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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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B ba 
  conj because, for, that, as
B b'a 
  n a continuous hard coral rock or ledge
  n coconut oil, a general term for oil, a coconut shell oil bottle
B ba 
  n the midrib or main stem of the coconut frond, a leaf
  n thunder
  n a skin disease of infants
B b'a 
  vi to belch
B ba 
  adv just now
  ex I a ba roko I arrived just now
O ba 
  conj because, so that, as, for.
  ex I aki nako ba I tabe: I am not going because I am busy
  idiom akea ba...: well, and so...
  ex ao ba?: why?
  ex taua ba kanam: take as your food.
O ba1 
  n te ba: something great, strong, powerful.
O ba2 
  n thunder.
  ex e ruo te ba, e rurunga te ba: the thunderbolt has fallen, the thunder roars.
O ba3 
  n a big crowd.
  syn te runga n aomata
O ba4 
  n rock, reef, crag, iceberg.
  a hard, solid, firm as a rock, fixed.
  ex e ba te wa, e ba te ang: a mass of canoes... clouds.
O ba5 
  intj tai ba! tai babu! don't say anything! don't move!
O ba6 
  n 1. oil.
  ex te ba nikoniko: small coconut shell used formerly as recipient for oil.
  ex te ati ni ba: small bottles for oil.
  n 2. coward.
  a cowardly.
  ex e ba, e bu:
  see inabaia, to make a show of courage and run away.
  n 3. belch.
  v to belch.
  fig n. disgust, aversion, repugnance.
  vc 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
O ba7 
  n leaf, palm, midrib of palm leaf, page of paper, card, leaflet
  ex te bana, ua ba, teni ba, etc.: one, two, three leaves
  ex au ba, am ba, etc.: fig. height, rank, class, excellence
  ex bau, bam, bana, etc.
  ex ko aki rota bau: you are not up to my rank, or worth
  ex te ba n uea: royalty, prince
  ex te moa ni ba: high rank
  ex te mwi ni ba: lowest rank, vile, rejected
  a baba: leafy, branchy, luxuriant
  ex ba ni kai: leaves, leaf of tree
  ex ba n ni: coconut leaf, palm branch <frond -- gwg>
  ex ba kabane: top branch
  ex kakoko : white leaf of coconut not fully developed.
  syn marewe
  ex te kinati: leaf of palm just beginning to appear
  ex te ba ni kiokio: small leaf (of babai, ene)
  ex te ba ni kimaimai: a leaf not yet divided into folioles
  ex te ba raerae: leaf already divided into folioles
  ex 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
  ex tae ba: tie the midribs of a leaf on; for ex. lattice
  n te ba ni boki, te iteraniba: leaf, page
  ex te ba ni kati: playing cards, a pack of...
O ba8 
  n a sickness (symptoms, violent diarrhoea)
  ex te ba bubura: same sickness only stronger
  ex te ba uraura: a sickness, red patches, inflammation of vein, phlebitis
  ex te babobo: a sickness, yellow jaundice.
O ba9 
  a tasteless, repugnant, repulsive.
  vc ka ba: giving...
O 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 skin.
  a tanned, tawny, bronzed.
  fig 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 uri.
  fig land or object acquired by adoption, inherited by an adopted ...

ba ni babai

O ba ni babai 
  n 1. taro leaves.
  n 2. membrane around the intestines.
  n 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, gullet.
  v 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 paleness.
  a pale like leaves of kanawa, sickly.

ba ni koko

O ba ni koko 
  and bakoko.
  n 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 leaves.
  syn ba maiu

baamai

L baamai 
  sn Pomacentridae
  n damselfish (gen)
  sn Abudefduf septemfasciatus
  sn A. sordidus
  sn Chromis caeruleus (bamaii)
  sn Dascyllus trimaculatus

baara

L baara 
  ew pala
  sn 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 b'aáb'aa 
  n the breast, the bosom
B baába 
  va abounding in leaves
B b'áb'a 
  vi to drown, to be drowned
O baba 
  n lancet fish.
O baba1 
  n imbecility, silliness, foolishness, imbecile, fool, simpleton.
  a foolish, silly, cracked, crazy, stupid.
  vc kababa: to make... treat as... to flatter, to toady.
  ex ko kababai: you take me for a fool
  ex babaea: love, dote on, idolize
  n te kababa: flattery of vain persons.
O baba2 
  n rope of lower sail yard, tack line.
  ex aita te baba: pull the line or haul in close to the wind
  ex kaki te baba: slacken the rope.
O baba3 
  n a board, plank, used for divers purposes; for ex. a wash board, surf board, etc.
  ex te baba ni borau: a draught board
  ex te baba n raranga: a board to weave on
  ex baba ni wati: wash board.
O baba4 
  vt 1. babai, babaiko, etc. to make mad, to bewitch, to cast a spell on.
  vt 2. to love to distraction, to give in to all the whims of...
  syn kinrangin
O baba5 
  n board, committee. (HAW)
  ex te baba n aine: an association of women, women's club.
O baba6 
  n papa (father). (ENG)
O baba7 
  v to drown, to be drowning.
  vt to drown.
  va tibaba: to lose foot and be drowning.
O baba8 
  n chest, lower part of thorax or breast.
  a kaubaba: large chested
  ex baba n ura: a bulging chest (like a lobster).
  n ubaba: brace, breast drill.
  vt u-babaea: to pierce with...
  syn ubaniban, ubanibania
O baba9 
  n te babana, ua baba: one basket, two baskets, etc.
  n coarse basket made of coconut leaves.
  ex te kanoa ni baba: the youngest, last child of family, youngest pig in litter (an insulting term).
O baba10 
  a leafy, branchy, thick set (foliage).
O baba11 
  n native brace (used formerly).
  vt babaea: to pierce with this instrument.
G baba 
  sn Acanthurus guttatus (ll)
  n lancetfish (sm)
G baba1 
  sn Ctenochaetus sp. (ll)
  n lancetfish (sm)
L baba 
  sn Acanthurus guttatus
  sn Ctenochaetus
  n surgeonfish, unicornfish
L 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 monostigmus
  n snapper

babaenikai

B babáenikái 
  va frequentative of baenikai

babai

B baabaái 
  vi to approach cautiously for the purpose of stealing
B b'ábai 
  n name of a plant having an edible bulbous root, resembling taro
  sn Arum cordifolium
O babai 
  v to go... treat gently (with precaution).
  adv cautiously, silently.
  vt babaea, babaia: idem
  ex babaia n anaia: take it gently, with care.
O babai1 
  v a large tubercle, species of taro
  sn Arum cordifolium
  ex kinds -- aning, ikaraoi, kaiura, kabe, atimainiku, atouman, boang, bukimakana, rikiantebaba, tutu, katutu, taororo
  ex plants -- baku, kabwebwe, ninganingan
  ex leaves -- ba ni babai, barobaro, barobaroba
  see ati ni katoka, butababa, ngan, bwerewa, etc.
O babai2 
  n yolk of egg, cooked
  note white is called te marai.
G b'ábai 
  sn Arum cordifolium
  n name of a plant having an edible bulbous root, resembling the taro (k)

babai n anti

O babai n anti 
  syn bubu
  n 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 stealthily.
  vt 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, hungry
  see bakaine
  vt 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, cheating
  ex te tia babakanikawai: a cheat.
  a unjust.
  v 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
B 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 b'ab'áko 
  n a foster child
O babako 
  from bako: bent, or ko: tight.
  v to carry in arms, on breast, to cuddle, to nurse, to press to bosom.
  n an adopted child.
  vt 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 triostegus
  n surgeonfish, unicornfish

babakoran

B babákoran 
  vi to plan to assault
O babakoran 
  n small fry.
  v 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 baba:
  vt to love passionately, to dote on, to be infatuated with.

babananun

B b'ab'ánanun 
  a churlish
  bk 1 Sam. 25:3

babane

B b'ab'áne 
  a ready, prepared
B babæ/ne 
  a skilled in climbing
B baábane 
  va an intensive of bane completely gone, all gone
O babane 
  a skilful (at climbing especially), skilful in any, every way.
O babane1 
  red of bane
  a 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, inaptitude.
  a 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 bangaki
  a placed across, crosswise, crossing.
  see bangaki
O babangaki1 
  n a large cetacea, a whale.
O 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,
  vi 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 funny
  see manikangare

babaniman

O Babaniman 
  n Sirius; Babaniman meang: star
  n 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 bao.
  a 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.
O babaro1 
  from baro
  v to empty, to overflow.
  vt kababaroa, to make flow over, to pour out.
O 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 cuvieri
  n 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 thigh
  n the flesh of a fowl on the breast bone
  a having prominent, largely developed hips
B b'ab'áti 
  n a bundle
  vi to engage in making bundles
O babati 
  n rocks with holes where fish abound.
O babati1 
  n a collection, a sheaf, parcel, bundle, armful, bale, bunch.
  vt babata, babatia: to collect, to put in bundles or bunches.
O 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 babati
  vt to put in bunches, or packets, or bundles.

babatiana

O babatiana 
  from babati
  vt 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, packets.
  syn 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.
  n a mat just commenced
  n 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 Blattidae
  n 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.
  n 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 monostigmus
  n 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 yellow
  a 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 b'ábu 
  n a fish, the
B 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 b'aábu 
  intj an exclamation on hearing the report of a gun
O babu 
  n a shark with flat snout.
O babu1 
  a cut short, cut close, flat nosed.
  vt 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
  ex e kababu tabon aba: it is impossible to reach the end of the island (either because of strong wind or because of no wind).
O babu2 
  intj bang! exclamation imitating a detonation.
O 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 disease.
  see ba

babue

O babue 
  n a species of taro.
O 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 b'áE 
  n a lamp (perhaps from eng. fire)
O bae 
  n te bae, te bae aei. this thing which ...
  see baenne, baere
O bae1 
  n an obligation, duty, bond, occupation, employment, debt.
  a bae, baebae, babae: obliged, tied, engaged, occupied, indebted.
  ex ti bae iroun te tia reirei: we are indebted to the teacher
  ex 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 borrow
  ex I kabaeai iroum: I want to borrow from you
  n te kabaebae: obligation, engagement, debt
  ex e bara baena: his debt is remitted
  ex kabaran te bae: fulfilling an obligation, paying a debt.
O bae2 
  n light, lamp
  ex wikin te bae (wick of lamp): lamp wick.
  ex kiratin te bae: lamp glass.

baeao

B b'áeao 
  n the pearl shell
O baeao 
  n oyster, pearl oyster, pearl shell.
  n tebo baeao: pearl fishing, diving for...
L baeao 
  sn bivalve
  n bivalve, white pearl oyster

baebaeta

B b'aeb'áeta 
  vt to chant the dead
O baebaeta 
  vt to lament over, to wail over, to cry...
  fig to run down, to discredit, to abuse.

baebaeti

O baebaeti 
  n idem. lamentation, plaint, dirge, chant of lamentations.

