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A Combined

Kiribati-English Dictionary

based on the works of

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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ba
B  ba. conj. because, for, that, as. 
b'a. n. a continuous hard coral rock or ledgen. coconut oil, a general term for oil, a coconut shell oil bottle
ba. n. the midrib or main stem of the coconut frond, a leafn. thundern. a skin disease of infants. 
b'a. vi. to belch
ba. adv. just nowex. I a ba roko I arrived just now. 
O  ba. conj. because, so that, as, forex. I aki nako ba I tabe: I am not going because I am busy.  idiom. akea ba...: well, and so...  ex. ao ba?: whytaua ba kanam: take as your food. 
ba1. n. te ba: something great, strong, powerful
ba2. n. thunderex. e ruo te ba, e rurunga te ba: the thunderbolt has fallen, the thunder roars
ba3. n. a big crowdsyn. te runga n aomata
ba4. n. rock, reef, crag, iceberga. hard, solid, firm as a rock, fixedex. e ba te wa, e ba te ang: a mass of canoes... clouds. 
ba5. intj. tai ba! tai babu! don't say anything! don't move
ba6. n. 1. oilex. te ba nikoniko: small coconut shell used formerly as recipient for oil.  te ati ni ba: small bottles for oil.  n. 2. cowarda. cowardlyex. e ba, e busee inabaia, to make a show of courage and run away.  n. 3. belchv. to belch.  fig. n. disgust, aversion, repugnancevc. ka ba: which disgusts, causes...  ex. tai taekinna, I ba iai: don't talk about it, it disgusts me.  vc. ka ba, kabaea: to make or cause to belch.  n. food which causes belching.  see ba ni kana
ba7. n. leaf, palm, midrib of palm leaf, page of paper, card, leafletex. te bana, ua ba, teni ba, etc.: one, two, three leaves.  au ba, am ba, etc.: fig. height, rank, class, excellencebau, bam, bana, etc.  ko aki rota bau: you are not up to my rank, or worth.  te ba n uea: royalty, princete moa ni ba: high rank.  te mwi ni ba: lowest rank, vile, rejecteda. baba: leafy, branchy, luxuriantex. ba ni kai: leaves, leaf of tree.  ba n ni: coconut leaf, palm branch <frond -- gwg>.  ba kabane: top branch.  kakoko : white leaf of coconut not fully developed.  syn. mareweex. te kinati: leaf of palm just beginning to appear.  te ba ni kiokio: small leaf (of babai, ene).  te ba ni kimaimai: a leaf not yet divided into folioles.  te ba raerae: leaf already divided into folioles.  e iranibara te ni: a young coconut tree with leaves already straight, long and well developed.  v. rae ba: strip palm of its folioles.  ex. te ba: cut off (with knife) the outside edges of midrib of palm leaf to make it even and utilizable.  tae ba: tie the midribs of a leaf on; for ex. latticen. te ba ni boki, te iteraniba: leaf, pageex. te ba ni kati: playing cards, a pack of... 
ba8. n. a sickness (symptoms, violent diarrhoea).  ex. te ba bubura: same sickness only stronger.  te ba uraura: a sickness, red patches, inflammation of vein, phlebitiste babobo: a sickness, yellow jaundice
ba9. a. tasteless, repugnant, repulsivevc. ka ba: giving... 
ba10. n. ba akuaku moral support, help, helpful person.  vt. baakuakua: to succour, to relieve
ba n iku
O  ba n iku. n. hard, dry skina. tanned, tawny, bronzedfig. avaricious, avarice
ba n ruruo
O  ba n ruruo. n. a kind of rod baited and moved in water to attract bonito.  syn. kai n ruruo, kaewewe
ba n uri
O  ba n uri. n. leaves of urifig. land or object acquired by adoption, inherited by an adopted ... 
ba ni babai
O  ba ni babai. n. 1. taro leavesn. 2. membrane around the intestinesn. 3. green fat found in turtle. 
ba ni kaina
O  ba ni kaina. n. pandanus leaves
ba ni kamaimai
O  ba ni kamaimai. n. perfumed oil
ba ni kana
O  ba ni kana. n. gizzard, crop, oesophagus, gulletv. to have dry throat, have little to eat, be in want, belch in swallowing, choke from eating quickly.  vc. ka banikana: to make belch, to upset (heavy, indigestible). 
