka-raka:  v. to make transgress an ..., to give up to ill-luck, to perdition, to make accursed, to bewitch, to cast a spell on, to ruin.  syn. kamaraia.

raka nako O  raka nako. nv. going on increasing, augmenting, surpassing, spreading out, expanding, stretching out.  red. raraka nako.  vt. karaka nako. idem.  see raka.

raka rake O  raka rake. n. increase (on the top, towards the top).  vc. karakarakea: to make ...

rakai B  rákai. n. a coral shoal in a lagoon.  O  rakai. n. a block of coral head> rocks, rock, reef;.  ex. i aon te rakai: on the rocks, the reef.  rakai1. n. ra-kai, karakai: manoeuvre, exercise with arms, demonstration.  ex. rarakai n te biti: to manipulate knife.

rakaraka B  rákaraka. vi. to be engaged in measuring by pacing.  rákarakaa. vt. to measure land by pacing.

rakarake B  rákarake. n. an increase.

rakata O  rakata. from. raka.  vt. to measure by hand or steps.

rakatitira O  rakatitira. from. tira.  v. to transgress all interdicts.  n. an inveterate transgressor.

rakatua O  rakatua. v. to transgress, to leave aside.  vt. rakatua.  fig. to take no heed of, to take French leave.

rakaua B  rakáua. vi. to have illicit intercourse.  rakáuaa. vt. to wrong a man by intercourse with his wife, to step upon or over something of value on the follr.  O  rakaua. v. to pass over, to step over (in unbecoming manner).  fig. adultery with wife unknown to her husband.  vt. rakaua: idem.

rake B  ráke. adv. up.  ráke. vi. to be perceived as an odor, to extend in all directions.  O  rake. adv. up, upwards, eastwards.  v. tara-rake: to look up.  ex. tei rake: to stand up.  vc. ka-rakea, kararakea, karakerakea: to make go up, to ascend, etc.  vt. rakea: to keep upright, in good form, to awaken, to excite.  ex. rakea te anti: awaken the anti by sorcery.  rakea neienne! smarten her!  rake1. a. diminishing.  ex. raken te kai: tapering of tree trunk.  raken te bata: fronton tapering (from bottom to top).

rakea B  rákea. vt. to initiate a new or second form of incantation.  O  rakea. vt. to set up, to maintain, to awaken, to smarten.  ex. rakea antim: wake up your anti by sorcery.  rakea Nei Oa: smarten up Nei Oa, to discover by magic (the culprit), etc., to bring them out, to make them appear.

rakerake B  rákerake. vi. to spread about as an odor.

rako O  rako. from. ako or akoi.  v. to take care of, to care.  red. rarako.  vt. rakona (S.): to keep carefully, to conserve, to treat kindly.  rako1. a. rakorako: amiable character, careful, thrifty.

rakon B  rákon. n. a dragon (ENG).  O  rakon. n. dragon.

rakoro B  raákoro. vi. to pass near by.  a. nearly full, nearly overflowing.  O  rakoro. a. nearly completed, nearly finished, nearly stranded.  vt. rakoroa: to graze, to touch slightly, to pass near to.  ka-rakoroa, kaka ...: to make ...

rakoroa B  raakóroa. vt. to pass very near to.

raku B  ráku. n. a fish, the.  O  raku. n. <fish> swordfish.  ex. species: te raku ika, te raku-ikabara (Istiophoridae sp.), makaira sp., te raku ie, te raku riri, te raku bani, te raku ba kabane, te raku taburimai .  ten rakuraku: a very large kind.  n. te raku: a magic practised on canoe against danger from sword-fish c.  G  ráku. sn. Makaira sp. (ll).  n. spearfish; marlin (sm).  ráku1. sn. family Istiophoridae (ll).

raku bakabane O  raku bakabane. n. spear fishh.  sn. Teptarus angustirostris.

raku ika O  raku ika. n. spear fishh.  sn. Makaira sp. or Magave?

raku riri O  raku riri. n. <fish> marlin.  sn. Istiophoridae sp.

rakubakabanei G  rakubakabanei. sn. Teptaturus angustirostris (ll).  n. spearfish (sm).

rakubani B  rakubaáni. n. a fish, the.

rakuika B  rakuíka. n. a fish, the.  G  rakuíka. sn. Makaira sp. (ll).  n. spearfish; marlin (sm).  L  rakuika. sn. Xiphias gladius (xiphiida).  n. swordfish.

rakuiri G  rakuiri. sn. Istiophorus (ll).  n. spearfish; marlin (sm).

rakunene O  rakunene. n. the God of impurity. seducer of Nei Karua, native of Maiana-Abaiang.

rakuori B  rákuori. n. logwoodd (ENG).

rakuriri L  rakuriri. sn. Istiophorus platypterus (istiophoridae).  n. billfish.

rama B  ræ/ma. n. an outrigger.  raámaa. vt. to place a canoe with the outrigger to south or north, etc.  ráma. n. a llama (ENG).  ræ/m'a. n. the forehead.  O  rama. n. outrigger of canoe.  rama1. n. side on which outrigger is placed. port side, opp. katea.  v. rama! to paddle on side of ...  vt. rama, ramaia: idem.  nv. tao rama: to put weight on ..., to keep from going up or to make come down.  idiom. rirama: to pass on outrigger side.  ex. toua rama: to walk on outrigger side.  E beti raoi ramani wam, e beti ramam: You have a beautiful (or rich) wife.  rama2. n. forehead, gable end, fronton, triangle.  a. rama nako: advanced, projecting on gable end.  vt. ramanakoa: to lengthen gable.  v. ramarama aine: to approach a woman, to incline towards ..., to be tete a tete with, to have private conversation with.

ramanako B  rám'anako. va. projecting far out as the gable roof af a house called umatora.

ramanakoa B  rám'anákoa. vt. to enlarge a house by extending further out the gable roof.

ramane O  ramane. n. any string, ribbon, garland worn as bandoleer, sash.  vt. ramanea: to bind, to tie, to attach provisionally.

ramarama B  ræ/maræma. vi. to secure an outrigger from a drift log.

ramaramaaine B  rám'aram'aáine. vi. to draw very near to a woman.

ramauna O  ramauna. a. nearly out of sight, disappearing.  syn. rabua.

ramauoua L  ramauoua. sn. Scaridae.  n. light green large bumphead parrot-fish.

ran B  ræn. n. fresh water, sap, juice.  a. watery, as karewe which has been mixed with too much water.  O  ran. n. water, fresh water, liquid, juice, sap, milk.  ex. te ran ni ben: coconut milk (extracted from grated coconut) cream>.  ranin te ben: water from inside coconut.  ran ni mmama: breast milk.  tari: sea water.  te karau: rain water.  a. ae ran, ae ranran: watery, liquid, juicy.

rana B  rána. vi. to be on very familiar terms.

ranaba B  raánæba. n. a slice of land granted to a younger brother.  a. provided with or possessed of a smaller portion because younger.  O  ranaba. n. a strip of land, share of youngest child.

rananoa B  raánænoa. vt. to bear much in mind an object to be obtained.  O  rananoa. vt. to desire strongly.  see rannanoa.

ranea B  ræ/nea. va. faint, or languishing through want of food.  n. faintness from want of food.  O  ranea. v. to oscillate.  a. oscillation, not stable (e.g. kite).  v. to grow faint, to totter for want of food <unstable>.  ranea1. %ranea. and neanea.  a. resplendent, glittering, radiant, beaming, shining, sparkling, brilliant.  v. to sparkle, to shine, to glitter.  vt. karanea: to dazzle, to make shine.  karaneanea: to make brilliant, to make shine, to sparkle, to polish, etc.  n. te karanea: fishing in moonlight (octopus, etc.).  vt. karanea: idem.

raneanea B  ranéanea. a. resplendent.  n. resplendence, brightness, polish.

ranebonebo B  rænebónebo. a. shining as as one anointed with oil, bright, polished.  n. luster, gloss, polish.  O  ranebonebo. a. glossy, shining, varnished.  v. to gloss, to glaze, to polish, to shine, to glisten.

ranene B  ræ/nene. a. having large meshes as a scoop-net.  va. escaping as fish through a scoop-net with large meshes.  n. the escape of fish through a scoop-net with large meshes.  O  ranene. v. to pass through (obstacles, meshes), to infiltrate (rain), to intrude, to escape, to sneak in.  ex. e ranene te karau: the rain filters through the roof.  see kanene and kanenei.  vc. karanea: to make ..., to let in.  ex. te ranene: a kind of scoop net.

rang B  rang. a. crazy, insane, lascivious, blighted or abnormal in growth.  n. blighted babai, a crazy person, a very licentious person.  O  rang. na. adv. te rangi ni ... ae rang ni, n rang: very, too much, excessively, extremely, foolishly.  ex. e rang n nano: it is extremely deep.  e rangi ni bati: it is too much, it is a lot.  rang1. n. a taro which has lost its top.  rang2. n. a worthless man, without land, poor, destitute, despised, a servant, low class. as antiphrase: an important person.  ex. ti kaneweaba te rang aei: we are showing this person around.  na. ki n rang:  sup. a worthless person, a nobody, an idiot.  na. mata n rang, ubu n rang: idiotic.  vt. ka-ranga: to call, to treat as ..., to insult, to flatter to excess.

ranga B  ránga. a. cranky, as a craft.  ránga. n. a leg.  raánga. n. a temporary stream of rain water.  vi. to flow, to run as rain water.  O  ranga. n. leg, thigh.  ex. te ranga ni beki: a ham.  te nano n ranga: inside of leg.  te boto n ranga: the top of thigh.  a. ranga ni kaba: long legs, having ..., taking long steps.  a. steps.  v. tau-ranga, kareke ranga: to hold, to catch leg.  ex. tabe-ranga: to lift up leg.  tau-ranga, kareke ranga, taberanga:  vt. idem.  ranga1. v. to lean to one side, to fall over, to capsize, to upset.  n. act of ...  see rangaranga, ranga rio, ranga rake, ranga nako.  vc. ka-ranga: to turn upside down, to capsize, to turn over, to upset.  ranga2. vt. to brandish by turning (arms, tools, etc.).  fig. to enlarge, to develop by turning.  ranga3. na. flowing, to place in which water flows, watercourse, streaming.  v. ranga, ranga rio, ranga rake, ranga nako: to flow, to flow away.  n. te karanga: stream, brook, river.  ex. te kararang: rivulet, brooklet.  see karaiang.  v. rangaki: to flow, to flow away, to seep away, to parade (crowd).  vc. karanga: to make flow, to stream, to run down.  also. karangaea.