baei

B bæ/ei 
  n this thing
O baei 
  pron te bae aei, te baei: this thing here.

baeka

O baeka 
  n baekaeka: rock with pebbles around it
  ex kabaekaeka: hump on rock.

baekeke

O baekeke 
  or bura ekeke.
  a dominating or standing out, high.
  ex e baekeke i eta te wa arei: that canoe stands out well.
  fig remarkable, distinguished, of high rank, a person of...
  vc kabaekeke, kabaekekea: to exalt, to praise.

baekekeieta

B b'aekékeiéta 
  vi to excel in sailing to windward

baenata

B b'aenaáta 
  n a collection of stones used in entrapping fish <fsg>
  vi to engage in piling up stones as a trap for fish
O baenata 
  n a pile of stones, coconuts, debris lined up, long barrage of...
  vt kabaenata: idem. to make...

baene

B b'áene 
  n a basket having no cover
B bæ/ene 
  n that thing which (nearby)
O baene 
  n (N.) basket, basket without lid
  ex kinds: -- te baene ni kibe, te baene ni bon, te kabiaua, te kabure, te kete, te kuarong, te nokonoko, te nouburabura
  ex (S.) te baba, te bengabenga, te taurekareka, te abein, etc.
  vt baenena, baenenamarake: to put... in provision basket.

baenenibon

B b'áenenibòn 
  n a basket for containing bon

baenikai

B bæ/enikai 
  va busy, engaged, hindered
O baenikai 
  a late, retarded because busy, hindered, hampered.
  n delay.
  syn ningangata, au reke tabuki
  ex kabaenikai: which keeps late or delays
  ex kabaenikaia: to keep back, to hinder.

baenne

O baenne 
  n dem. adj. te bai anne: that thing there.

baere

B bæ/ere 
  n that yonder thing which
O baere 
  n the thing there which...

baerei

B bæ/erei 
  n that thing yonder
O baerei 
  dem adj. that thing there.

baewe

G baewe 
  sn Neothunnus macropterus (ll)
  n yellowfin tuna; large one (sm,ll)
L baewe 
  sn Neothunnus macropterus (Scombridae)
  n large mackeral, tuna

bai

B b'ái 
  n a thing, an object
B bái 
  n an arm, a wing
O bai 
  n thing, object, affair, member, organ, matter, material, element, substance, personal belonging, property, instrument, tool, machine, apparatus, utensil, result, report.
  ex e bai, e toronibai, ae bai: it counts, it is good, it is real
  ex e aki bai, e aki toroni bai: that doesn't matter, it is nothing at all
  ex te bai ni bobai: merchandise
  ex te bai ni buaka: war weapons
  ex te oi ni bai: a real thing, valuable
  ex oin te bai: essence, substance
  ex am bai ngai: I am your thing, your servant.
O bai1 
  n hand, arm, wing, fin, propellor, hands (of clock or watch) etc.
  ex baiu, baim, baina, etc.:
  ex some parts of hand: ngake ni bai, nano ni bai, raurauni bai, buki ni bai, roroa ni bai, tonotono ni bai, ika ni bai, tou ni bai, koro ni bai, etc.:
  ex parts of arm: a ni bai, manoku ni bai, biroto ni bai, buare ni bai, bubua ni bai, etc.
  ex e bai!: a foul! touching football by hand
  ex katei bai: show hands, swear
  ex bobai, kabobai, taubai: shake hands.
  fig servant, slave, employee.
  syn tabonibai, kaunga, toro, etc.
O bai2 
  pref to several compound words.

bai maono

O bai maono 
  n clammy hands, sweating hands.

bai n oro

O bai n oro 
  n hammer, cane, axe, whip, any instrument to hit with.
  syn te kai n oro
  red te kai n ororo.

bai n rang

O bai n rang 
  n a person who is a laughing stock... made fun of.
  vc kabainranga: to contemn, to despise, to use as a plaything.

bai n taitaim

O bai n taitaim 
  n a sharpening stone, a grind stone, a whet stone.

bai n takakaro

O bai n takakaro 
  n an object made sport of... fun of, toy, sports gear, equipment.
  vt baintakakaroa: to make fun of, to ridicule.

bai n tinaniku

O bai n tinaniku 
  n bars of canoe between taka and biro.

bai ni karau

O bai ni karau 
  n rain coat.

bai ni kataratara

O bai ni kataratara 
  n an instrument for looking, binoculars, telescope.

bai ni katine

O bai ni katine 
  n balance, scales, weighing machine.

bai ni katoto

O bai ni katoto 
  n a copy, model, pattern.

bai ni kiakia

O bai ni kiakia 
  na something glittering or shining in the distance (white sail).

bai ni man

O bai ni man 
  n a jest or attitude of dancer imitating flight of wings.
  a baiman raoi, baimanra: well, badly...
  vt bainimanraoa, bainimanraea: to imitate... well, badly.
O Bai ni man 
  n a star. Bai ni man maiaki, Bai ni man meang.
O bai ni man 
  n bird's wing, fish's fin.

bai ni mane

O bai ni mane 
  n men's clothes.
O bai ni mane1 
  n compensation for rape.
  vt bainimanea:

baia

O baia 
  n a coarse kind of food, tough and stringy.

baiati

O baiati 
  na generous, giving without counting, good measure.

baiba

B báiba 
  n a viper (ENG)

baibabaro

B báib'ab'áro 
  va carrying the arms a little bent
  n a person carrying his arms a little bent
O baibabaro 
  n curved arms
  also wae-babaro: bowlegged.

baibai

B báibai 
  n a fish, the
B b'áib'ai 
  vi to be in possession of property or wages
O baibai 
  n a fish, sole, flounder.
O baibai1 
  n Tem Baibai: a ladle.
O baibai2 
  n possession, ownership.
  v to use, to possess.
  n te tia baibai: the beneficiary, owner, heir.
  see n.v. kanibaibai: covetousness, <envy ? gwg>, desire to become rich.
  vc kabaibaia: to constitute possessor, heir, to give a legacy to..., to will to...
G báibai 
  sn Bothus mancus (ll)
  n flounder (sm)
G baibai1 
  sn Bothus pantherinus (ll)
  n flounder (sm)
G baibai2 
  sn Samariscus sp. (y)
  n flounder (sm)
L baibai 
  sn Bothidae
  n left-eye flounder

baibain

B b'áib'ain 
  n a heathen marriage ceremony attended with incantations
O baibain 
  n ancient marriage ceremony with incantations.

baibaina

B b'aib'áina 
  vt frequentative of b'aina: to use
O baibaina 
  red of baina.
  vt to possess, to use regularly.

baibainanti

B b'áib'ainæn/ti 
  n deformed
  n a deformity
O baibainanti 
  na deformity, deformed, misshapen from birth.
  vc ka baibainanta: to treat as...

baibakara

O baibakara 
  na one who dirties things with hands, sloven, slut, dirty
  ex baibakarakara.

baibake

O baibake 
  a awkward, clumsy with hands
  ex e bai bake, e bake baina.

baibao

B báib'áo 
  vi to miss the mark
  n a missing the mark
O baibao 
  a awkward with hands when throwing.

baibara

B b'áibara 
  n Bible (ENG)
O Baibara 
  n Bible, Holy Scripture. (ENG)

baibaro

O baibaro 
  n one who spills liquids through awkwardness of hands.

baibati

B báibati 
  a much, strong as the wind
O baibati 
  n vehemence.
  a vehement, strong, impetuous, (wind, sound).
  syn kibati
  vc ka-baibata: to make... to give strength, force to...
  ex kabaibati banami: increase the volume of voices.

baibi

B báibi 
  n a water or oil pipe (ENG)
O baibi 
  n pipe, tube. (ENG)

baibingao

O baibingao 
  n 1. offensive smell on hands.
  a 2. dirty...
O Baibingao 
  n a star.

baibo

B báibo 
  n a fish, the
G báibó 
  sn Neothunnus macropterus (ll)
  n yellowfin tuna; big one (sm,ll)
L baibo 
  sn Neothunnus macropterus (scombridae)
  n big mackeral, tuna

baibuaetia

O baibuaetia 
  syn baibuaka

baibuaka

B báibuaka 
  a very bad, badly done
  n injustice, poor or unskillful work
O baibuaka 
  syn tabonibai buaka
  a awkward, clumsy, lefthanded.
O baibuaka1 
  a rude, illmannered, improper in manners and act, filthy, dirty, insulting.
  n bad behaviour.
  v anga baibuaka: insult by coarse, rude words.
  ex kana butaeu, te butae!

baibuobuoki

O Baibuobuoki 
  n name of a star in Pegasus constellation.
O baibuobuoki 
  n a helping hand.
  a helpful, ready to help, give a hand.

baibure

O Baibure 
  n Nei Tebaibure or Baiburebure;
  n a constellation of five stars in V shape, part of Pegasus...
O baibure 
  n 1. a shark with white spots on fins.
  n 2. a species of dragon fly.
  syn tikutaumauna

baiburebure

B baibúrebure 
  n a species of shark, the
  n a species of dragon fly, the
  a having white spots on the arm
O baiburebure 
  a having white patches on skin of back of hands.
G baiburebure 
  n a large shark said to be dangerous (ll)
L baiburebure 
  sn Charcharhinus melanopterus
  n requiem shark

baieta

O baieta 
  a skilful on land only, not skilful at steering a canoe.
  ex e aki baitari ba e baieta: he is not a good seaman.

baieti

O Baieti 
  n a star.

baika

B báika 
  n these things which

baikabubu

B báikabubu 
  a awkward in throwing or spearing
  n want of skill in throwing
O baikabubu 
  a awkward, not skilful, badly aimed blows, not hitting home.
  vc ka baikabubua.
  syn baibake

baikai

B báikai 
  n these things
O baikai 
  n pron. baikai, bai aikai: these things.

baikairua

O baikairua 
  v taking what belongs to others by mistake, a mild way of pointing out a theft.

baikakateke

O baikakateke 
  n beautiful arms and elegance of dancers.

baikaki

B báikaki 
  n a pygarg [antelope, sea-bird] (ENG)

baikana

B báikana 
  n those things near by which
O baikana 
  n pron. bai akana: those things which...

baikanne

B báikanne 
  n those things near by
O baikanne 
  n pron. bai akanne: those things there (near).

baikare

O Baikare 
  n a star (Spica?) Heart? (Grimble).

baikateke

O baikateke 
  n sure aim combined with elegance.
  vc kabaikatekea: to boast of the skill or elegance of... to deem clever or artful.

baike

B báike 
  n those things yonder, which
O baike 
  n pron. baike, bai ake: those things which...

baikiaro

B báikiaro 
  a having a rising on the back of the lower arm
  n a person having a rising on the back of the lower arm
O baikiaro 
  a inelegant (arms puffed out), knarled towards the middle like kiaro of canoe.