ba ni kanawa
O  ba ni kanawa. n. palenessa. pale like leaves of kanawa, sickly
ba ni koko
O  ba ni koko. and bakokon. one who possesses but will not share, rich but mean
ba ni kua
O  ba ni kua. n. cod liver oil
ba niko
O  ba niko. n. beautiful leaf of tree. 
ba raerae
O  ba raerae. n. coconut tree with leaf just beginning to foliate. 
ba rairai
O  ba rairai. n. a way of fishing consisting of encircling a rock or heap of stones with a net.  from. ba and rai or from ba rairaki
ba rerei
O  ba rerei. n. a healthy leaf
ba rongorongo
O  ba rongorongo. n. famine oil, old oil. 
ba roro
O  ba roro. n. dark green flourishing leavessyn. ba maiu
baamai
L  baamai. sn. Pomacentridaen. damselfish (gen).  sn. Abudefduf septemfasciatusA. sordidusChromis caeruleus (bamaii)Dascyllus trimaculatus
baara
L  baara. ew. palasn. Acanthocybium solanderi (scombridae)n. mackeral, tuna
baba
B  bæ/ba. a. foolish, destitute of reason, wanting in umderstanding, weak in intellect.  n. a fool, a dunce, an idiot
b'aáb'aa. n. the breast, the bosom
baába. va. abounding in leaves
b'áb'a. vi. to drown, to be drowned. 
O  baba. n. lancet fish
baba1. n. imbecility, silliness, foolishness, imbecile, fool, simpletona. foolish, silly, cracked, crazy, stupidvc. kababa: to make... treat as... to flatter, to toadyex. ko kababai: you take me for a fool.  babaea: love, dote on, idolizen. te kababa: flattery of vain persons. 
baba2. n. rope of lower sail yard, tack lineex. aita te baba: pull the line or haul in close to the wind.  kaki te baba: slacken the rope. 
baba3. n. a board, plank, used for divers purposes; for ex. a wash board, surf board, etc.  ex. te baba ni borau: a draught boardte baba n raranga: a board to weave on.  baba ni wati: wash board
baba4. vt. 1. babai, babaiko, etc. to make mad, to bewitch, to cast a spell on.  2. to love to distraction, to give in to all the whims of...  syn. kinrangin
baba5. n. board, committee. (HAW)ex. te baba n aine: an association of women, women's club
baba6. n. papa (father). (ENG)
baba7. v. to drown, to be drowningvt. to drown.  va. tibaba: to lose foot and be drowning. 
baba8. n. chest, lower part of thorax or breasta. kaubaba: large chestedex. baba n ura: a bulging chest (like a lobster).  n. ubaba: brace, breast drillvt. u-babaea: to pierce with...  syn. ubaniban, ubanibania
baba9. n. te babana, ua baba: one basket, two baskets, etc.  coarse basket made of coconut leaves.  ex. te kanoa ni baba: the youngest, last child of family, youngest pig in litter (an insulting term). 
baba10. a. leafy, branchy, thick set (foliage). 
baba11. n. native brace (used formerly).  vt. babaea: to pierce with this instrument. 
G  baba. sn. Acanthurus guttatus (ll)n. lancetfish (sm). 
baba1. sn. Ctenochaetus sp. (ll)n. lancetfish (sm). 
L  baba. sn. Acanthurus guttatusCtenochaetusn. surgeonfish, unicornfish
baba. sn. Ranzania laevis (milidae)n. molas. 
baba n aine
O  baba n aine. n. a passion for women, females.  ant. baba ni mane: passion for men, males. 
baba na aine
O  baba na aine. n. women's club, association. (HAW)
babababa
O  babababa. n. sound of escaping air or water.  vc. ka babababa: go pff... pff... like bursting balloon. 