ranga ni bau O  ranga ni bau. n. a snare in form of loop.  vt. ranga ni bau: to form, to set, to catch with ...

ranga ni kamaimai O  ranga ni kamaimai. v. to sail with balance above surface.

ranga ni keti O  ranga ni keti. v. to sail with balance coming up and down.

ranga ni wae O  ranga ni wae. n. the entire leg plus foot.

ranga ri ana O  ranga ri ana. v. to capsize (outrigger going down and passing under (ri ana).

ranga tataro O  ranga tataro. a. a canoe with kiaro too short, zigzagging.

rangaie B  rangáie. vi. to sail about as a fleet of canoes.  O  rangaie. v. to lean over, to incline (canoe in sailing).

rangamenga O  ranga-menga. na. bandy legged, twisted legs.

ranganako O  ranga-nako. v. to capsize, to turn over completely.  ranga-nako1. v. to flow away rapidly, entirely, to go far away.

ranganikaba B  ránganikaáb'a. a. having unusually long legs.  n. a person having unusually long legs.

ranganikamamai B  ránganikám'am'ai. vi. to sail for quite a distance with the outrigger out of water.

ranganiketi B  ránganikéti. vi. to sail with the outrigger rising and falling while out of water.

rangaranga B  rángaranga. vi. to reel to and fro, to be crank.  O  rangaranga. v. to vacillate, to wobble, to shake, to roll, to lurch.  n. oscillation, see saw, roll.  ex. taurangaranga: rolling (of ship), roll, rolling gait.  vc. ka-rangaranga: make ...

rangarangata B  rangarángata. vt. frequentative of rangata.  O  rangarangata. sup. superlative of n.v. rangaranga.

rangarangataki O  rangarangataki. see ruberubetaki.  n. a nervous trembling.  rangarangataki1. idiom. e rangarangataki abara, a bane ni mananga: all moving <move>, marching.

rangarangatau B  rángarangátau. n. a miniature racing canoe of a certain style.  vi. to be busy here and there making preparation to leave.  O  rangarangatau. n. (1) a special model for toy canoe.  n. (2) agitation.  v. to run here and there, to struggle, to be busy, to be agitated, precipitated, unbalanced.

rangariana B  rangariaána. vi. to capsize to windward.

rangata B  rángata. vt. to hasten.  ex. rangati waem: to make to walk fast.  O  rangata. from. ranga.  vt. to measure by stepping, to take longsteps, to walk quickly, to hurry.  ex. rangati waem!: hurry up!  rangata te koraki!: hurry the people!  te rangatana, uarangata:  n. one step, two ...

rangatabara B  rangatáb'ara. a. bow-legged.  O  ranga-tabara. n. bow legs.  v. to walk with ...

rangataki O  rangataki. from. rangata.  v. (1) to walk quickly, to hurry.  a. (2) nervous trembling <tremble> of muscles, having this ...  n. enervation (sickness, worry, travelling, etc.).  syn. ruberube, ruberubetaki.

rangatataro B  rángatatæ/ro. va. spoken of a canoe the sticks or poles of which, holding the outrigger in place, ate short.

rangibungea O  rangibungea. n. (or nagibungea) (S.) umbrella.

rangirang B  rángirang. a. crazy.  n. craziness, a crazy or insane person.  O  rangirang. n. foolishness, madness, mad person.  a. mad.  ex. tani rangirang: mad people.  vt. rangirangia: to be mad about ..., infatuated with ...  syn. ki n rangia.  vt. ka-rangiranga: to make mad, to treat as a fool.

ranikai O  ranikai. n. fish.  sn. Genus Euthynnus.  G  ranikai. sn. Euthynnus (ll).

ranimauna B  rænimáuna. n. an old coconut without milk, in the 10th stage.  a. having no milk as an old coconut.  O  ranimauna. a. getting dry, nearing maturity (coconut).

raniwi O  raniwi. or. ranuwi.  n. birthday, celebrating the birth.  vt. raniwia: to celebrate ...

rannake O  rannake. n. a layer of oil or soapy water.  a. covered with.  see ran n aka, mani n aka.

rannano O  rannano. n. dreams, day dream, wishes, secret desires, wishful thinking.

rannanoa B  raan/nænoa. vt. to desire, to long for.

ranni B  ræn/ni. n. the water in a ripe coconut.  note. this word might be writtern thus : rannni = ran n ni .  O  ranni. n. the water from ripe coconut.

ranniben B  ræn/niben. n. milk made from scraped coconut and water.  O  ranniben. n. coconut milkk, cream>.  obtained from grated coconut.

rannikinaka B  ræn/nikináka. va. provideng but scanty milk, as a breast.

rannimamma B  ræn/nimæm/ma. n. milk.  O  rannimamma. n. breast milkk.

rannimata B  ræn/nimáta. n. a tear.  O  rannimata. n. tears.

rannoa O  rannoa. n. dirty water, washing-up water, washing water, suds, etc.

ranran B  ræn/ræn. a. juicy, full of sap.  O  ranran. a. liquid, watery, juicy, full of water, excessive water.  fig. inconsistent, not firm.  ex. moti ranran: to judge without firmness, to decide without ...  ant. motimatoa, moti n I-Matang.

ranti B  ran/ti. n. a lance (ENG).  O  ranti. n. launch (ENG).

rantia B  raan/tia. vt. to consider a thing as to the ways and means of procuring it.  O  rantia. vt. to have at heart, to hold firmly to ..., to desire, to love, to hate strongly.

rantiture O  rantiture. n. longitude (ENG).

rantituri B  ran/tituri. n. longitude (ENG).

rao O  rao. n. phantom, spectre, apparition, chimera, fiction.  ex. rao n anti ma aomata: phantom of man-spirit.  oto-rao:  n. fiction, dream, day dreams.  ex. ua-rao:  v. to make up, spread fibs, inventions, imaginary tales.  rao1. n. friend, companion, comrade, chum, school-fellow, colleague, associate, accomplice, spouse.  ex. iai raom?: have you a friend?  see raona.

rao ni kie O  rao ni kie. n. companion of sleeping mat, bed fellow.

raobani B  ráobani. n. a fish, a variety of the bara .

raobano O  raobano. n. a fish (Bara sp.).

raoi B  ráoi. n. peace.  vi. to be at peace, to be reconciled, to be fair.  O  raoi. suf. well, good, just, suitable, agreeable, decent, etc.  see raoiroi.  n. peace, tranquillity, calm, truce, armistice, at peace, calm, tranquil, on good terms.  ex. e raoi marawa: the sea is calm.  a raoi: they are reconciled.  te raoi:  idiom. peace (in answer to thanks) welcome>.  ex. kai raoi, kakai raoi: quickly appeased, pacified, conciliatory.  e a bo te raoi:  idiom. they have made it up, they have made peace! (sometimes ironical).

raoiakina B  ráoiakína. vt. to make peace.  O  raoiakina. vt. raoiakina, raraoiakina: to reconcile, to make friends.  ex. a raoiakinaki: they have been reconciled.

raoiroi B  ráoirói. a. good, righteous, excellent, well, allright, right.  n. goodness, righteousness, excellence.  O  raoiroi. n. good, goodness, virtue, quality, beneficence.  a. raoiroi, raraoi, raoi: good, just, honest, virtuous, obliging, charitable, decent, favourable, well done, in right manner.  vt. karaoiroa: to make good, better, to find good, to boast of ..., to extol the goodness, the virtue, etc., to bless, to praise, to glorify.  n. karaoiroi: praise, blessing, act of finding good, just, etc.

raona B  ráona. vt. to associate with, to hold as a friend.  O  raona. v. to serve as companion to ..., to accompany ..., to stay with, to associate with.  ex. e aki raonaki: he is alone, without a companion.  red. raraona, raoraona: to go with always, habitually, to be companion to, all the time.

raorao B  ráorao. vi. to be in fellowship, to associate (preceded by i) .  O  raorao. nv. I-raorao: companionship, keeping together, working ..., being ...

raoraona B  raoráona. vt. frequentative of raona.

raori B  ráori. n. a rod, 16 12 feet (ENG).

rabaro O  raa-b'aro. na. a covering over, covering nearly all over.  vt. rabaroa: to hang over, to pour over, to nearly cover by hanging over.  ex. E rabaroaira te keang: The sea-weed nearly covers us.

rara B  ræ/ra. n. blood, rust, the menses.  a. bloody, rusty, having the menses.  rára. vi. to lean, to slant, to barely float.  ráraa. vt. to lean against.  O  rara. n. (1) blood, sticky sap, sap;  ex. v. ranin te kai: to bleed.  v. to bleed.  ex. rarabuabua: to bleed abundantly.  a. kau rara: sanguine, having much ...  n. catamenia, menstruation, periods.  vc. kararaea: to make bleed.  n. (2) rust.  a. rusty.  vc. kararaea: to make rusty.  rara1. a. leaning, inclined.  v. to lean, to incline. rara-rio, rara-rake, rara-nako: lean to east, ... west, ... right over.  ex. rara rake: to go up obliquely.  rarario: to come down in swerve.  ex. rara nako: to lean, to slant very much.  rara2. vt. to lean against, to lean on.  ex. N na raraiko: I am going to lean on you.  Tai rara te mataroa: Don't lean against the door.  vc. ka-rara: to make ..., lean towards, ... lean against.

rarabakau B  rarábakau. a. generally skillful, skillful in many ways.  bib. Jer 20 : 11.

rarabino B  rárabino. n. frequentative of rabino.

rarabu B  rarábu. a. strong as a stick.

rarabuabua B  raraabúabua. va. soiled with blood.

rarabuareare B  rarábuáreare. va. burning with rage.  O  rarabuareare. see n.v. buare.  ex. batua: ready to attack.  fig. to get angry.

rara B  ráraa. vt. to lean against.

rarae O  rarae. n. Riru ma Rarae: a constellation.  rarae1. n. act of scattering.  a. scattered, spread out.  see rae.  vc. ka-raraea: to scatter, to disseminate, to spread.

raraeba B  raráeba. vi. frequentative of raeba.

raraebiti B  raráebiti. vi. to tear.  bib. Amos 1 : 11.

raraeua B  raráeua. vi. to lie restlessly.  O  raraeua. n. agitation, to toss about in bed.  a. agitated.