baikimoa

B báikimoa 
  a thieff>vish
  n a thief
O baikimoa 
  n thief, robber.
  red babaikimoa.

baikinakina

O baikinakina 
  n flying fish.
G baikinakina 
  sn Cypselurus suttoni (ll)
  n flying fish (sm)
L baikinakina 
  sn Cypselurus suttoni (exocoetidae)
  n flying fish

baiko

O baiko 
  n strong hands for tying.
  fig a. mean, economizing, selfish.

baikoa

O baikoa 
  n agile hands, quick at work.
  syn baitata, baitoka
  vc kabaikoa: to hurry with work
  ex kabaikoakoa: to be quick.

baikomkom

B baikom/kom 
  a not skilled in catching or holding
O baikomkom 
  a whose hands do not grip, who loses hold, lets go.

baikora

O baikora 
  n strong hands or arms, muscular arms.
  vt baikora: to hold firm with hands, to overcome, to subdue, to use violence, to grasp, to seize, to lay hold of.
  vc kabaikora: to boast of the strength of...

baikoraki

B b'áikoraki 
  n wealth, riches
  a rich in personal effects
O baikoraki 
  a having all kinds of knacks, manners, ingenious, shrewd.
  ex ko baikoraki ra!: how shrewd, ... odd you are!
  fig odd, quaint,eccentric
  vc ka baikoraka: to boast of one's shrewdness , to treat someone as...

baikorakora

B b'aikórakora 
  a heavily sparred
B baikórakora 
  a capable of a firm grasp

baikori

B báikori 
  vi to engage in scratching the skin in abger, or gently
  n wrathful scratching
O baikori 
  a with long pointed fingernails.
  n claws which scratch.
  red bai korikori.

baikorikori

B baikórikori 
  vi frequentative of baikori
  n frequent wrathful scratching

baiku

B báiku 
  n the fish
B báiku 
  a unduly wide as a mat unskillfully made
O baiku 
  n a fish, ray, skate.
  a baiku, babaiku: large and long.
O baiku1 
  n hand or arms curved, not raised enough, arched (very inelegant in dance, ruoia).
G báiku 
  n name given to all sting rays (ll)
L baiku 
  sn Dasyatidae
  n stingrayy

baikuikui

B baikúikui 
  va afraid to handle or touch : hesitating to throw lest failing to hit, or in fear of hitting one standing near
  n hesitancy in throwing
O baikuikui 
  a babaikuikui: hesitating (hands), slow to act, to throw, to touch.
  vc kabaikuikuia: to treat as...

baimaere

O baimaere 
  n flying fish with striped fins.

baimaiu

B baimáiu 
  a skilled in cultivation
O baimaiu 
  a knowing how to plant and make grow, skilful cultivator.

baimanea

O baimanea 
  vt to clasp around with hands, to sustain or hold, etc.
  ex manea n taua, rabatia.
  syn manea n akoa: treat carefully, kindly.

baimangori

B baimángori 
  a slow in doing or making
O baimangori 
  n mediocre worker.

baimano

O baimano 
  a skilful at making watertight canoes.
  vt kabaimanoa: to boast of skill at...
  fig thrifty, saving.

baimanu

B báimanu 
  n a large fish, the
O baimanu 
  n giant ray, manta ray.
G baimanu 
  sn Manta sp.
  n manta ray (ll)

baimanuteitei (teitei)

L baimanu-teitei (teitei) 
  sn Manta (mobulidae)
  n manta ray

baimanutemai

L baimanu-temai 
  ew fai
  sn Dasyatidae
  n stingrayy (baimanu = ray)

baimaono

B baimáono 
  a having habitually sweaty hands

baimara

O baimara 
  n weak hands, feeble grip.
  ant baimatoa.

baimaran

B báimæræn 
  a not skilled in catching or holding
O baimaran 
  a letting things slip from hand, butter fingers.
  vc kabaimarana: to treat as bad climber, etc.

baimare

O baimare 
  n flying fish.
G baimare 
  sn Cypselurus suttoni (ll)
  n flying fish (sm)
L baimare 
  sn Cypselurus suttoni (exocoetidae)
  n flying fish

baimatoa

O baimatoa 
  a strong handed.
  vt baimatoa: to hold tight, to squeeze, to tie tightly, to overcome, to subdue.
  syn baikora
  vc kabaimatoa: to praise the..., to judge to be...

baimoa

O Baimoa 
  n Venus, Morning Star.

bain aine

O bain aine 
  n 1. women's clothes.
  n 2. land, etc., given in compensation for assault of wife or daughter.
  vt bainainea: to compensate husband or father for...

bain ni kun

O bain ni kun 
  v to cover one's face with one's hands in order to hide one's confusion.

bain tebo

O bain tebo 
  n diving suit, gear.

baina

B b'áina 
  vt to use, to make use of, to hold, to possess, to value
O baina 
  vt babaina, baibaina. to appropriate, to possess, to own, to use, to make use of, to employ or to make one's own.
  see bai
O baina1 
  n Tem Baina: ladle (with handle).

bainabora

B báinabora 
  n a pineapple (ENG)
O bainabora 
  n pineapple. (ENG)

bainae

O Bainae 
  n Nei Bainae: Will o' the wisp.
  see tebokamarawa

bainaine

B b'aináine 
  va stirred to anger or quarrel with reference to a woman

bainainea

B baínainéa 
  vt to quarrel with or assail a man in reference to a woman

bainanti

O bainanti 
  a unusual, unwonted, singular, extraordinary, abnormal, exceptional
  see baibainanti: deformed, natural deformity.
  vc kabainanta... to hold as...
  syn manninanti

bainataei

B b'ainatáei 
  n an incantation over a child
O bainataei 
  n 1. an incantation over a child (formerly).
  n 2. thing, way, manner, conduct of a child, childish.
  vt bainataea, babainataea: to treat as a child, to delude, to seduce, to fool, to beguile, to make fun of, to commit sacrilege.

bainataeia

B b'ainatáeia 
  vt to practice incantations over a child

bainikanewe

O bainikanewe 
  n a hook, coat hanger.

bainikataratara

B b'áinikatæ/ratEael 
  n a spy-glass

bainikiakia

B bainikíakia 
  va having white-caps on the sea

bainikirina

B b'áinikirína 
  vt to persecute, to abuse, to ill-treat
O bainikirina 
  vt to illtreat someone in any way, to torment, to persecute, to mock, etc.

bainiman

B báinimæn 
  va just appearing in the distance

bainimane

B b'áinim'aáne 
  n a disturbance arising from the unfaithfulness of the man
  va stirred to anger or quarrel as a woman in reference to a man

bainimanea

B b'áinim'aánea 
  vt to quarrel with or assail a woman with reference to a man
O bainimanea 
  vt to hold, to hold firmly, to subdue, to keep together.
O bainimanea1 
  v to make an incantation over a person to make them strong, virile.

bainingare

O bainingare 
  a laughable, ridiculous, derisory.
  ex tai karaoa anne, ko bainingare iai: don't do that you will make yourself ridiculous
  ex bai ni kangare: jest, trick
  vt bainingarea: to laugh at... to make fun of...

bainingareakina

O bainingareakina 
  vt to ridicule, to mock, to jeer, to scoff, to laugh at...

bainororo

B b'áinoróro 
  n a hammer

bainrangirang

B b'áinræ/ngiræ 
  vi to practice incantations
  n a fetish or instrument of sorcery
O bainrangirang 
  n fool's affair, tinsel, tawdry finery.
  vt bainrangirangia: to dress up in... to furnish with...

bainrangirangia

B b'ainræ/ngiræ 
  vt to perform incantations upon

bainraraea

B b'ainraráea 
  vt to blackguard, to assail with vile epithets
O bainraraea 
  vt to insult with rude, indecent words.

bainte

B báinte 
  n a pint (ENG)
O bainte 
  n pint, liquid measure. (ENG)

baio

O baio 
  from bai o: strong arms.
  a having strong arms for rowing, throwing, etc.
  vc kabaioa: to boast of the strength of, to bring into action the force of arms.

baioa

O Baioa 
  syn Bau, Bakora
  n gods, Nemesis, personification of chastisement, accident, obstacle.
  ex e taonai Baioa: something kept me late.

baira

O baira 
  a clumsy, awkward.

bairababa

B bairaábaba 
  vi to claim land as one's own unjustly
  n a false or unjust claim to land
O bairababa 
  a having large hands.
  fig grasping, avaricious, rapacious, greedy, covetous, ambitious.

bairae

O bairae 
  a having large hands.
  fig grasping, avaricious, rapacious, greedy, covetous, ambitious.

bairakau

B bairaákau 
  n a bird, the
O bairakau 
  n 1. frigate bird or other with large wings.
  a 2. abnormally long arms.

bairaoi

O bairaoi 
  a bairaroi. handy, skilful, clever, expert, generous, impartial.
  vt kabairaroa: to boast of the skill of..., the beauty or generosity of...
O bairaoi1 
  n one who makes or sells valuable things, well-made things.
  vc kabairaraoia, kabairaroi.

bairara

O bairara 
  n a man of blood, a murderer.

bairarae

B báirarae 
  a having unusually long arms
  n a species of shark, the
O bairarae 
  a a person with long arms.
  vt kabairarea: to treat as... to insult.
O bairarae 
  n a shark with long fins.
G báirarae 
  n a shark (ll)

bairaraoi

B b'áiraráoi 
  a well furnished
B báiraráoi 
  a impartial in the distribution of food

bairaro

O Bairaro 
  n Nei Bairaro: a strong regular wind.

bairaroi

O bairaroi 
  n good things, useful things, valuable things.
  a babairaraoi: who uses or gives good things.

bairawata

O bairawata 
  a heavy handed, having hands full of ill-gotten goods, thief, grabber.
  syn baiabuabu, bairuarua, bairawerawe

bairawerawe

B bairæ/weræwe 
  a wont to carry off thievishly
O bairawerawe 
  n idem. swindler, pick pocket, kleptomaniac.

bairawerawea

B báiræweræ/we 
  vt to snatch or carry off thievishly

baire

B baáire 
  vi to engage in measuring
  n a measure
O baire 
  n arrangement, organization, ordinance <decision -- gwg>.
  vt baire, babairea: to arrange, to regulate, to lay out, to organize, to rule, to administer. <decide -- gwg>
  n te baire, te babaire, bairean, baireakin: arrangement, organization, disposition, regulations, combination, etc.
  n te tia babaire: the organizer, chairman, president, administrator.

bairea

B baairéa 
  vt to measure, to adjust or set in order, to preside over as a moderator

baireke

O baireke 
  a handy, skilful with hands at catching, climbing, taking, i.e. to steal, to grasp, etc.
O Baireke 
  and Bairekereke, Kabairekereke
  n a star (of Scorpion).

bairekereke

B bairékereke 
  a skillful in catching
  n skill in catching
O bairekereke 
  va catching, holding tightly.