babaea
B  babáea. vt. to bore with a ubaniban
babaeao
B  b'ab'áeao. n. abounding in babaeao
babaebaeta
B  b'ab'aeb'áeta. vt. frequentative of baebaeta
babaeina
L  babaeina. sn. Lutjanus monostigmusn. snapper
babaenikai
B  babáenikái. va. frequentative of baenikai
babai
B  baabaái. vi. to approach cautiously for the purpose of stealing
b'ábai. n. name of a plant having an edible bulbous root, resembling tarosn. Arum cordifolium
O  babai. v. to go... treat gently (with precaution).  adv. cautiously, silentlyvt. babaea, babaia: idemex. babaia n anaia: take it gently, with care
babai1. v. a large tubercle, species of tarosn. Arum cordifoliumex. kinds -- aning, ikaraoi, kaiura, kabe, atimainiku, atouman, boang, bukimakana, rikiantebaba, tutu, katutu, taororo.  plants -- baku, kabwebwe, ninganingan.  leaves -- ba ni babai, barobaro, barobarobasee ati ni katoka, butababa, ngan, bwerewa, etc. 
babai2. n. yolk of egg, cooked.  note. white is called te marai
G  b'ábai. sn. Arum cordifoliumn. name of a plant having an edible bulbous root, resembling the taro (k). 
babai n anti
O  babai n anti. syn. bubun. box, drawer, trunk of pandanus hollowed out and used as a chest for butu (war weapon). 
babai wae
O  babai wae. v. to go or walk stealthilyvt. babaiwaea
babaia
O  babaia. n. papaw, fruit of... <papaya>. (ENG)syn. mwemweara: mummy apple
babaibai
B  b'ab'áib'ai. va. receiving recompense for what one does. 
babaibainanti
B  b'ab'áib'ainæn/ti. a. frequentative of b'aib'ainanti: deformed. 
babaibao
B  babáib'ao. vi. frequentative of baib'ao: to miss the mark. 
babaibati
B  babáibati. a. frequentative of baibati: much, strong as the wind. 
babaibuaka
B  babáibuaka. a. frequentative of baibuaka: very bad. 
babaikabubu
B  babáikabubu. a. frequentative of baikabubu: awkward in throwing or spearing. 
babaikimoa
B  babáikimoa. a. frequentative of baikimoa: thievish. 
babaikoraki
B  b'ab'áikoraki. a. frequentative of b'aikoraki: rich, encumbered with much luggage. 
babaiku
B  babáiku. a. frequentative of baiku: unduly wide. 
babaikuikui
B  babáikúikui. va. frequentative of baikuikui: hesitating to shoot or throw. 
babaimangori
B  babáimangóri. v. frequentative of baimangori: slow in doing or making. 
babaimano
B  babaimæ/no. a. frequentative of baimano: skilled in fitting canoe planks. 
babainataeia
B  b'ab'áinatáeia. vt. frequentative of b'ainataeia: to practice incantations over a child. 
babainikirina
B  b'ab'áinikirína. vt. frequentative of b'ainikirina: to persecute, abuse. 
babainrangirangia
B  b'ab'áinrængirEael. vt. frequentative of b'ainrangirangia: to perform incantations upon. 
babainraraea
B  b'ab'áinraráea. vt. frequentative of b'ainraraea: to blackguard. 
babairababa
B  babáiraábaba. vi. frequentative of baira:baba: to claim land as one's own unjustly. 
babairaraoi
B  b'ab'áiraráoi. a. frequentative of b'airaraoi: impartial in the distribution of food. 
babairawerawe
B  babáiræ/weræ. a. frequentative of bairawerawe: wont to carry off theivishly. 
babaire
B  babaáire. vi. frequentative of baire: to preside. 
babairea
B  babaáirea. vt. frequentative of bairea: to measure. 
babairekereke
B  babáirékereke. a. frequentative of bairekereke: skillful in catching. 
babairemwe
B  babáiremwe. vi. frequentative of bairemwe: to manipulate slowly. 
babairoko
B  babáiroko. va. frequentative of bairoko: doing quickly. 
babaitabare
B  babáitæ/bare. vi. frequentative of baitata: to work rapidly. 
babaitau
B  babáitau. vi. frequentative of baitau: to assume a position for a fight. 
babaiteke
B  babáiteke. a. frequentative of baiteke: skillful in hitting the mark. 
babaitoka
B  babáitoka. va. frequentative of baitoka: working rapidly. 
babaitokatoka
B  babáitókatoka. va. frequentative of baitokatoka
babaitoto
B  babáitoto:. a. frequentative of baitoto: very light, not dense. 
babaka
B  b'ab'áka. vi. frequentative of b'aka
babakaine
B  babakáine. vi. frequentative of bakaine: to be negligent of a parent's wants. 