rarai B  rarái. n. a section of a bunch of bananas.  rarái. a. fastidious in taste or without appetite as one in pregnancy.  rarái:. vi. to sway to and fro as a tree top.  rarái:. a. sulky.  O  rarai. v. to twist and untwist in turning.  rarai1. n. a part of pandanus fruit detached from whole.  rarai2. a. surly, sullen (see Bingham).  see Bingham).  rarai3. n. capricious tastes, capricious whims of pregnant women, changeable whims.  a. having these ...  vt. raraia, bararaia, nibararaia: to desire, to long for a certain food.  ex. nibararaia: a lesser desire.

raraia B  raráia. vt. to have a special relish for, as an invalid.

raraibewa B  raráibewaa. vi. to writhe in pain.  O  raraibewa. a. idem. having several contrary desires, uncertain ...

raraikumea O  raraikumea. v. to keep on coming back to annoy.

rarakanako B  rarákanako. vi. to increase in size by spreading.

rarakaua B  rarakáua. vi. frequentative of rakaua.

rarakiriki B  rarákiriki. vi. to recline on the side and elbow.

raran B  raræn/. a. leaky.  n. a leak.  O  raran. sup. rarantuatua.  n. a leak, holes or cracks through which liquid comes in or goes out.  v. to leak, to spring a leak, to be leaking (barrels, canoes, etc.).

raranako B  ráranako. vi. leaning as a tree away from a house, fallen as a tree.

rarang B  rarang/. va. leaking or running out.

raranga B  rarángaa. vt. to braid a mat, to weave.  raránga. vi. to engage in braiding a mat.  n. the process of braiding a mat.  O  raranga. n. weaving of (mats).  v. to weave.  ex. te tia raranga: weaver.  vt. raranga: to weave.  ex. e rarangaki te kie, te roba, te kunnikai ma e ataki te inai.

rarangaie B  rarangáie. vi. frequentative of rangaie: to sail about as a fleet of canoes.

raranginako B  raránginako. vi. to desert in numbers to an enemy.  O  raranginako. v. to pass, to seep, to flow, to go away in number or quantity or mass.

rarangirang B  rarángirang. a. insane at intervals, often crazy.

rarango B  rarángo. a. constant and steady, as the trade wind.  O  rarango. n. persistence, continuity.  a. persisting, continued, going steadily.  ex. te ang ae rarango: a steady regular wind.

rarantuatua B  rarantúatua. a. very leaky.

raraoi B  raráoi. a. the plural form of raoiroi .  O  raraoi. freq. and.  sup. superlative of raoi.  a. good, useful, of good quality, constantly good.  ex. baika raraoi: good things.

raraoiakina B  raráoiakina. vt. frequentative of raoiakina.

raraoma B  raráoma. a. anxious, solicitous, sorry, sad.  n. sorrow, repentance, anxiety, anxious care, solicitude.  O  raraoma. n. worry, anxiety, anguish, regret, repentance, remorse.  v. to have ..., to be in ...  a. kararaoma, kakararaoma: disquieting, afflicting.  vc. kararaoma, or karararomaea: to make ..., to afflict, to worry.

raraomaeakina B  raraomáeakina. vt. to be sorry or anxious about.  O  raraomaeakina. vt. to be sorry about, ... be worried about, to regret <worry>.

rarario B  rarário. vi. to descend as a bird.

rarati B  raræ/ti. a. fully satisfied, fully distended as the stomach.  O  rarati. a. stretched, taut, full, ready to break, satiated, fully satisfied, state of ...  kararati: filling, satisfying.  vc. kararatia: to fill to breaking point, to satiate.

rarau B  rárau. vi. to swoon from sickness or accident.  O  rarau. from. rara.  v. rarau nako: to let oneself go, to give way, to give up, to be flat out, tired, to fall from weakness, to faint.  n. faintness, exhaustion, fainting.

rarauaki B  raráuaki. a. satisfied, having had enough food.

raraure B  raráure. va. frequentative of raure: separated.

rarawa B  raárawa. vi. frequentative of rawa: to refuse.

rarawekai B  raráwekai. vi. to engage in waiting upon or serving or securing food for one.

rarawekaia B  rarawekáia. vt. to secure or procure food for one's self and family.

rarawerawe B  raráwerawe. vi. frequentative of rawerawe.

rarawerewea B  raraweréwea. vt. frequentative of rawerawe.

rariki B  ráriki. n. side.  O  rariki. n. side, flank, wall.  ex. E maraki rariku: I have a pain in my side.  adv. i rarakin ... mai rarakin: beside, from the side of.  v. rariki, rarikiriki: to be, or to put oneself ..., or to lie on one's side.  ex. a rarikiriki n amarake: they reclined to eat (Apostles).  idiom. waea rarikin: to throw hints ..., to tease or vex by throwing hints.

rarikin O  rarikin. n. larrikin, hero of story, a beggar, tramp, destitute, without means (akea arona) (ENG).

rarikina B  rárikina. vt. to carry on the hip, as a child astride the hip, or as a burden.  O  rarikina. vt. to have or carry on the side, on the hip.

rarikiriki B  raríkiriki. n. the reclining on the side and elbow.

raro O  raro. from. ra and roro.  n. dark or black leaves <leaf> for weaving designs in mats.

raroa B  raróa. a. far away in place, distant.  n. distance in space.  O  raroa. n. remoteness, distance.  a. remote, distant, far away.  ex. raroa kinokino: extremely remote:  raroa-kaei: great distance, very far.  kan raroa: a good distance, fairly near, half-way.  adv. i kiraroa: distant, very far.  idiom. tau raroa, taua raroana: keep at a distance, keep one's distance.  vc. kararoa, kakararoa: to move away, to hold apart, to thrust away, to repel, to push aside, to keep at a distance.  ex. kararoako! move away! keep away!

raroaki B  rároaki. a. fair, moderate and constant as a wind.  O  raroaki. na. favourable wind (for voyage in view).

raroakinokino B  raroakínokino. a. very far off in place.

rarua O  rarua. from. rairua, raerua.  vt. to scratch.

ratabito O  ratabito. n. flag, pennant, colours attached to mast of canoe.

ratei B  raátei. n. a sail with breadths running up and down.  O  ratei. n. a canoe sail made of vertical strips of cloth.

rateturi B  ráteturi. n. latitude (ENG).

rato B  ræ/to. n. a testicle.  O  rato. n. testicles (word to be avoided in public).

rau B  ráu. a. comfortable, quiet, undisturbed, placid.  ráu. n. pan leaf thatch.  a state of quiet, peace.  O  rau. n. thatch made of pandanus leaves.  vt. rauna: to cover with rau.  nv. katoka rau: to put up, to put on thatch, to cover roof with ...  ex. onoi rau: to change ...  n. te kai ni wai rau: instrument to make rau.  rau1. n. tranquillity, calmness, quietness, peace, serenity, placidity, repose, etc.  a. tranquil, calm, in peace, etc.  v. ka-raurau: to act, speak, move quietly, gently, calmly, slowly, sparingly.  vc. karaua, karauraua: to treat gently, calmly, with precaution, sparingly.  karauaka: to tranquillize, to appease, to calm, to content.  rau2. for. maraurau: (sometimes).  a. soft, tender, flexible.  rau3. n. conjugal jealousy. (S.).  syn. koko (N.).  sup. rarau, kirau.  vt. raua, raraua: be jealous of ...

rauaki B  ráuaki. a. satisfied, having had enough food.

rauakina O  rauakina. a. content, satisfied (food, amusement, etc.).  vc. karauaka: to satisfy, to content (doubtful word).  rauakina1. from. rau.  vt. to be very jealous of ...

rauara O  rauara. n. the smooth side of pandanus leaf stripped off (used as cigarette paper).  v. to use this ...  vt. rauara: to roll a cigarette.

rauatei O  rauatei. n. vertical strips in sail.

raubaba O  raubaba. n. board, plank.

raubani O  raubani. n. a large fish.

raubara O  raubara. n. garfish <fish>.  sn. Ablenner hians.  G  raubara. sn. Ablennes hians (ll).  n. garfish (sm).

raumea B  ráumea. n. a sieve, a strainer, often made of in , the fiber which binds the coconut frond to the trunk.  ráumeaa. vt. to strain.  ráumea. vi. to engage in straining a liquid, to strain.  O  raumea. n. filter of ing, strainer.  v. to filter, to strain.  raumea: to filter ...

raun B  ráun. n. a kind of fish-hook made of mother-of-pearl.  O  raun. n. a shell fish biv., kind of white mother of pearl. penshell used to make fish hooks, etc.  raun1. n. round, trip, rounds, short trip, pleasure excursion. (ENG).  red. raraun: making several trips.  nv. a game, playing this game.  G  raun. sn. Pinna atropurpurea (i).  n. pen shell (jr).  L  raun. sn. Pinna atropurpurea.  n. bivalve.

raun ma baeao O  Raun ma Baeao. n. a constellation.

rauna O  rauna. vt. to cover with rau (thatch).

raunene B  ráunene. va. wet by a shower.  O  raunene. na. thatched roof in bad repair, leaking roof.  syn. manene.

rauno O  rauno. n. half-withered palm leaves attached to ends of fishing net to lengthen it.  rauno1. n. a magic practice for weaning baby.

rauno ni bai O  rauno ni bai. n. (probably) wrist.

raurau B  ráurau. n. a plate, a platter.  O  raurau. n. plate, dish, mat used as plate.  vt. rauraua: to put on plates.

raurau ni bai O  raurau ni bai. n. the back of hand, a measure, the length of a hand.

raurau ni mata O  raurau ni mata. n. eyelid.  syn. te kun ni mata.

raurau ni wae O  raurau ni wae. n. the sole of foot.

rauraua B  rauráua. vt. to place food on a plate or platter.

rauraunibai B  rauráunibai. n. the back of the hand.

raurauniwae B  rauráuniwae. n. the upper side of the foot.

raure B  ráure. va. separated, as husband and wife.  O  raure. n. separation, disunion, split, schism, divorce, weaning, hatching out, breaking forth, etc.  a. separated, disunited, detached, divorced, weaned, etc.  red. raraure.  v. to separate, to disunite, to split, to make schism, to divorce, to bloom.  ex. e raure te ue: the flower has bloomed.  vc. ka-raurea: to separate, to disunite, to wean, to make divorce, to wait till opening (flower).

raurekana B  raurékana. va. separated, as husband and wife.  O  raurekana. n. divergence, discord, disunion, bad arrangement (esp. couples).  vc. kakaraurekana: to cause discord, to make differences, etc.  vc. kakaurekana: idem.