bairemwe

B báiremwe 
  vi to manipulate slowly
O bairemwe 
  from iremwe
  a slow at hand work.
  red babairemwe, babairemweremwe, kabairemwe: who works slowly, keeps back the work.
  vc kabairemwea: to keep late, to slow down, to impede work.

bairera

L bairera 
  sn Neothunnus macropterus (scombridae)
  n small mackeral, tuna

bairi

B b'áiri 
  n the nose
O bairi 
  n the nose
  ex te kai ni bairi: the bone of nose
  ex te ngake ni bairi: division between nostrils
  ex te tabo ni bairi: the end of nose.
  ex e maraki te bairi ao e winantiaki te aba: a sore nose means someone is speaking ill of you.

bairiati

B b'áiriati 
  n a tree, the
O Bairiati 
  n a flowering tree (with strong smell), smell makes the nose swell up, fruit and flower are poisonous.
  sn Baringtonia Asiatica

bairikaki

O Bairikaki 
  n a star.

bairoko

B báiroko 
  va quickly doing as in producing fire by rubbing sticks, or in fitting the planks of a canoe
O bairoko 
  n 1. flying fish.
  a 2. skilful at readjusting, setting bones.
  n a good bone setter.

bairoro

G bairoro 
  sn Prognichthys albimaculatus (ll)
  n flying fish (sm)
L bairoro 
  sn Prognichthys albimaculatus (exocoetidae)
  n flying fish

bairua

O bairua 
  v to make a mistake in taking.
  vt to take by mistake or, without appearing to, to steal.
  vc kabairua: to make...

bairuti

O bairuti 
  n a bird.
  syn matawa, te matawa n aba

baita

B b'áita 
  vt to take down as a basket from a shelf
O baita 
  from aita
  v to take, to take away, to withdraw quickly, skilfully.
  vt to move.
  ex baita kanoan am ati: take out the contents of your trunk.

baitaba

O baitaba 
  n 1. a species of fish with large fins (big ntaningamea)
  sn Mugilidae sp.
  n 2. a species of tuna, medium sized, yellow tuna.
G baitaba 
  sn Neothunnus macropterus (ll)
  n yellowfin tuna; medium sized (sm,ll)
L baitaba 
  sn Neothunnus macropterus (Scombridae)
  n medium mackeral, tuna

baitabare

B báitabare 
  vi to meddle
  n meddlesomeness
O baitabare 
  a touching everything, upsetting things.
  n a meddler, a thief.

baitabuaeti

O baitabuaeti 
  a working badly, carelessly, spoiling.
  vt baitabuaetia: to spoil, to bungle, to make a mess of, to botch...

baitabuariki

O baitabuariki 
  a idem. breaking everything, spoiling, working at break-neck speed.
  vt baitabuarikia: to break, to spoil, to smash.

baitaere

O Baitaere 
  n Nei Baitaere: a star.

baitangako

O baitangako 
  a hands covered with dirt, dirtying what they touch (object or food).
  n sloven, slut, dirty person.
  vt kabaitangakoa: to treat as...

baitanganga

O baitanganga 
  a beating the air, without energy, inert.

baitangauri

O baitangauri 
  vt idem. baitangauria: to touch, handle with fingertips.

baitangitang

O baitangitang 
  n a thing given with regret, a paltry gift, a mean gift.
  syn batoto

baitari

B b'áitari 
  n a species of jelly fish
O baitari 
  n jelly fish, large, (edible).
  sn Seypho medusae
G b'áitari 
  sn Carybdea alata
  n large scyphomedusae, 10-12 inches (i) <Medusa ?>
L baitari 
  sn Carybdea alata (Coelenterate)
  n jellyfish

baitata

B báitata 
  vi to work rapidly
  n rapid work
O baitata 
  a deft with hands, expeditious, smart.
  n smartness, quickness.
  vt kabaitata: to hurry, to be quick, to hasten with work.
  ex kabaitatako!: be quick!.

baitau

O baitau 
  a skilful at wrestling, boxing
  and bai-itau is more commonly used.

baiteke

B báiteke 
  a skilled in hitting the mark
  n skill in hitting the mark
O baiteke 
  n dexterity.
  a having a sure aim.
  vt kabaitekea: to make dexterous, to boast of the dexterity of...
  nv kabobaiteke: competition of target shooting, dart throwing, etc.

baitererei

O baitererei 
  v to touch or take with tips of fingers.
  vt baitereia: to take, to touch daintily.

baitia

O baitia 
  a active or smart at work, getting done quickly, to accomplish in short time
  ex babaitia.
  syn baitata, baitoka

baitoito

B báitoito 
  a light in weight, not heavy
O baitoito 
  a light as the ito, very light, weightless.

baitoka

B báitoka 
  v working rapidly
  n rapid work, rapidity in work
O baitoka 
  a baitokatoka, babaitoka: quick, smart, agile with hands, accomplishing rapidly, agile.
  vt kabaitoka: to hurry, to hasten a work, to make someone hurry with work. make haste!
  see baitata

baitokatoka

B baitókatoka 
  va frequentative of baitoka

baitongo

O baitongo 
  n fruit, endocarp of foreign tree.

baitoto

B baitoóto 
  a very light, not dense, hence light
  n lightness, want of weight
O baitoto 
  n a petty thief.
  v to pilfer.
O baitoto1 
  n thing given regretfully, reluctantly, grudgingly.
  syn baitangitang
O baitoto2 
  a dirty, soiled.

baituru

B báituru 
  n a scar of a burn
  vi to engage in burning scars
O baituru 
  from turu: marked.
  n marks on the skin, burn mark, gash made as a sign of mourning, stigmata.
  vt baiturua: to imprint, to stamp, to mark.

baiturua

B baitúrua 
  vt to scar as the arm with burns

baiuki

B báiuki 
  a unskillled in fitting canoe planks
O baiuki 
  n bad adjuster (used especially in construction of canoes for joining boards). .
  ant bairoko: for small things; baimano: for canoes.

baiun

O baiun 
  n object or subject of a dispute
  and bai n un is more frequently used.

baiura

O baiura 
  n 1. a species of yellow tuna.
  n 2. large flying fish with reddish fins.
G baiura 
  sn Cypselurus unicolor (ll)
  n flying fish (sm)
G baiura1 
  sn Neothunnus macropterus (ll)
  n yellowfin tuna; small one (sm,ll)

baiuti

B báiuti 
  n a small louse
O baiuti 
  n small lice, vermin <louse -- gwg>

baka

B b'áka 
  vi to fall
  n a fall, suppression, defeat
  n land acquired through marriage
B bæ/ka 
  n a wedding feast
  a fully ripe, as the pandanus fruit
  vi to go at, to begin, to attempt
B bæ/kaa 
  vt to pretend, to make as though
O baka 
  a red, vermilion (used specially for fruit, and more especially for pandanus fruit)
  ex baka, bakabaka: red, vermilion. e baka-tawa, e baka tokinana, e baka morina: the fruits are red, ripe
  vt kabakea, kabakabakaea: to let ripen.
O baka1 
  n te amarake ni baka, te baka: a feast, banquet, marriage feast.
O baka2 
  v babaka, baka n ... babaka n: to simulate, to feign, to pretend.
  n pretence.
  ex e baka n akoi: he pretends to be kind
  ex e baka ni birinako: he pretends to run away
  vc bakaea te: to pretend to ...
O baka3 
  v to fall, to tumble, to overturn, to ruin.
  n decadence, want, turn to play (cards).
  v baka, babaka, bakabaka: to fall, to tumble, to succumb, to sink down, to collapse, to give away, to fall in, to die (S.), to be beaten in combat, to fall away, to fall from one's rank, to deceive, to dupe, to be scandalized, to abate.
  ex e baka man nakoana: he was sacked, put out of office <fired -- gwg>.
  ex e kakerikakaki, e baka au bong: I lost a day, I missed my day.
  v bakarake, bakario: to go or to drift towards the east, the west side.
  v nibakabaka: to stumble, to stagger often.
  vc kabaka, kabakabaka: to make fall, to throw down, to upset, to knock down, to steer for, head for.
  fig scandalize, deceive, disconcert, to foil.
  ex kabakanano: to discourage, to deceive
  ex ko a kabaka: you are discouraging
  a kabakaroro: very deceptive
  v kabaka: to disconcert
  n te man ni kabaka: deceptive manners
  n te bai ni kabaka: scandal
  n te kabakabaka: scandal giving
  idiom e na baka ra?: excuse for not giving more
  ex te kab'aka: syrup of toddy (very thick) gets its name from the fact that it does not pour out but falls by bits
  see bakaraoi, bakara, bakabuaka

baka n akoi (p.)

O baka n akoi (p.) 
  v to pretend to be kind.
  n a feigned kindness or amiability.
  vt baka n akoa, babaka n akoa: to pretend, to feign to welcome.

baka n anea

O baka n anea 
  v babaka n anea. to pretend to take to heart.

baka n aoka

O baka n aoka 
  see n. v.t. aoka

baka n ataei

O baka n ataei 
  v babaka n ataei. to be childish, to be frivolous.
  n childishness, childish manner.

baka n ataeinaine

O baka n ataeinaine 
  v to act the young lady.

baka n atua

O baka n atua 
  v babakantua: to pretend to be God or acting as such, to make oneself God.

baka n nano

O baka n nano 
  v to fall in love.
  vt bakannanoa.

baka n nanona

O baka n nanona 
  vt babaka n nanona. to pretend to take to heart, to love, to be taken with, to desire.

baka n rabakau

O baka n rabakau 
  v babaka n... to pretend to be clever, to believe oneself to be so.

baka n rang

O baka n rang 
  v to feign poverty... want.

baka n rerei

O baka n rerei 
  v to jest, to banter, to treat wantonly, to tease, to joke.
  vt bakanrereia: to make fun of, to trifle with something serious.

baka n roronga

O baka n roronga 
  syn babaka n rorobuaka

baka n taeka

O baka n taeka 
  vt babaka n ... to abuse, to recriminate against.
  syn banga n taeka (more frequently used).

baka n tamare

O baka n tamare 
  n a debauchee.
  v to act the dandy.
  a debauched.

baka n toka

O baka n toka 
  v to act or ape the great or the rich.

baka oko

O baka oko 
  v to feign to be crippled.

bakabai

O bakabai 
  n payment, wages, bets, salary.
  idiom e bakabai te aba: the wages are being paid.
  n te kabakabai: the payment of... the time for...

bakabaka

B bæ/kabæka 
  a frequentative of baka: fully ripe, as the pandanus fruit
  n a fully ripe or red pandanus fruit, a red color
B b'ákab'aka 
  va well cooked, as thick syrup

bakabaka ni koroa

O bakabaka ni koroa 
  v to keep aloof, to be singular, show off.