O  babakaine. v. to neglect one's obligations to those in one's charge, leave in want, hungrysee bakainevt. babakainea... to neglect... 
babakamoamoa
B  babákamóamoa. vi. frequentative of bakamoamoa: to accuse another of fault. 
babakanakoa
B  bábakanaákoa. vt. to entertain or treat kindly outwardly, but not at heart. 
babakanakoi
B  bábakanaákoi. vi. to act kindly at such times that it pays to do so, as a foster child in the presence of its parents. 
babakanataei
B  babákanatáei. vi. frequentative of bakanataei
babakanateiaine
B  babákanateiáine. vi. frequentative of bakanateiaine
babakanatua
B  babákanátua. vi. frequentative of bakanatua
babakanikawai
B  babákanikáwai. a. extortionate, rascally, vicious
O  babakanikawai. n. injustice, fraud, cheatingex. te tia babakanikawai: a cheata. unjustv. to defraud, to cheat, etc.  vt. babakanikawaia: to cheat, to defraud, to trick, to sponge on... 
babakaniking
B  babákaniking/. vi. to assume royalty
babakannano
B  b'ab'ákannáno. vi. frequentative of b'akannano
babakanrerei
B  babákanreréi. vi. frequentative of bakanrerei
babakanrorobuaka
B  babákanroróbuaka. vi. frequentative of bakanrorobuaka
babakanroronga
B  babákanrorónga. vi. frequentative of bakanroronga
babakantamaroa
B  babákantamároa. vi. frequentative of bakantamaroa
babakantang
B  babákantang/. va. frequentative of bakantang
babakantoka
B  b'ab'ákantóka. vi. frequentative of bakantoka
babakaonon
B  babakáonon. vi. frequentative of bakaonon: to be in a very humble or abject way. 
babakarake
B  b'ab'ákarake. vi. to depart to the east
babakario
B  b'ab'ákario. vi. to depart to the west
babakatae
B  babákatae. a. frequentative of bakatae
babaki
B  babáki. va. frequentative of baki
babaáki. vi. to lie or sleep on the ground anywhere.  see raea
babako
B  b'ab'áko. vi. to lie as an infant in the arms or lap of a person. 
b'ab'áko. n. a foster child
O  babako. from. bako: bent, or ko: tightv. to carry in arms, on breast, to cuddle, to nurse, to press to bosom.  n. an adopted childvt. babakoa: to carry in nurse, to cuddle. 
babakoa
B  b'ab'ákoa. vt. to hold, as a child in the arms. 
babakoinawa
O  babakoinawa. n. lancet fish (large one). 
G  babakoinawa. sn. Acanthurus triostegus (ll)n. big one; lancetfish (ll,sm). 
L  babakoinawa. sn. Acanthurus triostegusn. surgeonfish, unicornfish
babakoran
B  babákoran. vi. to plan to assault
O  babakoran. n. small fryv. to fish for...  syn. ni babakouti
babaku
B  b'ab'áku. n. the flower of the uri
O  babaku. n. flower of uri tree.  ex. te tokotoko: bud of this flower. 
babamaiu
B  babamáiu. a. frequentative of bamaiu: verdant, green, fresh. 
babana
O  babana. from. babavt. to love passionately, to dote on, to be infatuated with. 
babananun
B  b'ab'ánanun. a. churlishbk. 1 Sam. 25:3. 
babane
B  b'ab'áne. a. ready, prepared
babæ/ne. a. skilled in climbing
baábane. va. an intensive of bane completely gone, all gone. 
O  babane. a. skilful (at climbing especially), skilful in any, every way. 
babane1. red. of banea. worn out, finished, absolutely finished. 
babanebane
B  babæ/nebæne. vi. frequentative of banebane
babaneki
O  babaneki. n. large cetacea, whale
babanga
B  babánga. vi. to be without knowledge, not to know how or about.  vt. to know not, to understand not. 
O  babanga. n. ignorance, inaptitudea. ignorant, inapt, unqualified, unskilful, inexpert at...  vc. ka-babanga: treat as ignorant, find... 
babangabai
B  babángab'ai. a. frequentative of bangab'ai : unskillful
babangaki
B  baabángaki. a. red and swollen as the bite of a mosquito. 