raureure B  rauréure. va. opening and shutting as the half of a coconut leaf mat in the wind.  O  raureure. a. which opens and closes, separates and joins (double mat, books, fly opening, lavalava, etc.).

rautara B  ráutæra. vi. to engage in stripping off the thorns on the edge of the pan leaf.  n. the process of removing the thorns on the sides of a pandanus leaf.  ráutaraa. vt. to strip off the thorns on the edfe of a pandanus leaf.  O  rautara. and raetara.  vt. to strip off thorny edge of pandanus leaf.

rautari B  ráutæri. n. water for rinsing after bathing in salt-water.  O  rautari. n. (ra'utæri) fresh water for bathing after swim in sea.  v. to bathe with ..., after ...  vt. rautaria: to rinse, to rinse oneself with fresh water after ...  vc. karautaria: to make ..., to give shower of ...

rautaria B  rautæ/ria. vt. to rinse.

rauti O  rauti. n. a plant Palm Lily.  sn. Cordyline terminalia, Taetsia fruiticosa (Merril).

rawa B  ráwa. vi. to refuse.  ex. I rawa: I won't.  ráwa. n. a channel to a lagoon or harbor.  O  Rawa. n. Te Rawa: a star of constellation Aquila.  rawa. n. a passage, canal, passage through reef, a strait.  nv. bono rawa: a rough sea, closing passage.  rawa1. n. refusal, opposition, repugnance, weariness, bad will.  ex. I rawa iai: I won't.  v. I rawa n ... I rawa ni: to refuse, to oppose ..., to sulk, to abstain from, etc.  rawa2. ex. rawa, rawa n, rawa ni: in case.... for fear of ... <lest>.  I aki tamarakea te ni, ba I rawa ni baka: I don't climb the coconut tree for fear I might fall (because I risk falling).

rawaki O  Rawaki. n. the Phoenix Islands (te aono ni Rawaki).

rawana O  rawana. vt. to make a passage, an opening, to pierce through.

rawarawa B  ráwarawa. n. a channel or groove in the ocean reef.  O  rawarawa. n. a small channel, small opening in reef, successive crevices in reef on ocean side.

rawariki O  rawariki. n. idem. recent or incomplete channel.

rawata B  ráwata. n. a wounded one.  a. wounded.  O  rawata. . and rawawata.  n. heaviness, weight.  fig. physical or moral oppression, dangerous sickness, severe wound, gravity, moral seriousness, importance.  n. te rawata: a very sick or badly wonded person.  n. te rawawata: pound (lb.), weight.  a. rawata, rawawata: heavy, weighty, laborious, oppressing, grave, serious, important, considerable.  ex. e bo rawata: it cost a lot, it is dear.  e rawawata ikoakina: he is badly wounded.  vc. karawawata, kakarawawata: to make heavy, to overcharge, to overburden, to aggravate, etc.

rawati O  rawati. n. a kind of garret or attic in a dwelling, kind of shelf for skeleton or person in maneaba, horizontal bar at top of mast to which platform or stand is attached, dais or platform.

rawawata B  rawaáwata. a. heavy in weight, heavy hearted, sad.  n. weight, heaviness material or mental.

rawe O  rawe. n. prehension, gripping, rapture.  red. rawerawa: to look here and there.

rawe kai O  rawe kai. v. to seek, to provide food (product of trees).  vt. rawekaia: to procure or supply oneself with food, especially fruit of trees or other plants.  n. te rawekai: the act of ...

rawea B  ráwea. vt. to take, to lay hold of, to seize, to grab, procure.  O  rawea. v. to take, to seize, to grab, to catch.  n. catch, seizure, prehension.  vt. rawea, rawerawea: to catch, to seize, to take, to capture, to gain, to procure.  rawea te amarake: to procure food.  ex. rawea maiuna: to save his life, to gain livelihood.  rawea te rabakau: to get instructed, to gain knowledge.  rawea te aba: to seize a piece of land.  rawerawea te aba: to regain a piece of land.

raweaba O  raweaba. v. rawea te aba: to try to find land.  ex. rawea aban te ...: to take the land, to seize land of ...

rawebai O  rawebai. v. to seek, to procure, to seize what one wants.  n. seizure, taking of ...  ex. te tia rawebai: the purveyor, provider, sometimes a scrounger, thief, swindler.  vt. rawebaia: to procure, to supply, to provide, to monopolize, to pilfer.

raweiria O  rawe-iria. a. family feast the third day after the death of a relative.  rawe-iria1. v. to make another partake of one's fate or the fate of a member of one's family.  ex. N na mate, e tau N na rawea iriau: I am going to die, somebody else will share the same fate and follow me.

rawekai B  ráwekai. vi. to be busy procuring food.  n. the employment of securing food.

rawerawe B  ráwerawe. vi. to be busy procuring food.  n. the employment of securing food.

raweraweaba O  raweraweaba. v. to grope in the dark.

re B  re. n. character.  re. vi. to walk on the hands in sport.  O  re. n. standing on head.  v. to take this position.  vc. ka-rea: to make take this position.  re1. n. a fish.  re2. suf. to several compound words.  ex. mata n re, tama re, etc.

rea B  réa. vt. to mix liquids.  n. a mixing with a liquid.  O  rea. and rearea:  n. bad eyesight, cataract, mist.  ex. mata-rearea: weak eyesight.  see manrea.  rea1. n. a mixture, mixing of liquids, mixed beverages.  te rere: a mixed drink.  vt. rea, rerea: to mix, to mix a drink.

rebari B  rÉbari. n. a leopard (ENG).

rebe B  rÉbe. n. the lid of the eye.  a. having a sty as the eyelid.  O  rebe. n. edge, bulging part, projecting, protuberance, sty, tip of lips, etc.  ex. te rebe ni mata: edge of eyelids.  karebe mata: turn edges of eyelids.  ex. te rebe n taninga: lobe of ear, etc.  v. rebe, reberebe, reberio, reberake, rebenako: to jut out, to project, to bulge out, to jump out, to dislocate, to surpass.  vc. karebea, kareberebea: to make ...

rebe n nano O  rebe n nano. n. an impatient movement, outburst of anger, of irritation, to be beside oneself ..., a fit of impatience, rage, anger.  karebe nano: karebe nano: irritation.  a. irritating.  vt. karebea te nano: to irritate, to provoke.

rebe nako O  rebe nako. v. to be out of joint, dislocated, forced out of place.  n. act of ...  vc. karebenakoa: to put out ...

reben B  reében. n. a raven (ENG).

rebenako B  rébenako. va. parting by pressure, as a single pandanus fruit from the bunch.  va. protruding as the eyeballs.

rebenimata B  rebénimæta. n. an eyelid.

rebera B  rÉbera. n. a leper (ENG).  O  rebera. n. leprosy, a leper. (ENG).  v. to have leprosy, to be a leper.  n. te o n rebera: leprosarium.

reberake O  reberake. n. turbulence, petulance.  a. turbulent, petulant, importunate, curious, vexing.  v. to act turbulently, to jump about wildly.  vc. kareberakea: to make ...

rebeta B  rébeta. n. a farthing (GR).  bib. Mark 12 : 42.

rebetoko O  rebetoko. n. trouble maker.  a. irritating, vexing.

rebetunga B  rebetúnga. a. meddlesome.  n. meddlesomeness.  O  rebetunga. n. meddler, mischief maker.  a. annoying, irritating.  sup. rerebetunga, betunga.  vt. rebetunga: to upset, to meddle with, to put in disorder, to pull about, to annoy, by importunacy.  syn. ribitunga.

rebu B  rébu. a. ten thousand.  rébu. n. the ashes of baking stones, a sort of lime.  rébu. vi. to be ingaged in.  O  rebu. a. ten thousand (tebwina te nga).  rebu1. n. whitewash, distemper (or even all kinds of paint).  ex. te kai n rebu: paint brush.  vt. rebua: to daub, to plaster, to white wash, to paint.  rebuna: idem.  rebu2. n. vagrancy.  v. to gallivant, to roam about.  sup. rerebu, reburebu (rerebu comes from rerebuta).  vc. karebua, karerebua: to make ...  see kairebua, kairerua.  vt. rebua, rerebua, reburebua: to gallivant here and there, to roam about, to do while ...  see karebunia.

rebua B  rébua. vt. to enter upon, to do.  O  rebua. n. (1) a star of Centaure.  n. (2) see above.  (3) name of a legendary wave (between tokia and kamaoto).

reburebu B  réburebu. vi. frequentative of rebu: to be engaged in.

rebutata B  rébutæta. vi. to be busy at.  n. busy employment.  O  rebutata. n. (repu-tata) febrile agitation, feverish activity, precipitation.  v. to be agitated, to struggle, to act hastily.  vc. karebutata: to cause to act ...

rebutonga O  rebutonga. and rerebutonga.  sup. superlative of rerebu:  v. always gallivanting, roaming around for something or other.

rebutongaia B  rébutongáia. vi. go depart.

rebwe B  rébwe. vi. to explode, to detonate.  n. a report as of a gun, an explosion.  O  rebwe. n. bang, detonation, report of gun, crashing sound, cracking noise, crack, explosion.  nv. rebwerebwe: crepitating, crackling, successive detonations, rolling of thunder, noise of engine, repeated noise.  vcn. karebwe: to make go off ..., to fire shots, etc., to bang.  vc. karebwea, karebwerebwea: idem.

rebwerebwe B  rebwérebwe. vi. to crackle, to tick, to rattle as thunder.

rebwetata B  rébwetæta. vi. to explode repeatedly as fire crackers, to crackle.  n. the noise of a flame of fire.  bib. Joel 2 : 5.  O  rebwetata. n. cracking noise, crackling, repeated knocks, beats in quick succession.  vc. karebwetata: to make ..., crackle, crepitate.

rebwtunga B  rebwtúngaa. vt. to meddle with, to disturb.

rei B  réi. vi. to skip or bound as a porpoise.  réi:. vi. to instruct.  n. a rehearsal for learning.  O  rei. n. companion, friend, chum (obsolete).  syn. rao.  vt. reina: to be a companion to, to take as a friend (raona).  ex. Ba N na buna ke n na reina?: Will I marry her or just be a friend?  Ana rei te ria moti teuarei: He is the magistrate's friend.  rei1. n. the play of porpoises, leap, caper, frolic, gambol, romp.  v. to jump for joy, to frisk, to frolic, to romp, to sport joyfully.  a. .  sup. reirei, kirei, kikirei, reimarua, reimaura.  vc. ka-rei, ka-kirei, kakikirei, etc.: to make ...  ka-reia: idem.  see compound words kukurei, kimareirei.  rei2. n. instruction received, education, learning, formation, training.  ex. reiu, reim, reina, etc.:  n. te rei: rehearsal, practice, trial of songs, dances.  ex. Ti na mataku n te rei: Let us go and see the rehearsal.  v. rei: to learn, to try, to rehearse (songs, dances, etc.).  see reirei.