bakabakanikoroa

B b'ákab'akanikóroa 
  vi to hasten to meet a coming friend
  n a hastening to meet a coming guest, a welcome
B b'ákab'akanikóroaa 
  vt to welcome a returning friend by hastening to meet him

bakabane

B baakabáne 
  n second stage of a coconut leaf
O bakabane 
  n the centre or highest palm leaf.

bakabaun

O bakabaun 
  from pound (lb) English weight.
  n issue, distribution of rations, of amount agreed to.
  n te tai ni bakabaun: hour, time of...
  vt bakabauna: to give... to distribute...

bakabenuamuri

O bakabenuamuri 
  syn bakaburaerae
  n a kind of loin cloth with fringe.

bakabobo

O bakabobo 
  syn tiribobo
  v to flap wings (cock), to challenge by clapping hands on thighs.
  n early rising.

bakaborau

B bákabórau 
  vi to engage in escorting
  n the escorting of a person
O bakaborau 
  v to accompany someone leaving for a voyage, to see off (for long sea voyage).
  vt bakaboraua: to accompany to place of embarcation.
  n a farewell party.

bakaboraua

B bákaboráua 
  vt to escort

bakabota

O bakabota 
  n the sting of ray or sword fish tied in a bunch to a long pole and used formerly as war weapon.

bakabu

O bakabu 
  n filling in, padding of dance melodies.

bakabua

O bakabua 
  n te bakabua: hoarseness.
  a baka bua: hoarse.
  v kabakabua: to make hoarse, to talk, to sing or shout loudly (losing one's voice thereby).
  ex e baka buau ni weiteiko: I am hoarse calling you.

bakabuaka

O bakabuaka 
  syn tekebuaka, tekera
  n ill luckk.
  vc kabakabuaka: to cause ill luck.

bakabubu

O bakabubu 
  v to smoke slightly.
O bakabubu1 
  n a magic ceremony formerly to take away fear, give courage to warriors.

bakabure

B bákabure 
  vi to engage in plotting one's destruction
O bakabure 
  n suicide.
  vt bakaburea: to commit suicide, to neglect or cause the loss of something, to wish the loss or ruin of...

bakaburea

B bákaburéa 
  vt to commit suicide
  vt to give a person poison without his knowledge : to beguile one to his death or into trouble

bakabwi

B bákabwi 
  vi to engage in tying coconuts in bunches of ten each
  n a bunch of ten coconuts tied together
O bakabwi 
  n bundles or groups of ten, in tens.
  vt kabakabwia: to put in tens.

bakabwia

B bakabw/ia 
  vt to tie coconuts in bunches of ten each

bakaea

B bakáea 
  see vt bakaine
O bakaea 
  vt to pretend.
  ex e bakaea te birinako: he pretends to run away.
O bakaea1 
  vt babakaea; to ill treat, to neglect, not take care of...

bakaieie

O bakaieie 
  v to rock oneself.
  n a rocking chair.

bakaine

B bakáine 
  vi to be negligent of a parent's wants
O bakaine 
  n babakaine; negligence, abandonment, neglect.
  vt bakainea, babakainea: to neglect a person one has charge of, not to take good care of... to ill treat...

bakainea

B bakáinea 
  vt to neglect one's parent

bakake

B bákake 
  vi to engage in ill treating a foster child
  vi to be negligent of work in the harvest season
  n ill trearment of a foster child
  n neglect of harcesting
O bakake 
  v to waste, to have no care of (food, harvest, children, etc.).
  vt bakaea: to waste, to neglect.
  syn bakaine

bakakea

B bákakéa 
  vt to ill treat as a foster father his foster child

bakako

O bakako 
  sup superlative of akoi (probable).
  n a feigned welcome, false assiduousness.

bakakurabe

O bakakurabe 
  n (fall of rectum) bottom fallen out of (basket, bag, etc.).
  ex e baka kurabena: the bottom has fallen out
  vc kabaka kurabena: to make... fall (used baskets, bags, utensils, etc.).
B b'ákakuræ/be 
  va protruding as the lower bowel

bakamaieta

O bakamaieta 
  n a dish consisting of grated coconut and toddy (karewe).

bakamanang

O bakamanang 
  n clothing in rags, an open sore.
  a in rags, in pieces.
  ex e baka manangina: it is falling asunder.

bakamangai

B b'akam'ángai 
  n a person having a sharp chin
O bakamangai 
  a stupefied, dazed (in admiration or supefaction).
  ex e baka mangaina: he is gaping, open mouthed
  vc kabakamangai: cause of...

bakamau bakamaua

O bakamau bakamaua 
  vt to steer, to direct towards.
  ex bakamaua te nano: to direct the will towards.

bakamaurua

O bakamaurua 
  vt to rush at with great force, to fall upon.

bakamim

B bákamim 
  n the bladder
O bakamim 
  n the bladder.
  vt bakamimia: to cause to urinate.
  ex bakamimia te tei: make child pass urine.

bakamoamoa

B bakamóamoa 
  vi to accuse another of fault in order to screen one's self
O bakamoamoa 
  n hypocrite, boaster, braggart.

bakanako

O bakanako 
  adv gone pastt (in time or space).
  ex e a bakanako taina: a long time ago
  vc kabakanakoa: to let pass on.
O bakanako1 
  a abundant, plentiful, extreme, excessive, enormous, extraordinary, surpassing, going further.
  ex e bakanako tamaroana: excessively beautiful
  vt kabakanakoa n ... : to overstep, to exceed, to go beyond the mark.

bakanana

B bákanana 
  va scattered about in profusion
O bakanana 
  a bakatakanana. dirty, soiled, stained, filthy.
  vt kabakanana: to dirty, to soil.

bakananoa

B b'ákanæ/noa 
  vt to fall in love with, to be enamored of

bakanataei

B bakanataei 
  vi to pretend to be, or to assume the airs of a child

bakanateiaine

B bákanatéiaine 
  vi to pretend to be a young woman, to flirt as a woman
  n flirtation, a pretending to be a young woman

bakanatua

B bákanátua 
  vi to aspire to deity, to pretend to be a god
  n the assuming to be god

bakanikai

O bakanikai 
  or beka ni kai:
  n spermatozoon, sperm.

bakanikoroa

O bakanikoroa 
  v to have no restraint, to desire, to cover (esp. food).
  vt babakanikoroa: to covet, have strong desire for...

bakanimate

O bakanimate 
  v to feign death.
  n sudden death.
O bakanimate1 
  vt to desire, to covet, to love passionately, blindly,
  see mate n ...
  ex ai bakanimatena te amarake anne: he is crazy about that kind of food.

bakanimtao

B bakanjm/tao 
  n boiled, scraped, coconut after having been squeezed in a strainer : the oil from the same
  va sufficiently boiled for squeezing as scraped coconut
O bakanimtao 
  n 1. oil made from grated coconut.
  and bakanutao (S.)
  n 2. residue of coconut after oil is extracted.
  vt bakanimtaoa: to treat coconut with this method.

bakanimtaoa

B bákanimtáoa 
  vt to prepare boiled coconut oil

bakannaioro

O bakannaioro 
  v to rebound against obstacles in succession.
  syn tirioro

bakannano

B b'ákannæ/no 
  vi to fall in love

bakanrang

B bákanrang 
  vi to act as a man who is meanly fed by another

bakanrerei

B bákanreréi 
  vi to trifle, to jest, to make fun
  n trifling, jesting, joking

bakanrereia

B bákanreréia 
  vt to turn into jest

bakanrorobuaka

B bákanroróbuaka 
  vi to put on the airs of manhood

bakanroronga

B bákanrorónga 
  vi to feed away from home
  n the taking of one's meals away from home

bakantamaroa

B bákantamaároa 
  vi to dress up, to try to look fine
  n the attempt to show off in dress, assuming to be good looking

bakantang

B bákantang 
  va envious, jealous, lit: pretending to cry
B bákantang 
  n envy, jealousy
O bakantang 
  n jealousy, envy.
  a jealous, envious.
  vc babakantanga: to make envious, to cause...

bakantirioro

O bakantirioro 
  syn n.v. bakanaioro

bakantoka

B bakantoka 
  vt to assume to be a large landholder

bakanutao

O bakanutao 
  n ordinary coconut oil.
  syn bakantao, bakanimtao

bakao

B bákao 
  n hire, rent, interest
O bakao 
  n rent, interest, revenue.

bakaobo

B bakáobo 
  a very hungry
  n great hunger
O bakaobo 
  v to be in jeopardy, to fall from weakness.

bakaoko

B bakáoko 
  vi to engage in lashing a sail to a spar
  n the lashings of a sail
O bakaoko 
  n the cord which attaches the sail to yards or those used to reef sails.
  vt bakaokoa: to tie or reef sail by these.

bakaokoa

B bakáokoa 
  vt to lash a sail to a spar

bakaonon

B bakáonqn 
  n begging done in an abject way
  vi to beg in a very humble or abject way
O bakaonon 
  v to act the beggar.
  n an importunate beggar.

bakaoraora

O bakaoraora 
  from ora
  n a spirit, Nemesis.
  see Baioa

bakara

B bákara 
  n ill treatment of a foster child
  n neglect of harvesting
B b'akaraa 
  a not well married
B b'akara 
  vt to fall upon
O bakara 
  from baka
  vt to fall on, to surprise, to attack suddenly, to shock.
  idiom e bakarai te bata: the house fell on me (or) I was stupefied; idem.
  sup rere bakara: to fall on like lightning.
O bakara1 
  n unlucky, ill luck (in marriage only).
O bakara2 
  idiom e na bakara: it is not so bad (or) it can be appreciated (said to excuse oneself for the poor gift one is giving).
O bakara3 
  n dirt, stains.
  a dirty, daubed.
  vc kabakara: to make dirty, to spread or daub
  ex kabakabakara.

bakarae

B bákarae 
  va scattered about, in confusion, out or order
O bakarae 
  a bakaraerae: scattered about, in disorder, scattered in disorder.
  vc kabakarea: to leave in disorder, to scatter.
  a bakaraerae: unkempt, abandoned, forsaken, friendless.
  vt bakaraerae: to abandon a person, to forsake, to leave something abandoned.

bakarakara

B bákarákara 
  vt to besmear with filth, etc, to daub

bakarake

O bakarake 
  v to go up, to ascend, to go towards the sky or towards the east.
  ex e a bakarake Tai: the sun is already up.

bakararan

O bakararan 
  v to be exhausted, to be tired out, to be downcast.

bakarateaba

O bakarateaba 
  n Nei Bakarateaba: Pole Star.

bakaraurau

B bakaráurau 
  see a bakara and taubururu

bakarawa

O bakarawa 
  n food distributed to donors in compensation.
  syn kabomwi:

bakarere

B bákarere 
  n a neuralgic, darting pain
  vi to engage in casting and transfixing with a dart
O bakarere 
  from rere:
  v go; to go in a straight line quickly.
  vt bakarerea: to throw straight on, to steer direct to, to hurl straight, to dart.
  n te kai ni bakarere: weapon thrown, arrow, dart, javelin, harpoon, a sharp pain.