O  babangaki. from. bangakia. placed across, crosswise, crossingsee bangaki
babangaki1. n. a large cetacea, a whale
babangaki2. n. marks or traces of blows, or stripes on the skin. <welt ? -- gwg>. 
babanganikou
B  b'ab'ánganikóu. va. frequentative of b'anginikou: fast or caught as the hand. 
babanganimatang
B  b'ab'ánganimæ/tang. a. abounding in caves. 
babanganrino
B  b'ab'ánganríno. a. frequentative of b'anganrino: wont to do nice and careful work. 
babanganriro
B  b'ab'ánganríro. vi. frequentative of b'anganriro: to be very particular about. 
babangantaeka
B  b'ab'ángantáeka. vi. frequentative of b'angantaeka: to murmur,.  to complain. 
babanganun
B  b'ab'ánganun. va. frequentative of b'anganun: quarrelsome, e asily angered. 
babangaomata
B  babangaáomata. a. frequentative of bangaomata: unkind, ungrateful. 
babangare
B  bábangare. vi. to joke, to be funnysee manikangare
babaniman
O  Babaniman. n. Sirius; Babaniman meang: starn. Babaniman Maiaki: another star. 
babanura
B  b'ab'anúra. a. having a full breast over the sternum. 
O  babanura. n. lobster, chest like a lobster (neve). 
babanuri
B  babánuri. va. abounding in the leaves of the uri
babao
B  b'ab'áo. a. crooked
O  babao. sup. superlative of baoa. twisted, crooked, deformed, dishonest, false
babaokoko
B  b'ab'áokoko:. a. frequentative of b'aokoko: bent over. 
babaono
B  babáono. a. foolish
babaoua
B  b'ab'áoua. a. frequentative of b'aoua: crooked. 
babaraanikewe
B  b'áb'araæ/nikewe. vi. frequentative of b'aranikewe
babaraki
B  babaraáki. a. able to turn over as an infant. 
babarantiko
B  b'ab'aræn/tiko. vi. frequentative of b'arantiko
babareka
B  babaáreka. a. frequentative of bæreka
babarekatia
B  babárekátia. vi. frequentative of barekatia
babariko
B  b'ab'áriko. va. habitually assembling
babaro
B  b'ab'áro. va. assembled in numbers.  a. bent a little as the arm in walking. 
O  babaro. n. assembly of people. 
babaro1. from. barov. to empty, to overflowvt. kababaroa, to make flow over, to pour out. 
babaro2. a. curved inwards (arms, legs).  ex. te bai babaro, te wae babaro
babarua
B  b'ab'árua. vt. to crave, to greatly relish. 
O  babarua. vt. to be very fond of... (food). 
babatababa
O  babatababa. n. large tiger shark
G  babatababa. n. large, tiger shark (ll). 
L  babatababa. sn. Galeocerdo cuvierin. large requiem shark
babatauti
B  b'ab'atáuti. a. frequentative of b'atauti
babatei
B  babaátei. vi. to have the head so low as to be in danger of falling headlong.  ex. e baka ni babatei: he fell headl ong.  bk. Acts 13:18. 
O  babatei. a. person or object or animal turned upside down, or with head or front part down (aeroplane, bird, swimmer).  vt. kababateia: to put head lower than body.  ex. e baka ni babatei: it fell head first
babati
B  babæ/ti. n. the upper part of the thighn. the flesh of a fowl on the breast bone.  a. having prominent, largely developed hips
b'ab'áti. n. a bundlevi. to engage in making bundles. 
O  babati. n. rocks with holes where fish abound. 
babati1. n. a collection, a sheaf, parcel, bundle, armful, bale, bunchvt. babata, babatia: to collect, to put in bundles or bunches. 
babati2. n. side of hip, flesh off breast of birds.  ex. te ri ni babati: hip bone, iliac
babati ni kai
O  babati ni kai. n. collection of arms, war weapons
babatiakina
O  babatiakina. from. babativt. to put in bunches, or packets, or bundles
babatiana
O  babatiana. from. babativt. to put in bunches, or packets, or bundles
babatinikai
B  b'ab'átinikái. a. fully armed, armed to the teeth. 
babatiraeia
B  babátiráeia. vi. frequentative of batiraeia
babatita
B  b'ab'átita. vt. to bundle
O  babatita. vt. to put in bundles, bunches, packetssyn. babatiana, babatiakina
babatongotongo
B  b'ab'atóngotongo. a. frequentative of b'atongotongo
babatu
B  babæ/tu. n. a mat just begun, the first half of a mat.  vi. to begin braiding a mat. 