reia B  réia. n. a grove, a cluster of trees or plants.  va. clustered.  O  reia. n. a clump of trees or plants (larger than kiboa), grove, thicket, bosket, plantation.

reia ni keang O  reia ni keang. n. a space covered with keang ...

reiango B  reiæ/ngo. n. a tree, the.  O  reiango. n. a tree (drifted ashore from elsewhere).

reianikeang B  reiæ/nikeang. n. a large stretch of growth of the keang [var. of seaweed].

reiati B  réiæti. n. a fish, the.  vi. to fish for the reiati .  O  reiati. a. fish.  sn. Cirrhitus sp.  fig. squat.  reiati1. n. hawkfish <fish>.  sn. Cirrhites pinnulatus.  reiati2. n. angel fishh.  sn. Heniochus permutalus.  G  réiæti. sn. Cirrhites pinnulatus (ll).  n. hawkfish (sm).  réiæti1. sn. Heniochus permutatus (y).  n. angelfish (sm).

reiawawa B  reiawaáwa. n. a fish, the.  O  reiawawa. n. a species of fish (hawkfish).  G  reiawaáwa. sn. Paracirrhites arcatus (ll).  n. hawkfish (gb).

reiba G  reiba. sn. Acanthurus nigroris (y).  n. surgeonfish (sm).

reibangiti B  reibaángiti. n. a fish, the.  O  reibangiti. n. a fish.

reibanite O  reibanite. n. a fish.

reibu B  réibu. n. a fish, the.  O  reibu. n. a fish.  ex. reibu tababa: large species of demoiselle fish.  reibu1. n. fish.  sn. Chromis Pomocentrus.  G  réibu. sn. Abudefduf amabilis (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu1. sn. Abudefduf biocellatus (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu2. sn. Abudefduf dicki (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu3. sn. Abudefduf lacrymatus (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu4. sn. Abudefduf leucopomus (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu5. sn. Abudefduf phoenixensis (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu6. sn. Abudefduf saxatilis (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu7. sn. Abudefduf zonatus (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu8. sn. Chromis caeruleus (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu9. sn. Chromis dimidiatus (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu10. sn. Chromis lepidolepsis (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu11. sn. Chromis opercularis (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu12. sn. Chromis xanthochir (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu13. sn. Dascyllus aruanus (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).  réibu14. sn. Pomocentrus aureus (ll).  réibu15. sn. Pomocentrus albofasciatus (ll).  réibu16. sn. Pomocentrus coelestis (ll).  réibu17. sn. Pomocentrus eclipticus (ll).  réibu18. sn. Pomocentrus jenkinsi (y).  réibu19. sn. Pomocentrus nigricans (ll).  réibu20. sn. Pomocentrus pavo (ll).  réibu21. sn. Pomocentrus viauli (ll).  L  reibu. sn. Chromis cyaneus (pomacentridae).  n. damselfish.

reibu tokotoko O  reibu tokotoko. n. demoiselle fishh.

reibutababa B  reibutæ/baba. n. a fish, the.

reibutokotoko G  reibutokotoko. sn. Abudefduf glaucus (ll).  n. demoiselle fish (sm).

reikabu O  reikabu. n. a fish hook of wood for shark fishing.

reimaurua B  reimáurua. vi. to toss as a craft.  O  reimaurua. sup. superlative of rei:  v. to frolic like porpoises, to romp, to dance on crest of waves (makei).

reinria B  réinria. n. a reindeer (ENG).

reirei B  réirei. adv. very ( used after maiu).  bib. Hosea 10 : 1.  réirei:. vi. to teach, to instruct, to learn.  n. a scholar, a lesson.  O  reirei. suf. sign of superlative meaning: well, prettily, charmingly, marvellously.  see maiureirei, buti-reirei.  reirei1. n. teaching, doctrine, advice, lesson, instruction, education, training, school, college, student, scholar, pupil.  ex. kain te reirei: school children students, pupils.  te tia reirei: master, teacher, professor.  te uma n reirei: school building, school.  bain te reirei: school material.  v. reirei, reirei iroun, ira te reirei: to learn, to study, go to school.  reirei, reirei nakon: to teach, to instruct, to form, to train, etc.

reireia B  reiréia. vt. to instruct, to teach.  O  reireia. vt. reireia: to educate, to teach.

reireina B  reiréina. vt. to teach, to instruct.  O  reireina. vt. reireina: to bring up, to educate, to form, to instruct, to teach, to train.  syn. reireia.

reireita B  reiréita. vt. to make a fine fish-line by tying single coconut-husk fibers together.

reireiti B  reiréiti. n. a fish-line of a certain make.

reita B  réita. vt. to connect, to join.  O  reita. vt. to put together, to join, to continue, to lengthen.  n. hyphen, conjunction, joining.  see ireiti, irereiti.  red. reireita.  n. te reireiti: a fish line made of several pieces joined together.

reitana O  reitana. vt. to go above ..., to travel above ...

reiti O  reiti. n. lace.

reka O  reka. n. (1) roughness, unevenness, sharp point, piquant, stump, needle, bone (fish), a sharpedged capsule.  ex. reka-atibu: sharp-pointed stone.  rekan te wi: sharp stump of tooth or edges of decayed tooth.  a. reka, rekareka: having sharp edges, points, thorns, rough, rugged, sharp.  ex. wi-rekareka (a rekareka wina): uneven teeth.  n. (2) conservation, maintaining, keeping in, the same state.  ex. rekau, rekam, rekana:  e reke rekam ikai: you have taken root here.  va. to keep up, to subsist, to keep healthy.  ex. e reka! always the same, not getting older.

rekaatibu B  rekaátibu. n. a reka not hollow.

rekanonae B  rékanonáe. n. a percussion cap for the musket onae.

reke B  réke. vi. to be obtained, caught, secured, gotten.  réke. n. a chum, a close friend.  reeke. n. a lake (ENG).  O  reke. n. black triggerfishh.  reke1. n. catch, gain, discovery, result, attainment.  a. reke, rereke, rekereke: caught, seized, acquired, found, obtained, hooked, kept.  v. to emanate, arise, to be found, obtained, etc.  ex. e aki rereke: almost unobtainable, difficult to catch, hard to be found, etc.  e aki kona n reke: cannot be caught, ... found.  e reke mai ia? how does that come about? where was it found?  reke-maki: found, obtained with difficulty.  rekeu, rekem, rekena: act or state of being taken, found, etc.  au reke, am reke, ana reke: what was found, obtained, etc., by me, by you, by him.  vc. karerekea: to get, to look for, to procure, to supply, to seek, to acquire, to obtain, to gain, to realize.  see compound words.  na. kareke-bai: hold hands, shake hands.  ex. kareke b'ai: seek for things, goods.  kareke aro: seek one's welfare, advantage, interest, fortune, act in self-interest.  reke2. n. friend, comrade, acquaintance, attachment.  ex. te i-karekereke: friendship, mutual affection.  va. i-rekereke: to be bound by ties of friendship.  G  reke. sn. Melichthys buniva (ll).  n. black triggerfish (sm).

reke n aki O  reke n aki. a. barely held, ... obtained.

reke n rawa O  reke n rawa. n. particular friendship.

reke n timurua O  reke n timurua. syn. reketati.  a. dawdling.

rekebiri O  rekebiri. n. a sand bank between water (reke bike).

rekebuta O  rekebuta. a. loitering here and there, delaying.  ex. e reke ni kabuta, n tabo nako.

rekemaumau O  reke-maumau. a. retarded indefinitely.

rekenibai B  rékenibai. n. food for guests.  vi. to be provided with food, the same being the residue of food given to one as a guest, to go provided with food for a temporary absence.  O  rekenibai. what. comes to hand.  vt. rekenibaia: to take what comes to hand.

rekenibaia B  rékenibáia. vt. to take along in the hand as food to be used during temporary absence.

rekenibong O  rekenibong. n. anniversary, birthday.

rekenikai O  rekenikai. n. chastisement, punishment.  ex. e a reke kaina.

rekennano O  rekennano. n. cordial attachment, agreement, attachment, friendship.  vt. reke n nanoa: to attach oneself to, to take a liking to, to have an intense desire for, to be infatuated with ...

rekeon B  rékeon. n. legion (GR).

rekereke B  rékereke. va. entangled, caught here and there as a fish-line.  O  rekereke. freq. of reke.  a. hooked, caught, captured, fettered, entangled, shackled, inveigled.  n. karekereke: roughness, bond, obstacle, bramble, creeper.  a. rough, uneven, catching, etc.  vc. ka-rekerekea: to hook, to entangle, etc. to hold in bonds, cords, tentacles, fangs, etc.

rekerua B  rékerua. va. entangled.  bk. Phys p. 48.  n. a fishing place where the fish-line is often caught among the rocks.  O  rekerua. sup. superlative of reke.  a. caught, taken, fettered in such a way as to be unable to extricate oneself.  v. karekerua: to fetter, to catch.  vc. karekerua: to hinder, to hold, to catch.

reketa B  réketa. vt. to call to mind, or ponder on an injury.  O  reketa. v. to join to, to add to, to join one affair to another.  ex. ko reketai: you include me with the others.

reketabuki B  reketábuki. va. delaying to return.  O  reketabuki. a. delaying a long time.  vc. kareketabuka: to delay a long time.

reketakomkom B  reketaakom/kom. va. held very slightly.  O  reketakomkom. na. weakly held, held by a thread, retained, hardly holding, about to let go.  see kom.

reketamwere O  reketamwere. v. to delay, to loiter, to dawdle.  sup. reke-tamweremwere.  see tamwere.

reketati O  reketati. v. to be caught, held, taken in a difficulty, accident, disaster great or small, to be taken by surprise.  vc. ka-reketatia: to surprise, to catch ... (kabuanikaia).

reketau O  reketau. n. reasonable hold up, arrest by police.

reketaua O  reketaua. vt. to take and hold.

reketira O  reketira. v. to be mixed up in an affair, to be included, caught amongst the culprits.

reketua O  reketua. n. act of being caught, hooked, held, just a little, barely.

rekewaka O  rekewaka. v. to delay a long time, to take up abode.  n. stability.  a. stable.