bakarerea

B bakarérea 
  vt to spear by throwing, to transfix with a dart,
  vt to baste, to sew slightly with long stitches

bakario

O bakario 
  v to go, to steer, go towards, to advance towards the west.
  ex e bakario tai: the sun inclines towards the west.

bakaro

O bakaro 
  vt bakaroa: to mend.
  a mended, patched.
O bakaro1 
  n bakarokaro: a feeble wake of light, an intermittent pale glimmer, phosphorescent glimmer, spark.
  see makaro, makarokaro, takaro, takarokaro, taukaro, taukarokaro
  n a spark, a flame, a glimmer.

bakaroto

B bakaróto 
  va rising or ascending, as a great volume of smoke
O bakaroto 
  n thick black smoke of damp wood, trailing, spreading out.
  vt kabakarotoa: to make black smoke so.

bakarouaba

B bakaróuaba 
  n a large sleeping mat
O bakarouaba 
  n an ancient double mat (ideal and imaginary) used as form of respect and tenderness towards a person to be honoured, honourable formula
  ex kiem te bakarouaba, rabunam te iti ao uningam te bakatokatake: for your bed a large mat, your blanket lightning, your pillow a royal cushion.

bakarua

O bakarua 
  a lost, mislaid in disorder, not to be found among the disorder.
  vt bakarua: to lose, to upset, to change place among disorder, to upset debris.

bakarube

B bakárube 
  n a covering, either a mat or cloth
O bakarube 
  n something to drape oneself in. a cover, veil, cloak, shawl, toga, mat (used mostly in figurative or poetic style), nimbus, shadow, halo of light, covered by moonbeams.
  see boa ketam
  vt bakarubea: to cover with... to cover so.

bakaruru

B bákaruru 
  a hungry
  n great and distressing hunger
O bakaruru 
  v to be shaking from weakness, hunger, tiredness.
  vt kabakarurua: to make tremble, to shake.
  syn kabakirurua

bakatae

B bákatae 
  a extravagant, prodigal, lavish
  n prodigality, extravagance
O bakatae 
  v to waste, to squander, to lavish, to dissipate.
  vt bakataea: to waste, to squander, to dissipate.
  n te tia bakatae: squanderer
  ex te nati ae bakatae: the prodigal son.

bakataea

B bakatáea 
  vt to squander, to waste

bakatamoa

O bakatamoa 
  n a sort of ballet dance, imported from Samoa.

bakatara

B bákatara 
  vt to assault on the sly
O bakatara 
  vt to look carefully at
  ex bakatara: to look well, to observe, to remark, to notice.

bakatarawa

O bakatarawa 
  n a half-size coarse mat, made of coconut leaves, used for canoes (inai), placed on canoe at place of this name.

bakatari

O bakatari 
  n cord or string to tie a weapon (mbo, batiraku) to wrist.

bakatata

B bákatæta 
  va badly battered as a hand or foot by a blow <phy>

bakatati

B bákatæti 
  va evenly cut
  n a straight or even row as of trees or houses
O bakatati 
  n steep slope, cliff.
  a steep, sheer, cut straight, in line.
  vt bakatatia: to cut straight, to crop straight.
  fig net, outright, well sliced, certain.

bakatatia

B bakatæ/tia 
  vt to cut off evenly the hair in front or behind

bakataua

O bakataua 
  vt to steer towards, to point out place, to show the way towards...

bakate

O Bakate 
  n Easter, Paschal time
  ex te tai ni Bakate: Easter time.
  syn Itita

bakate keria

O bakate keria 
  v to point out, to show, to head for, to steer to end in view.

bakateke

B b'ákatéke 
  n a rough ledge of rock or stratum
O bakateke 
  n 1. a rock with sharp surface.
  a 2. rough, rugged.

bakatekea

B bakatékea 
  vt to visit by water or land
O bakatekea 
  vt to steer towards, to aim at, to head for, to point out, to speak directly to, to blame directly.

bakatekera

B bakatékera 
  vt to approach, to go to, to visit
O bakatekera 
  vt idem. (for places) to steer towards, to head straight for...

bakati

B bákati 
  n a fish, the
  vi to squirt
B b'akaáti 
  vi to go to a strange land
  n a visit to a strange land
O bakati 
  n a fish, Jew fish, rock cod (poisonous)
  ex kauoton te bakati: idem. giant, enoromous species of...
  a squint eyed, cross eyed.
  syn matabao
O bakati1 
  from ti bakatiti
  v to jet, to spout, to gush, to spurt out, to squirt out.
O bakati2 
  from æti: land.
  v to go from one island to another, to travel.
  syn kare ati, ewe ati, tiriaba, borau.
G bákati 
  sn Promicrops lanceolatus
  n jewfish (this rock cod grows to an enormous size but is not often caught; it is considered to be poisonous in all areas where poisonous fish have been found) (hh)
L bakati 
  sn Plectropomus lanceolatus (Serranidae)
  n grouper, seabass

bakatibu

B bákatibu 
  n an ancestor
O bakatibu 
  n ancestors.

bakatibutibu

B bakatíbutibu 
  a dropsical
O bakatibutibu 
  a tendency to swell up, to obesity, to dropsy.

bakatitau

O bakatitau 
  n a certain dish, prepared from kabubu and grated coconut mixed.
  see kauau, kaiai

bakatiti

O bakatiti 
  a beginning to ooze in thin trickle.
  a frequentative of bakatokitoki.

bakatoki

O bakatoki 
  n frequentative of bakatokitoki.
  n stop, end, terminus, barrier, obstacle.
  a refractory, stopping, stubborn.
  v to be refractory.
  vt bakatokia: to stop, to repel, to reject, to send away.
  red bakatokitokin te nao: momentary and successive stoppages caused by waves.

bakatokitoki

B bakatókitoki 
  vi to reverberate, to bump again and again as a boat

bakatoko

B bákatoko 
  n a long brace for supporting the prow of a canoe when beached
O bakatoko 
  n a support, prop, stay, buttress.
  v to lean against, to support.
  vt bakatokoa: to support, to uphold, to stay, to consolidate.

bakatokoa

B bakatókoa 
  vt to brace the end of a canoe when beached

bakatoto

O bakatoto 
  a rotting, corrupting.

bakatuka

O bakatuka 
  vt to pretend opposition, try to make opposition, to oppose.

bakatuntun

B bakatun/tun 
  vi to arrive as a fleet
O bakatuntun 
  v to break against, to bump against, to knock against directly.
  v to fall directly on.
  vc kabakatuntuna: to aim straight and arrive directly on...

bakaturu

O bakaturu 
  v to lean against, to press on, to stick to, to hit directly
  see turu:
  v apply directly to... to stick to, to mark strongly.
  ex e bakaturu te taeka i aona: what is said applies directly to him... hits the nail on the head.

bakatutu

O bakatutu 
  n a bath towel, a towel, a sponge.

bakaua n iku

O bakaua n iku 
  n name of giant ray, personified, totem.

bakaukau

O bakaukau 
  n (foreign word, Hawaii?) private business.
  v to trade (with food mostly).
  vt bakakaua: to buy or sell so.

bakawai

O bakawai 
  n a variety of food, a delicacy made with taro.
  vt bakawaia: to prepare, to cook this dish.

bake

B b'ákee 
  a having the lip deformed
B baákee 
  n tobacco (ENG)
O bake 
  n tobacco. (ENG)
  ex te kati ni bake: a case of tobacco.
O bake1 
  a bent, crooked, awkward.
  fig e bake bairina, e bake riana: crooked nose... lips.
  a disappointed, taken in, ashamed, confused.
  vc kabakea: to treat as awkward, disappointed, etc.
O bake2 
  n loading ship, cargo ship (barque). (ENG)

bakekete

B bakeékete 
  a light, not heavy

bakeke

B b'ákeke 
  va failing to make land, as a canoe
O bakeke 
  n a direct hit, sound of direct hit.

bakete

B bákete 
  a better, convalescent, easy
O bakete 
  n bakekete. lightness.
  a light
  see bebete
  vc kabaketea, kabakeketea: to ease, to lighten, to unballast, to abate, to diminish, to alleviate.

baketi

B báketi 
  n a meeting for exchange, a feast
  see ioki
B b'áketi 
  n a bucket, pail (ENG)
O baketi 
  n a bucket, pail. (ENG)
O baketi1 
  n a repast in common, exchanging food (S.)
  syn te ioki (recent word).

baki

B b'áki 
  va assembled outside for want of room
B bæ/ki 
  a hungry
  n hunger
B baáki 
  n a park (ENG)
  n pan leaves for enriching a babai patch
  va gone ashore, as a boar on the beach
O baki 
  n accumulation, heap, pile, crowd, conglomeration, mob.
  a accumulated, piled up, grouped, crammed.
  vt kabaka (te koraki): to accumulate, to pile up, to group.
O baki1 
  n debris, driftwood, many things heaped or scattered.
  ex te baki ni mange: heap of rubbish lying across
  ex te baki ni kuia: tree trunks stranded
  ex e baki te wa: the canoe is stranded crosswise
  ex te baki, te aobaki: fig. an abandoned rejected person.
  vc kabaakia:.
O baki2 
  n pandanus leaves tied in long bundles made into coils and put around taro plants.
O baki3 
  n hunger, leanness, thinness.
  vt baki, babaki, bakibaki, aobaki, bakiruru, bakiroro, kibakibaki: to be hungry, to be famished,... starved, ... thin, ... slim, ... hollow, ... empty.
  vc kabaki: to cause hunger, make hungry
  vc kabaka: idem. to make thin.
  n te kabaki: time of famine.

baki ni kuia

O baki ni kuia 
  n trunks of trees stranded on beach
  ex te kuia, te kai ni maeao.

bakibaki

B bákibaki 
  see a b'atob'ato

bakibora

O bakibora 
  a staved in, battered, dented, deformed.
  ex e bakibora am baketi: your bucket is smashed in
  vt kabakibora: to stave in, to deform.

bakikangenge

O bakikangenge 
  na thinness of T.B., emaciated, skeleton like.
  vt kabakikangengea: to make...

bakiroro

B bákiroro 
  a very hungry
  see baki
O bakiroro 
  sup superlative of baki.
  v to be very hungry, starving.
  vc kabakiroroa: to starve, to make feel hungry.

bakiruru

O bakiruru 
  a weak with hunger (trembling).
  vt kabakirurua...

bakitaia

B bæ/kitáia 
  a poor, thin in flesh, lean
O bakitaia 
  a thin from sickness, wasting away, vegetating, skinny, rickety, frail, undernourished.
  vc kabakitaia: to cause... to make...

bakitaiaroro

O bakitaiaroro 
  sup superlative of bakitaia.
  a skeleton like.