O  babatu. n. from babati.  a mat just commenced.  Nei Babatu: the woman who made the first mat. <myth>. 
babatua
B  babaátua. n. a roach
O  babatua. n. cockroach, blackbeetle, blakidae spider. 
G  babaátua. sn. family Blattidaen. a roach <cockroach> (k). 
babaturua
B  babatúrua. va. coming up as a squall, about to fall as the rain
O  babaturua. n. devastator, devastating force (as wind, storm, person, etc.). 
babau
O  babau. n. part of abdomen around pelvis.  te kai ni babau: a certain lath at base of fronton in construction. 
babaubauta
B  babaubáuta. vt. frequentative of baubauta
babaurua
O  babaurua. v. to gather together in great number, to assemble, to muster often. 
babaware
B  babáware. vi. frequentative of baware
babawarea
B  babáwarea. vt. frequentative of bawarea
babeina
O  babeina. n. fish, spot snapper
G  babeina. sn. Lutianus monostigmusn. spot snapper (hh). 
babera
B  bábera. n. a poplar (ENG)
O  Babera. n. Babel (ENG)ex. te nono ni Babera: Tower of Babel. 
babero
B  bæ/bero. n. buffalo (ENG)
babetito
B  babetíto. vi. to baptize (GR)
O  babetito. n. baptism. (ENG)vt. babetitoa: to baptise
babetitoa
B  bábetitóa. vt. to baptize (GR)
babobo
B  babóbo. n. a fading leaf growing red or yellowa. red or yellow as a fading leaf. 
O  babobo. a. colour of withering leaf, yellow, tan
baboia
B  babóia. a. skilled in perfumeing. 
O  baboia. n. clever perfume maker, one knowing how to perfume oil. 
babu
B  bábu. see n rawarawa
b'ábu. n. a fish, the. 
b'aábu:. n. a game in which every one is to keep silent and not to move at all.  vi. to play the game of babu, to assemble. 
b'aábu. intj. an exclamation on hearing the report of a gun
O  babu. n. a shark with flat snout. 
babu1. a. cut short, cut close, flat nosedvt. katibabu: to cut short, to cut close.  idiom. e babu karawa: the sky is calm and clear.  ex. e babu marawa: the sea is calm, no wind.  e kababu tabon aba: it is impossible to reach the end of the island (either because of strong wind or because of no wind). 
babu2. intj. bang! exclamation imitating a detonation. 
babu3. n. a game, players are silent and immobile.  v. to play at this game.  ex. kaina babu!: keep silent and don't move.  idiom. tai babu!: keep quiet! keep still! don't move. 
G  babu. n. toothless shark (ll). 
L  babu. sn. Ginglymostoma (orectolobidae)n. nurse shark
babua
O  Babua. n. Papua. (ENG)
babubura
O  babubura. n. a diseasesee ba
babue
O  babue. n. a species of taro
babue1. from. papa and bue: (chest, burning).  v. 1. to have heartburn, sour stomach.  n. 2. spirit of salts, hydrochloric acid
babunibakoa
B  b'ábunibákoa. n. a species of shark, the. 
babutababa
B  b'ábutábaba. n. a species of shark, the. 
G  b'ábutábaba. n. large toothless shark (ll). 
bae
B  bæ/e. n. this thing which.  va. busily engaged
b'áE. n. a lamp (perhaps from eng. fire). 
O  bae. n. te bae, te bae aei. this thing which ...  see baenne, baere
bae1. n. an obligation, duty, bond, occupation, employment, debta. bae, baebae, babae: obliged, tied, engaged, occupied, indebtedex. ti bae iroun te tia reirei: we are indebted to the teacher.  I aki bae iai: I am not bound.  vc. kabae, kabaebae, kabaea, kabaebaea: to tie, to attach, to oblige, to engage, to be under an obligation, to be bound, to get into debt, to borrowex.