rekimoa O  rekimoa. n. a fish, sea bass.  sn. Plectropomus truncatus.  G  rekimoa. sn. Plectropomus truncatus.  n. sea bass (A red or brown fish covered all over with bright metallic blue, dark edged spots, except on the belly which is plain red or brown. It has big canine teeth and a square cut tail. It is not a well-known fish.).

rem O  rem. and rema (obsolete).  see remrem.

reman B  rÉman. n. a lemon (ENG).

reme B  réme. a. narrow in width.  n. cloth of narrow width.  O  reme. a. narrow, limited.  ex. te aba ae reme: a narrow piece of land, part of land.  red. remereme.  fig. thoughtless, heedless, presumptuous.  ex. e reme am iango: you are narrow minded, thoughtless.  vc. ka-remea, karemeremea, kaka ...: to make narrow, to find narrow, limited.  v. ka-remereme: to act without thinking, thoughtlessly, impulsively, to embarrass by importunity.

remon O  remon. n. lemon (ENG).

remrem O  remrem. v. to gather, ... glean.  vc. karemrem: to glean, to gather.  ka-rema, karemarema: idem.  note. remereme is used only in causative. inopportune.

ren B  rEn. n. name of a tree, the.  O  ren. n. a tree.  sn. Messerschmidia.  G  rEn. sn. Messerschmidia argentea.  n. name of a tree (k,z).

rena B  rénaa. vt. to visit a land as a first party or company.  reéna. va. stretched, drawn out, moving in a procession.  bk. Phys p. 16.  réna. vi. to do suddenly or speedily (used adverbially ), to be sudden in (followed by ni) .  bib. Acts 9 : 3 and 28 : 6.  O  rena. n. elasticity, stretching.  a. elastic.  ex. rerena: very elastic.  v. to stretch oneself, to stretch out, to make a long file.  vc. ka-rena, ka-rerena: to stretch, to pull, to get in file.  rena1. n. familiarity.  a. familiar, adaptable, quickly at ease.  vc. ka-rena, karerena: to familiarize, to put at ease, to attract by kindness, to tame, to get adapted, ... accustomed to.  rena2. dim. of marena.  n. interval, intermediate space.  vt. rena, renaua: to pass between, through the middle.

renaba B  renæ/baa. n. a stage of the moon just after the full.  vi. to be a little gibbous after the full moon.  O  renaba. n. e renaba namakaina: 15th day of moon, beginning of third quarter.

renaua B  renáua. vt. to make a space between.  O  renaua. to. pass between two.  see rena.

renga B  rÉnga. n. red cloth.  O  renga. na. red or pink colour appearing on cooked taro after a few days (this red is covered with a mouldy dust).  renga1. n. red or pink colour.  vc. ka-renga: to make red or pink.  n. rengarenga: red, pink colour, paint.  vt. bo-rengarenga: to dye or colour red or pink.  na. irenga, irengarenga: alternating colours.  vc. ka-irengarenga: to alternate the colours.  renga2. na. te renga: a remarkable man, a hero, the honour and glory of ...  ex. rengan Tarawa, rengan Tamoa: the hero of Tarawa, ... of Samoa.  rengan te nano: the heart's delight.  e renga te Nati iroun te Tama: the son is the splendour, the glory, the delight of the father.  te renga n Tamoa (historical, mythological exp.).

rengana B  reéngana. vt. to mix dry substances.  O  rengana. vt. to season, to mix, to combine, to amalgamate, to blend.  see rea (liquids).  vt. i-rengana, ka-irengana: to mix, to combine.

rengarenga B  rÉngarEnga. vt. to paint red.

rengerenge B  rÉngerEnge. a. long or extending as a branch.  O  rengerenge. n. extremity, end, point, edge.  ex. tabo rengerenge: summit, apex.  a. pointed, stretching out into space.  see marengerenge.  v. toka-rengerenge: to go up, to place at edge, at end, at the extremity, at the point.  karenge, kakarenge, karengerenge: to put or be put at extremity, at end, at edge.  vc. ka-rengea, karengerengea: to place more towards the end.

rentire B  rEn/tire. n. a lentil (ENG).

rera O  rera. and rerarera.  n. stuttering, lisping of children (for stuttering of adults pae newe, e bae newena is used).  vc. ka-rerarera: to make ...

rere B  rére. vi. to dart quickly.  rére. n. a drink made of karewe mixed with water.  O  rere. n. Gilbertese sword with two rows of shark's teeth.  vt. rerea: to hit, to strike, to wound, to kill with ...  rere1. suf. re and rere. pointing, stretching, receding in distance.  v. to go, to pass, to flee with great rapidity.  ex. e rere te venei: the shooting star darts across.  vt. rerea: to make such a movement, such gesture with rapidity.  ex. e rerea kaina: he nimbly warded off the blow.  rerea nako: idem.  rere nako: precipitated flight.  vc. ka-rere: to fling, to hurl, to throw to great distance.  karerea: idem.  see bakarere, karereanti.  rere2. va. to come and go rapidly.  red. rererere:  sup. maurere, maurererere.  rere3. n. a beverage made of mixtures, a mixture.  v. to make a mixture.  vt. rea, rerea: to mix, to dilute a drink.

rere n timurua O  rere n timurua. and rere n tikutiku, reren reketati:  v. to saunter, to stroll, to dawdle here and there.

rerea B  rérea. vt. to ward off a weapon thrust at one.  ex. e rerea kaina.

rereaua B  rereaáua. vi. to be constantly on the go.  O  rereaua. sup. superlative of rere referring to duration.  n. continual movement.  v. to be always running here and there.

rereauti B  rereaáuti. vi. to move restlessly about , to be on the go.  O  rereauti. v. to get to work on rising, as soon as awake.  from. e a uti n rere.  see auti.

rereba B  reréba. n. a fish, the.  O  rereba. n. a spade.  rereba1. n. a fish. kingfish.  G  reréba. sn. Caranx sexfasciatus (hh).  n. kingfish (sm).  reréba1. sn. family Carangidae (ll).  n. kingfish (sm).  L  rereba. sn. Caranx melampyges (carangidae).  n. medium jack.

rerebakara O  rerebakara. vt. to fall quickly on ..., to pounce upon ...

rerebatabaniban B  rerébatab'ánib'an. n. a fish, the.  O  rereba-tabaniban. n. a fish.

rerebaua O  rerebaua. sup. superlative of rerebu:  v. to wander here and there, to roam about, to flit about, to run here and there.  vc. ka-rerebaua: to make ...

rerebetunga B  rerébetungaa. vt. to borrow without asking.

rerebu B  rerébu. vi. to move rapidly hither and thither.  n. rapid movement hither and thither.  O  rerebu. freq. of rebu.  v. to roam, to wander, to run here and there, to roam about;  ex. rerebu rio, rerebu rake, rerebu nako.  vt. rerebua: to wander through, ... in, to travel over.

rerebun O  rerebun. v. same meaning as rere and rerebu but used for several, a group, a multitude (bun).

rerei B  reréi. a. good, excellent.  O  rerei. a. beautiful, excellent, perfect, fine.  suf. to several words.  ex. aba-rerei, tika-rerei: nice, pretty.  vc. ka-rereia: to praise, to boast of the beauty, excellence, perfection of ..., to find nice, good, perfect, etc.

rereiati B  reréiæti. va. abounding in reiati.

rereirei B  reréirei:. vi. frequentative of reirei.

rereireina B  rereiréina. vt. frequentative of reireina.

rereka B  reréka. a. bloated.  O  rereka. n. tiburereka: a swelling.  a. swollen.  see rereta.

rerekanako B  rerékanako. a. much bloated.

rereke B  réreke. vi. frequentative of reke.

rerekenibai B  rerékenibái. vi. frequentative of rekenibai.  n. frequentative of rekenibai.

rereketabuki B  reréketábuki. vi. delaying to return.  n. delay in returning.

rerekoti O  rerekoti. n. a fish.  sn. Allaneta ovalanc.  G  rerekoti. sn. Allanetta ovalaua (ll).

rerena B  reréna. vi. frequentative of rena.

rereta B  reréta. va. bloated.  n. a bloated condition.  var. t - k.  O  rereta. n. tiburereka: a swelling, swelling of abdomen, stoutness.  v. to swell, to puff up, to get fat, to get stout.  ex. e rereta birotona: his abdomen is swollen.  vc. karereta: to make ... (used for human or animal body and for anything elastic; for ex. bladder).

rereti B  reéreti. vi. to be suspicious.  n. suspicion.  O  rereti. n. surmise, guess, suspicion, supposition, hypothesis, interpretation.  v. to let one's thoughts wander, to surmise, to suspect.  vt. rereta: to surmise, to suspect, to suppose.

rereua B  reréua. n. a wilderness.  a. desert, uninhabited.  O  rereua. n. uninhabited place, desert, retreat, hermitage.  a. deserted, uninhabited.  v. to make a retreat.  n. karereua: kind of desert.  v. to leave destitute, empty.

reta B  réta. n. a letter, an epistle (ENG).  O  reta. n. letter, message, epistle. (ENG).  ex. ana reta St. Pauro nakoia I Roma: St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans.  au reta: the letter which I write.  ex. retau: the letter I receive or which concerns me.  ex. koro-reta:  nv. letter writing.

reti B  reéti. n. a race, the descendants of a common ancestor (ENG).  O  reti. n. race (ENG).  lace (ENG).

retireti O  Retireti. n. (N.) star of Scorpio constellation.

rewaite B  réwaite. n. a Levite (ENG).

rewarewa O  rewarewa. suf. (S.).  for. roroa (N.).  sup. kakangroaroa.

rewi B  réwi. n. a Levite (ENG).

ri B  ri. n. a bone, a principal straight mark in tattoo.  ri. vi. to pass, to pass along, to desire, to long.  O  ri. n. a bone, fishbone, ossicle, skeleton, main lines of tattooing, ridge of roof.  ex. ri ni marawa, ririnimarawa: lines, coloured stripes in the sea.  va. riri: full of bones (fish).  ex. kau ri: big bones, full of bones.  ri1. pref. passage on, ... under, ... between.  v. to pass, to go on, under, between, beside;  ex. ri aon: to go over, to go on, to transgress:.  ri an: to go under.  ri buakon: to go through, between, amongst.  ri eta: to skirt the coast, to go by land.  ri nano: to keep far out from coast, lower down: ri rarikin: to pass by, ... at the side of.  ri mai: to pass in coming.  ri ikai: to pass this way.  ri buakonikai: to pass through the forest.  ri2. from. iri: (prob.) follow.  v. to be attracted, fascinated, led, tempted by.  n. te riri: passive attraction.  red. riri: strongly attracted, charmed.  ex. e riri iroun, e riri iai.  v. kariri: to attract, to tempt, to fascinate.  n. act of ...  vc. ka-riria: idem.  ex. e kaririaki iroun te riaboro: he is tempted by the devil.  te tia kariri: the tempter, the seducer.