bakitoutou

B baakitóutou 
  a beautiful
O bakitoutou 
  a general term for beauty, beautiful, magnificent, flourishing, admirable.
  syn tamaroaroa, tikauarerei (person, things).
  vt kabakitoutoua.

bako

O bako 
  a concave, dented in, bent, curved, caved in (is said of persons for health, old age, or hunger reasons).
  syn kaibako: state of...
  vc kaibakoa: to cave in, to deform, to find to be... esteem in state of...

bakoa

B bákoa 
  n a shark (general term for the genus)
  n a certain star
  vi to faint from the sight of blood
O Bakoa 
  n a constellation (Orion's sword) near to the constellation called Ituaninai.
O bakoa 
  n a shark (general name)
  ex species as follows -- anoi, araoboto, ia-anti, i-marawa, kimoa, ngarei, baiburebure, bairarae, babu, rokea, tababa, tikuroaroa, unikai, unimai, unun, urukameru, bai-rae, urunga, ia- bangebange, mata-bikebike, rokeatau.
  n bubakoa: smell of shark
  n kabakoa: shark fishing.
O bakoa1 
  v bakoakoa, nibakoakoa: to faint at the sight of blood.
  vt kabakoa, kabakoakoa, nibakoakoa: to cause repugnance to...
G bákoa 
  sn Gynglymostoma ferrugineum (y)
  n shark (sm)
L bakoa 
  n all sharks except C. amblyrhinchos & G. cuvieri (fan)

bakoanimarawa

L bakoanimarawa 
  sn Charcharhinus amblyrhynchos
  n requiem shark

bakoko

B b'aákoko 
  a stingy
  see bekoko and tatauti
O bakoko 
  n a rich miser.
  a holding on to possessions.

bakora

B bákora 
  n a large man or squid or buni
O bakora 
  from korakora
  a outstanding, very big, very strong (person, animal).
  n a giant, champion, hero.
  ex te bakora are Koriate: the giant Goliath
  vt bakora: to treat as ... to show strength, ... courage
  ex e bakoraea n rawa: he refused with all his strength.

bakorana

O bakorana 
  vt to take, to use a strong man to reinforce a team.

bakororso

G bakororso 
  sn Pandanus sp.
  n screwpine (sp,z) <pandanus>

bakota

B b'ákota 
  vt to hold in the arms as a child
O bakota 
  from bako carry in hollow.
  vt to have or carry in bended arms, on breast in hollow of chest.
  idiom e bakota karewena: he has an empty stomach, ... is starving.

bakotakarewena

B bákotakárewena 
  va suffering from the want of sufficient food

bakoua

O bakoua 
  from bako: concave.
  n concave, coral stone; te ati bakoua: basin shaped stone.

baku

B bæ/ku 
  n the top or leafy part of babai or taro cut close to the root for replanting
O baku 
  n top of plant, top of taro for replanting.
  vc ka bakua: to cut the head off, to cut the neck of, to behead (person), to truncate.
  n te kabaku: taro head.

baku ni kuia

O baku ni kuia 
  n a floating stump of a tree having roots visible, like top of taro cut off (obsolete).

bakua

O bakua 
  n black shark.
G bakua 
  sn Carcharhinus melanopterus (y)
  n black shark (sm)

bakuaku

O bakuaku 
  n moral support, help, helpful person.
  vt bakuaku: to succour, to relieve.

bakuraewa

B bakuráewa 
  a handsome, beautiful
  see tamaroa
O bakuraewa 
  n babakuraewa: taro with several heads or head with several trunks.
  fig nice, beautiful.
  syn tamaroa (N.).
  a abandoned, neglected, left (as many baku scattered in pit -- raerae).

bakurakura

O bakurakura 
  a squat.

bam

B b'aam 
  n balm (ENG)
B baam 
  n a palm tree (ENG)
O bam 
  n palm tree. (ENG)
O bam1 
  n a pump, a syringe. (ENG)
  vt bamua: to pump.

bamai

B bámai 
  n a fish, the
  n a variety of babai
O bamai 
  n 1. pale green leaves.
  n 2. a species of taro.
  n 3. a species of tiny fish.

bamaiu

B bamáiu 
  a verdant, green, fresh, thriving
O bamaiu 
  n a tree with deep green foliage, growing well.

bamakoro

O bamakoro 
  a sap stopped, unproductive, sterile for a time.
O bamakoro1 
  n rock or block of coral apart or separated.

bamanio

O bamanio 
  a weak, soft, limp, flabby, sluggish.
  see manio, manionio

bamano

O bamano 
  a secret, discreet, reserved.
  see aomano, aomakuna

bamate

B bámæte 
  a not verdant, drooping
O bamate 
  n dead or dried up leaf.
  fig languishing, wasting away.

bambanta

B bamb'an/ta 
  vt to assault, two against one

bambati

B bam/bati 
  n pampas (SPA)
  bk Geog p. 63

bamiuranete

B bam/juranete 
  n a pomegranate (ENG)

bamoti

B bámoti 
  n a hoop
O bamoti 
  n a hoop or collar of karoro and shells woven or intertwined.

ban

B bæn 
  n a pan. (ENG)
O ban 
  n a pan. (ENG)
  vt baania: to fry.

bana

B b'ánaa 
  n the voice, a word
B bæ/na 
  n a sling
B bana 
  vi to engage in slinging
B banaa 
  vt to sling at, to sling away
B b'ána 
  a discouraged, emaciated
  n discouragement
  n a fish, the
O bana 
  n 1. a sling.
  n 2. warrior's belt of string or skin of ray.
  vt bana, karebana: to hurl with sling and stones, to pelt with stones.
O bana1 
  a hollow, empty (inside or under).
  fig bana banabana, kibana, kibanabana, aobanabana, nanobana, nanobanabana, manibana, manibanabana: without any resistance or spring or energy, soft, flabby, limp, inconsistent, indolent, incapable, good for nothing.
  ex te kariki ni buraua ae banabana: well-risen bread
  ex kabana, kabanabana, kabanaroro: doing nothing worthwhile
  ex ko kabana: you are good for nothing
  vc kabana te nano: to take away energy, to cause weakness of will
  vc kabana, kabanabana: to treat as good for nothing.
O bana2 
  n fish, sea bass
  sn Varicola louti.
O bana3 
  n voice, speech, words, recommendations.
  ex kam na ongo banan te tia reirei: listen to the teacher,obey him
  ex kamaiua banan te bina: take care of the life of the young child
  ex banaraoi, bana buaka: having a good voice ... a bad voice
  ex nabana: stentor, loud and shrill voiced
  ex bana aoraki: sickly voice
  ex bana ababaki: strong voice
  ex bana korakora: idem.
  ex bana ke, bana keke: hoarse
  ex bana keke: shrill voice
  ex bana ngurengure: grumbling voice
  ex bana n un: cross voice, angry voice
  ex bana bangubangu: hollow, nasal voice.
G bana 
  sn Variola louti
  n sea basss (hh)
L bana 
  sn Variola louti (serranidae)
  n grouper, seabass

banaba

O Banaba 
  n Ocean Island, rocky island where phosphate has been mined since 1900, discovered 3rd January, 1801.

banababaki

B b'ánaab'ab'áki 
  va speaking with a loud voice

banabana

B b'ánab'ana 
  va doing something with no interest but to accommodate another
  n the doing of something with no other intrest than to accomodate another

banabangubangu

B b'ánaab'ángub'angu 
  va speaking with a nasal voice

banabuabu

O banabuabu 
  n swelling of abdomen, pot bellied.
  syn biroto n rongo

banabuaka

B b'ánaabuaka 
  va speaking with a poor voice, speaking illy

banake

B b'anaáke 
  va speaking with a squeaking voice

banakeke

B b'anaakéke 
  va frequentative of banake

banakuaku

O banakuaku 
  n oil, small vessel for oil or binobino.

banana

B b'anána 
  va speaking angrily
B b'anæ/na 
  n a banana (ENG)
O banana 
  from b'ana
  v to speak with loud shrill voice
  ex bana-e, e ni bana, e e banana: particular accent.
O banana1 
  n banana. (ENG)

bananiman

O bananiman 
  n a roar, cry of animal, inarticulate sounds, gibberish of sleeper, a grunt, a growl.

banao

B b'ánao 
  a many
O banao 
  n a heap, number, multitude, collection, a pile of things.
  ex e tei banaona: that is a big heap of things
  vt kabanaonaoa, kabanaonao: to heap up, to amass.
  see nao

banaonao

B b'anáonao 
  a very many
  a rough, as the sea
  n a rough sea
O banaonao 
  n stormy sea, breakers on reef.
  syn kau nao

banaoraki

B b'ánáoraki 
  n a tumor in the abdomen
O banaoraki 
  n tumour in stomach or abdomen, swelling abdomen.

banaraoi

B b'anaaráoi 
  va speaking with a pleasant voice, speaking with kindness

banarerarera

B b'anaarerárera 
  va stuttering
O banarerarera 
  v to stutter, to stammer, to lisp.

banari

O banari 
  n hard, smooth stone like granite.
  syn te nari

banaruru

O banaruru 
  n banarurururu; tremulous voice, quivering, voice of person in paroxysm of anger.

banarurururu

B b'anaarúrururu 
  va speaking with a trembling voice
  n a person speaking with a trembling voice

banatabataba

O banatabataba 
  v to stammer, to stutter, to splutter.

banataekeke

B b'ánaataekéke 
  va speaking with a clear, attractive voice
B b'ánaataekéke 
  n a person speaking with a clear artractive voice
O banataekeke 
  n loud, shrill voice.

banataketake

O banataketake 
  n piercing voice, sharp, shrill voice.

banatakutaku

B b'anaatákutaku 
  va speaking with a stuttering voice
  n a stammerer
O banatakutaku 
  v to speak a foreign language, to speak with a foreign accent.

banatoto

B b'anaatoóto 
  va speaking with a small feeble voice
  n a persos speaking with a small feeble voice
O banatoto 
  v to speak with a weak, squeaky voice (like a mouse).

bane

B bæ/ne 
  va finished, completed (haw: pau)
O bane 
  red babane.
  n banen te ... banena: totality, total.
  a wholly, fully, exhausted, finished.
  idiom adv. bane, babane, kabane: all, entirely, integrally.
  ex a bane n teirake: they all got up
  ex e bane n mka: it is all rotten.
  adv ni bane ni kabanea: totally, entirely, completely.
  vt kabanea, kakabanea, kababanea: to exhaust, to finish, to put together.
  adv ni kabanea, ni kabaneira, ni kabaneia, ni kabane: entirely, all of us, all of them, all, all things.
  ex ane kanam, kababanea: there is your food, finish it all up
  n te kabane: full assembly, reunion which all must attend
  a te kabane: the last
  vt uabanena: to finish up, to exhaust.
O bane1 
  n Altar bread, hosts. (LAT)

baneakina

O baneakina 
  vt to make total, to take all, to put together, to assemble, to add up, to get at it together (a work).
  ex baneakiningkami: all of you be there
  ex kabaneingkami n te ... a baneakina te rabata n te maneaba: everyone is assembled around the corpse in the maneaba.