ri n aku O  ri n aku. n. vertebrae, spinal vertebrae.

ri n ika O  ri n ika. n. fish bones.

ri n nano n ranga O  ri n nano n ranga. n. pelvic bone.

ri n tuabon O  ri n tuabon. n. part of sacrum bone.

ri ni baba O  ri ni baba. n. chest bone.

ri ni babati O  ri ni babati. n. hip bone.

ri ni bai O  ri ni bai. n. finger bone, phalanx.

ri ni bairi O  ri ni bairi. n. bone of nose, nasal bone, cartilage.

ri ni bakoa O  ri ni bakoa. n. spine.

ri ni bareke O  ri ni bareke. n. clavicle, collar bone.

ri ni bebe O  ri ni bebe. n. iliac, hip bone, ilium.  syn. ri ni babati, te ri n ranga:

ri ni buare O  ri ni buare. n. rib bones of fish.

ri ni buki O  ri ni buki. syn. ribeu.  n. coccyx. lower end of spine.

ri ni buki n anga O  ri ni buki n anga. n. shoulder blade.

ri ni kamea O  ri ni kamea. n. hip bone (part of hip).

ri ni kaokao O  ri ni kaokao. n. ribs.

ri ni ki O  ri ni ki. na. extremely thin, living skeleton, lean, emaciated.  ex. e tangenge ri ni kina.  vc. karinikia: to make ..., to treat as ...

ri ni kinati O  ri ni kinati. n. fibula.

ria B  ría. n. a lip.  ría. vi. to come in sight, to appear.  ría. n. a deer (ENG).  O  ria. n. lips;.  ex. te mata n ria: head of animals, snout.  te baro n ria: quid of tobacco, lollies <lolly>.  a. ria, riaria: greedy, hard to please.  ex. e ria n amarake: finicky.  a. kamaiu ria: good, delicious, tasty.  kateke ria: idem. pungent.  teke ria, e teke riana: lucky, fortunate, caught.  e mao riana: disgusted, corrected, taught a lesson by ...  vc. kamaoa riana: to give a lesson.  ex. bata ria, bata riana: idem. served right, taught a lesson, taken in.  kabataria, ka bata riana: taken in, scolded, disgusted, etc.  a. kabaro ria: talkative, loquacious.  ex. be n ria: idem.  idiom. e kateke ria: it's good, delicious.  ex. e teke riana: caught, taken in (on account of gluttony).  n. ria babu: thin lips.  n. thin lips.  ex. ria bubura, mangai buaka: wicked tongue.  ria-maten: thick lips.  ria mentaki: upper lip turned up and thick.  ribo ra: uneven lips.  ria1. a. come into sight, appearing in distance, appeared on the horizon.  v. ria, riaria: to appear on horizon.  va. ria raoi: to be well in view.  ex. ria maki: barely visible.  ria mauna: a glimpse, appearing and disappearing in the waves.  vc. ka-ria, kariaria: to wait for the coming, the appearance of someone.  ex. e kariaki te Tama: father is expected.

ria marawa O  ria marawa. v. to take a bad turn at sea, on canoe.

ria n ewekia O  ria n ewekia. n. nickname, fig. mouse pouncing on ..., by hidden ways and means.  >.

ria nako O  ria nako. ex. a bane n ria: all appearing at the same time.

riaboro B  riáboro. n. the devil (GR).  O  riaboro. n. devil. (ENG).  syn. te taimonio.

riai B  riái. a. becoming, fit, proper, suitable.  O  riai. n. justness, goodness, fitness, propriety, obligation, necessity.  a. good, just, expedient, fit, obligatory, necessary.  v. e riai: must, it is right, necessary.  ex. I riai: I must, I should, I ought, it is right that I ...  vt. ka-riaia: to consent, to comply, to approve, to admit, to permit, to authorize (lit. find good, just, proper).  n. approbation, permission, etc.  vc. kariaiaki: idem.  ex. e kariaiaki: approved, permitted.

riakatoa O  ria-katoa. vt. to share the haul taken in fishing, several on same canoe (each one a share).

riaki B  ríaki. vi. to tack ship.  n. tacking of a craft.  O  riaki. n. bringing about, tacking, changing sail.  v. riaki: to tack, to turn about, to change sail.  nv. ririaki: tacking about, to tack, to change direction.  v. riaki-moromoro: to make short tacks.  nv. riaki ni bwe, ririaki bwe: to veer about full sail, following wind.  vt. riakina, ririakina: (canoe, ship) to turn ..., to manoeuvre to turn.

riakimoromoro B  ríakimóromoro. vi. to make short tacks.

riakina B  ríakina. vt. to tack.

riakitoauea B  riæ/kitoauéa. n. a mode of fishing on a canoe with a fishhook in which the fisherman claims or eats the fish which he catches.  O  riakitoauea. v. to fish, several on same canoe each one keeping his own catch.

riamaewe B  riam'áewe. n. a stranger, or one seen occasionally.  a. in the condition of a stranger.  O  riamaewe. nv. to appear, to be visible from time to time.

riamarawa B  riamæ/rawa. vi. to voyage.  n. voyaging, a voyage.  O  riamarawa. ex. ria-marawa, e ria marawa.  va. to be just about to embark, start on a sea voyage.  syn. e maimai te iterana.

riamauna O  riamauna. a. appearing and disappearing in the distance.

rianako B  ríanako. a. surpassing, superior, greater in excellence.  O  rianako. na. superior quality, excellence, surpassing quality.

rianau B  ríanau. a. long, as a craft, or a man.  n. a long canoe, a tall person.  O  rianau. na. a long canoe, a tall man, colossus.

rianibai B  riaánib'ai. vi. to grow virulent, to fester.  O  rianibai. n. an unexpected happening, an accident.  a. by chance.  v. to meet with something unexpected.  ex. rianibai n tekeraoi: unexpected good fortune.  rianibai n tekebuaka: unexpected bad luck, misfortune.

rianikai O  rianikai. v. to pass under trees, through woodland.

rianna B  riæn/na. vi. to journey on foot, to go by land.  vt. to approach and enter or search a place by land.  O  rianna. nv. to go on foot, to go by land.  ant. ruwa: to go by sea).  vt. rianna: to travel over on foot.

rianoti B  riánoti. n. llanos in Venezuela (SPA).  bk. Geog p. 63.

riao B  riáo. va. exceeding, surpassing.  O  riao. n. passing over, passing above.  ex. Te Riao: Jewish Passover .  v. to pass above, on the surface, to pass over, to transgress, to go beyond.  vt. riaoa: to go over the surface, to pass over, to go beyond.  riaona: to pass over, beyond.  fig. transgress the law, the prohibition, the decision.

riaoa O  riaoa. vt. to pass over, to overstep, to clear.  fig. transgress.

riaonikai O  riaonikai. vt. ririaonikaia: to surmount difficulty, to overcome adversary, ... opponent.

riara B  ríaraa. a. very great, exceeding.  O  riara. and kariara:  na. innumerable, countless, more than expected, more than enough.  adv. ni kiriara: enormously, excessively .

riaria B  ríaria. vi. to come in sight, as a ship.  note. used with the adverb aki, not.  O  riaria. idiom. teiriaria: to stand apart, at a distance, through reverential fear, inferiority complex, respect.  see ta-makin.  ex. e tei riariana, e tei nangina: there is distance, hindrance.  katei riaria, katea riariana: to hold ..., to keep at distance.  see kiriaria.

riatine B  riæ/tine. a. having a drooping lower lip.  n. a person having a drooping lower lip.  O  riatine. n. thick lower lip, hanging lip.

riba B  ríb'a. va. crowded.  ríbaa. vt. to hate, to dislike.  ríba. n. a fish, the.  O  riba. a. pressed, crowded, close, compact.  ex. ribariba: very ...  vc. kariba, karibariba: to press, to crowd, to compress, to tighten.  see ribaba, karibabaea.  riba1. vt. to hate, to detest, to abhor, to execrate, to disapprove.  sup. ririba: to detest very much.  riba2. and ririba.  n. colour of skin, complexion (used for persons and sometimes of fish).  ex. kan ririba: nice complexion, beautiful skin.  riba-mai: fair skin.  riba ro, riba ura ...: dark ..., red ...  riba merimeri: rosy, soft skin like baby.  nv. kabo-riba: to compare colour of skin.  ex. kaunriba: idem.  riba3. n. a fish with spikes, surgeon fish.  sn. Acanthurus sp. nigrogris Thompsoni.  ex. species: ribakatawa, riba-kuia, riba-oraia, riba-buibui, riba-tanin, riba-taukarawa.  riba4. v. te nano ae riba: to be deeply affected, perplexed, not knowing what to do or what to say, confused sentiments.  G  ríba. sn. family Acanthuridae (ll).  n. surgeonfish (They are deepbodied fish with small scales, small mouths, with fine teeth and are mainly herbivorous, but some of the larger species may be omnivorous) (hh).  ríba1. sn. Acanthurus nigrogris (ll).  n. surgeonfish (sm).  ríba2. sn. Acanthurus thompsoni (ll).  n. surgeonfish (sm).

riba n amwi O  riba n amwi. n. fruit (of bunch) or coconut deformed by pressure.

riba n taitai O  riba n taitai. n. shavings (wood).

riba ni kai O  riba ni kai. n. tree wedged, trees rubbing together.

ribaba B  ribæ/ba. va. collected close together.  n. a cluster of houses or trees.  rib'aáb'a. va. fresh and constant, or increasing as the wind.  severe as a pain, increasing in heat as the sun.  O  ribaba. n. agglomeration, block of buildings, thicket of trees.  a. bushy, very close together, crowded, thronged.  ex. ribabwebwe: many shoots.  vt. kariba: to crowd, to throng, to encumber, to pack tightly.  see riba, kariba, karibaki.  ribaba1. va. to go on increasing, getting worse, spreading (wind, heat, sickness).  vc. ka-ribaba, karibabaea: to make ...

ribabati O  ribabati. n. agglomeration, crowd, accumulation.  a. huddled together (of crowd), packed, congested.  see ribaba.  vc. ka-ribabatia: to make ...

ribaberiki B  ribaberiki. n. a republic (ENG).  bk. Geog p. 20.  O  ribaberiki. n. republic (ENG).

ribabetanga O  ribabetanga. a. crowded, compressed, wedged between, amongst.

ribabui G  ribabui. sn. Acanthurus aliala (ll).  n. surgeonfish (sm).  ribabui1. sn. Acanthurus gahm (ll).  n. surgeonfish (sm).  ribabui2. sn. Acanthurus glaucopareius (y).  n. surgeonfish (sm).  ribabui3. sn. Ctenochaetus striatus.  n. surgeonfish (This very common small fish is black with very narrow blue lines; There is a closely related species which has tiny blue spots; the mouth is very small with peculiar long bristle-like movable teeth with which ... s up minute algae and detritus from the sea bottom) (hh).  ribabui4. sn. Ctenochaetus sp. (ll).  n. surgeonfish (sm).

ribabwi O  ribabwi. n. a fish, surgeon fish.  sn. Acanthurus sp.

ribabwibwi B  ribabwíbwi. n. a fish, the.  O  ribabwibwi. n. a fish.

ribaeai O  ribaeai. n. young coconut tree (bigger than uto).

ribaietan B  ribáietæn. n. a leviathan (ENG).

ribakatawa B  ribákataáwa. n. a fish, the.

ribakuia B  ribæ/kuia. n. a fish, the.

ribamai B  ríbamai:. a. of light complexion.

ribana B  ribæ/na. vi. to till.  ribæ/naa. vt. to till, to cultivate.  O  ribana. n. farming, agriculture, cultivation, tillage, gardening.  v. to farm, to till, to cultivate, to dig, to fertilize, to care for plants, etc.  ex. te tia ribana: farmer, gardener, etc.  vt. ribana: to cultivate, to dig, etc.

ribanamwi B  rib'ánamwi. n. a coconut which is small because crowded by the adjoining nuts.

ribano B  ríbano. n. frankincense (GR).  O  ribano. n. incense. (GR).  ex. nnen te ribano: incense boat.

ribanono B  rib'ánono. va. closely packed or crowded as a room.  O  ribanono. sup. superlative of riba.  a. very crowded, too close together.

ribantaitai B  ribæntáitai. n. chips.

ribanti O  ribanti. n. a fish, surgeon fish.  sn. Acanthurus gahn.  G  ribanti. sn. Acanthurus lineatus.  n. surgeonfish (a very common pretty surgeonfish with blue and yellow stripes) (hh).

ribaoraia B  ríbaoráia. n. a fish, the.

ribaroro O  ribaroro. n. a fish, surgeon fish.  sn. Acanthurus gahn.  G  ribaroro. sn. Acanthurus gahm (y).  n. surgeonfish (sm).  ribaroro1. sn. Ctenochaetus sp. (ll).  n. surgeonfish (sm).  ribaroro2. sn. Ctenochaetus striatus.  n. surgeonfish (hh).

ribata B  rib'áta. vt. to set a bone with splints, to mend a broken stick by lashing on a splint.  O  ribata. from. batia:  vt. to mend, to patch up, to readjust too pieces, to tie splint on broken bone, to set bone, to bind, to swathe.  fig. to help, aid, sustain.

ribatanin B  ribatæ/nin. n. a fish, the.

ribataukarawa B  ribátaukárawa. n. a fish, the.  G  ribátaukárawa. sn. Acanthurus achilles (ll).  n. surgeonfish (sm).

ribatua O  ribatua. syn. ri ni batua.  n. tibia, shin bone.

ribaura B  ribáura. a. of a ruddy complexion.  n. a person with a ruddy complexion.

riberetino B  ríberetino. n. the libertines (ENG).

ribeu B  ribéu. a. having a tumor or swelling at the lower end of the spine.  n. a tumor or swelling at the lower end of the spine.  O  ribeu. n. hump on lower part of back, deformity, bone deformity.  a. deformed, knotty, misshapen.  sup. ribeubeu, kiribeu, kiribeubeu: very deformed, very misshapen.  vc. karibeua: to make become ..., to deform bones, limbs.  n. te karibeu: misshapen pandanus fruit.

ribeubeu B  ribéubeu. see va kiribeubeu.

ribinano B  ríbinæno. vi. to meddle.  n. meddlesomeness.  O  ribinano. v. to reach, to win, to take to heart, ... to mind.  see ribita.  vt. ribinanoa: to incite, to attract, to win the heart.

ribinanoa B  ribinæ/noa. vt. to meddle with.

ribineue O  ribineve. from. ribita and neve.  n. facility to learn, good memory.  a. learning quickly, having good memory.  vt. ribinevea: to learn with facility.  vc. karibinevea: to make ...  ex. karibineveko! hurry up and learn!

ribinewe B  ríbinewe. a. quick to learn.  n. quickness to learn.

ribita B  ribíta. vt. to take as fruit with a pole.  O  ribita. vt. to catch, to hook, to reach for, to take down with hand or instrument.  red. riribita, ribiribita.

ribitau B  ríbitau. n. a gum-boil.  a. having a gum-boil.  O  ribitau. n. gumboil.  v. to have a ...

riboieta O  riboieta. n. a doll carved in wood.

ribono B  ribóno. a. near together, as pickets in a fence.  O  ribono. a. close together, touching, crowded.  ex. riribono, ribonobono: very ...  vc. karibonoa, karibonobonoa: to make close in, approach together, to place side by side, to mass together.

ribonobono B  ribónobono. a. close.

riboriki B  ribóriki. va. leaving in great offence, greatly miffed.  n. a show of great offence.  O  riboriki. v. to redress, to set right, to appease, to calm.  ex. riborika: to pacify.  E riborika nanou am taeka: Your words have soothed, appeased me.

ribu B  ríbu. n. very fine coral mud.  ríbu. va. firmly embedded, badly pierced as the foot with a reka .  O  ribu. n. chalky whitish mud, reef mud.  n. riburibu: idem. (less pure).  te ribu n ai: lime (remaining as ashes after fire) ...  vc. kariburibua: to daub with ..., to white wash, to plaster with ...  ribu1. v. ribu, ribu nako: to sink into, to founder, to sink, to disappear in ...  vt. karibua, karibunakoa: to drive in, to push right in.

ribuaka B  ríbuaka. a. unjust, unkind, unaccomodating.  n. unjustness, unkindness, unwillingness to accommodate.  O  ribuaka. n. bad behaviour, vile conduct.  a. ungrateful, unjust, disobliging, wicked, bad-mannered.  vc. ka-ribuaka ...: to make ..., to accuse of ...

riburibu B  ribúribu. n. thoroughly pulverized coral, it abounds in the lagoons.  va. abounding in riburibu .  O  riburibu. n. reef mud, place having ...

riburibu n ainiku O  riburibu n ainiku. or. riburibu ni mainiku.  riburibu ni koinawa:  n. (1) a species of octopus with tentacles easily broken. fis.  (2) a long sea slug.  sn. Holothuric aspirochirota.

riebu O  riebu. n. a fish.  sn. Centropyge flavissinus.  G  riebu. sn. Centropyge flavissimus (ll).

riena B  riéna. n. a scoop-net.  O  riena. n. scoop net, hoop net.  ex. kinds: te riena mabono (ruanuna), te riena ni kibe ... n tatae ... n nonou (large with short handle) ... urakaraka, ... n iobon (te kamareirei).  parts: maine, nainai, bukinikora.

rierake B  ríerake. vi. to go or pass up, to ascend.  n. an ascent.  O  rierake. v. to ascend, to go up, to climb.  n. act of ..., ascension.  te kai n rierake: ladder, stairs, scale (music).

rierakea B  rierákea. vt. to ascend.  O  rierakea. vt. to climb, to scale, to go up, etc.  vc. ka-rierakea ...

rieta B  riéta. vi. to go by land.  n. food in readiness for one returning from fishing ( it take s the suffix pronoun).  O  rieta. v. (1) to go by land.  ant. ruwa.  v. (2) to skirt the coast line, to keep near the shore.  ex. ri-etau, ri-etam, ri-etana, ri-etaira, etami, ri-etaia: to go by land, go above me, you, etc.  red. ririeta: going often by land.  n. te rieta: going by land.  rieta1. n. height, stature.  a. rieta: high, elevated, lofty.  ex. ririeta, rietata: very ...  vc. ka-rieta, ka-rietata: to elevate, to lift up, to raise.  fig. to boast, be proud, exalted.  n. te rietata, te karietata: the height, elevation, stature.  fig. pride, conceit, self-sufficiency.  a. ae rietata, ae karietata: high, elevated, lofty.  fig. haughty, proud, pretentious.

rietata B  rietaáta. a. tall, high, lofty.  n. height.

rika B  ríka. n. a wooden needle for braiding nets.  O  rika. n. (1) shuttle, wooden tool used in making mesh of net.  n. (2) te kai ni rika: short curved stick (preferably taume) used to fix ridge of thatch on roof.

rikai B  rikái. vi. to pass this way.  O  rikai. v. to pass by here, ... through here.

rikaki B  rikaáki. vi. to turn back , to return, to quit, to go home, to desert.  O  rikaki. n. withdrawal, going backwards.  v. to retire, to go back, to withdraw.  vc. karikaka: to bring backwards, to set (bone), to make go back into place.  vt. kanrikaka: idem. to disenchant.  na. bai-rikaki: arm turned backwards.  see kerikaki, tanrikaki.

rikakina B  rikaákina. vt. to return to.  O  rikakina. vt. to turn around towards, to return to, to come back to ... (turn against, blame).  ex. rikakinan.  Ti na rikakina te Atua: Let us turn to God.  E rikakinai naba: He blames me also.

rikan B  ríkan. n. a deacon (ENG).  O  rikan. n. deacon; (ENG).  ex. an-rikan: sub deacon.

rikaua B  rikáua. vi. to break off an engagement as a woman.

rike B  ri:/ke. n. a leek (ENG).

rikea B  rikéa. vi. to pass where (interrogative).  O  rikea. for. ri-ike-ia.  v. pass by where? (interrog. only).  ex. Ko rikea? Ko bo rikea? Which way did you come (pass)?  I rikekei: I came by there.

riki B  ríki. adv. again, in addition, following an adjective it gives the force of the comparative, like the English suffix -er.  ri:/ki. n. the name of a certain Gilbertese god.  ríki. vi. to come into existence, to shoot up, to spring, to grow.  n. coming into existence, generation,