baneawa

B bæ/neawa 
  n name of a fish, the mullet
O baneawa 
  n a fish, mullet, milk fish (lives in sea or in fresh-water ponds).
  sn Chanos chanos
G bæ/neawa 
  sn Chanos chanos (ll)
  n milkfish at 8 inches (sm,ll)
L baneawa 
  ew awa
  sn Chanos chanos
  n milkfish (under 8")

banebane

B bæ/nebæne 
  vi to spread about, or to be perceived, as an odor
O banebane 
  n diffusion, expansion, extension (smells).
  v to spread everywhere, to come out fully, to spread over.
  vc kabanebanei: to diffuse, to spread (smell).
  idiom e banebane boina: the odour is diffused on all sides.
O banebane1 
  n agility.
  a agile, rapid, esp. at climbing.
  syn barebare

banebaneieta

B bæ/nebaneiéta 
  a too short, as a skirt

banei

B b'ánei 
  a choppy as the sea
  n choppiness of the sea
O banei 
  n agitated rough sea.
  see banaonao, mareburebu

baneinei

O baneinei 
  n repeat from stomach.

baneka

B bæ/neka 
  vt to pervade
O baneka 
  vt to spread out, to penetrate a place, to fill, to pervade (gas, odours).

banekatia

O banekatia 
  for barekatia.
  n a send-off party before a departure, farewell meeting, ... party, saying good-bye to friends.

baneki

O baneki 
  n a large cetacea (wicked). myth. cetaceous man ogre, living at north end of Tarawa, devoured passengers off canoes.
  syn kaionobi

banerere

O Banerere 
  n a system of choreography composition in the section of kai ni kamaen dances.

baneriki

B bæ/neriki 
  n a fish, the
O baneriki 
  n a small mullet fish.
G bæ/neriki 
  sn family Mugilidae
  n mullet; small ones (sm,ll)
L baneriki 
  sn Mugilidae
  n small mullet

bang

B baang 
  n indistinct or side sight of a person passing by
O bang 
  n with tau, taubang: temperance, moderation.
  a temperate.
  adv moderately.
  vt taua bangin te ... taua bangin te amarake: to eat moderately.
O bang1 
  v itibang, itibabang: seen rapidly, in passing, passing like the wind.
  ex e bang i matau, e aki bane norana irou: it passed before me so quickly I hardly saw it
  ex e kabang: it leaves a blurred, vague vision.

banga

B bánga 
  vi to be ignorant, not to know
B b'ánga 
  n a fish trap
  n a mosquito net
  n a house erected on poles on the tide flats to escape from mosquitoes
  vi to hide in a hole
  vi to enter a trap or mosquito ner
O banga 
  see n. babanga
O banga1 
  n a hole, cavern, excavation, hiding place, refuge, den, lair, net, eel pot, snare, mosquito net.
  v banga, babanga, banganako: to hide oneself in ... to take refuge in ... the action of ...
  vc kabanga, kabanga nakoa: to hide, to poke, to stuff into a hole, etc.
O banga2 
  n banga n: the hole of ... den of ...
  v to have the custom of ... habit of ... craze, inclination to ...
  ex te banga ni kewe: habit of telling lies
  ex bara ni ... niba ni ... I banga ni kewe:
  syn bara ni ... niba ni ...
  ex I banga ni kewe: I am in the habit of telling lies.
O banga3 
  n babanga, bangabai: ignorance.
  a ignorant.
  v to be inept, incapable.

banga aro

O banga aro 
  a ignorant of etiquette, rude, badly brought up.
  red banga aroaro, babanga aroaro.

banga n auau

O banga n auau 
  a having craze for indecent touching, doing so habitually.

banga n rabakau

O banga n rabakau 
  n a boaster, braggart.
  v to praise oneself, to pretend cleverness, cunning.
  syn kakarabakau

banga n rino

O banga n rino 
  a always looking for better, hard to please, choosy, capricious (about food or work).
  vt bangarinoa: to do carefully according to one's caprice or taste.

banga n rinorino

O banga n rinorino 
  a punctilious, meticulous, always wanting better.

banga n riroa

O banga n riroa 
  v to be always criticizing. (S.)
  vt banganriroa.
  syn banga n rinoa

banga n taeka

O banga n taeka 
  a one who is always abusing, recriminating against, answering back.

banga n taninga

O banga n taninga 
  a inclined to be lazy, indolent, inert, generally lazy, apathetic.

banga n tau ngea

O banga n tau ngea 
  n a large fish trap formerly used in deep water. It was weighed down in the sea and pulled up by a hook called tau ngea.

banga n tiko

O banga n tiko 
  sup superlative of baran tiko.
  a garrulous, talkative, loquacious.

banga n tingo

O banga n tingo 
  a idem. ranting, talkative, insupportable talker.

banga n u

O banga n u 
  n an eel pot, ... basket.

banga n un

O banga n un 
  also banga un.
  a given to anger, quarrelsome, inclined to bad humour, choleric, peevish, crabbed.

banga n waro

O Banga n waro 
  n constellation of stars near Canopus (Waro).

banga ni aine

O banga ni aine 
  n (vulgar word) a large spherical fish trap with opening on top.

banga ni bai

O banga ni bai 
  v to amass riches, property.
  n a hoarder, accumulation of...

banga ni kaniko

O banga ni kaniko 
  n a whimperer.
  v to whimper, to whine, to grumble (said in reference to children who cry to obtain what they want or covet).
  syn mona, monamona

banga ni karabakau

O banga ni karabakau 
  n a lover of discussions, debates.

banga ni kewe

O banga ni kewe 
  n a liar.
  a habit of lying.

banga ni kou

O banga ni kou 
  a having habit of recriminating, abusing.
  v to torment.
  vt banganikou: to speak against, to heap abuse on.

banga ni kume

O banga ni kume 
  n a busy body, meddler.
  a turbulent, irritating.

banga ni kuna

O banga ni kuna 
  a knowing a great number of songs (inexhaustible source... )
  see kuna

banga ni matang

O banga ni matang 
  n 1. an ancient kind of mosquito net made of mat sewn at ends, leaving only a small entrance hole.
  n 2. a cavern, a refuge, den, grotto.

banga ni waru

O banga ni waru 
  a in the habit of tormenting, irritating, twitching, pulling, making improper play with hands.

bangaaomata

O bangaaomata 
  from babanga:
  a one who ignores his fellow men, selfish, ungrateful, hard hearted, without pity, inhuman, cruel.
  n selfishness, hardness of heart.
  ant atatai aomata.
  vt kabangaomata: to treat as...

bangabai

B bángab'ai 
  a unskillful
  n unskillfulness
O bangabai 
  n ignorance.
  a ignorant.
  sup bangabairoro.
  vt kabangabaia: to treat as... to find...

bangabanga

B b'ángab'anga 
  n a hole
  a full of holes, having a hole, leaky
O bangabanga 
  n nibangabanga, kibangabanga: a hole, an opening, orifice, breach, aperture, perforation.
  a pierced, having a hole in, perforated.
  vt kabangabanga: to make a hole in, to bore into, etc.

bangabangauatabo

B b'ángabangauátabo 
  a having both ends of a canoe house open
O bangabanga-ua-tabo 
  n species of cetacea, very large.

bangaki

B bæ/ngaki 
  va crossed at right angles
  a offended, sullen, sulky
O bangaki 
  a offended, sullen, sulky (see Bingham).
O bangaki1 
  a crosswise, across, crossed.
  vt kabangaka: to cross, to put across.
  see uabangaki, kaibangaki, tabangaki, rabangaki
  idiom e bangaki i marawa te na ni manuao: there are many warships at sea
  ex e bangaki te aomata n ana tabo te Tua: there is a crowd of people at the Government Station
  ex ko bangaki: fig. you are cross, vexed.

banganibai

B b'ánganib'ái 
  a provident, forehanded
  n forehandedness

banganikarabakau

B b'ánganikaræ/bakau 
  va unceasingly ginen to plotting
  n unceasing conspiracy

banganikou

B b'ánganikóu 
  va fast, or caught as the hand in a hole among the rocks
  va talking follishly
  n foolish talk

banganikoua

B b'ánganikóua 
  vt to complain abour a borrower or express misgivings concerning something loaned

banganikuna

B b'ánganikúna 
  va compasing or rehearsing many chants
  n the composing or rehearsing of chants

banganimatang

B b'ánganimæ/tang 
  n a cave

banganrino

B b'ánganrino 
  va wont to do nice and careful work
  n fine and careful work

banganrinoa

B bánganrinóa 
  vt to do a piece of work nicely

banganriro

B b'ánganriro 
  vi to be very particular abour, to criticise
  n great particularity, severe criticism

banganriroa

B b'ánganriróa 
  vt to criticizs work

bangantaeka

B b'ángantáeka 
  vi to murmur, to complain
  n murmuring, compalint

banganuaru

B b'ánganuáru 
  vi to meddle
  n meddlesomeness

banganun

B b'ánganun/ 
  n quarrelsome, easily angered
  n quarrelsomeness

bangaomata

B bangaáomata 
  a ungrateful, unjust
  n ingratitude, unjustness
B bangaáomataa 
  vt to treat ungratefully or unkingly
O bangaomata 
  see banga aomata

bangare

B b'ángare 
  vi to jest, joke
O bangare 
  for banga ni ngare.
  n habit of laughing, joking.
  a funny, comical, jolly.

bangarua

O bangarua 
  a completely disappeared, lost amongst ... under ... in ... hard to find among, well hidden.
  vt bangarua: to push down, to completely hide.
  vc kabangarua: to hide, to make disappear in, ... under, ... among.

bangau nako

O bangau nako 
  a hidden, retired.
  v to lurk, cower, retire into hole or den.
  vt kabangau nakoa: to push in ... down ... to drive into hole, to hunt into lair, to bury deep down.

bange

B b'ánge 
  n the chin
O bange 
  n chin.
  ex bange uatao: double chin
  ex bange ni bakoa: very long chin
  ex (insult)
  ex a ni bange: underneath of chin.
  fig to submit
  idiom ko bange kanga!: to sulk, to refuse to eat.

bangekanga

B b'ángekanga 
  a "what sort of a chin have you?" an expression of displeasure at a child's conduct

bangenibakoa

B b'ángenibæ/koa 
  a having a sharp promecting chin
  n a person having a sharp projecting chin

bangke

B bang/ke 
  n a pumpkin, a squash (ENG)
  n a monkey (ENG)

bangota

B baángota 
  n a burial plot, a sacred enclosure, an ancient inheritance
O bangota 
  n a sacred place, covered with gravel and enclosed, used for sorcery and composing songs and dances, cemeteries and family tombs.

bangu

B b'ángu 
  n a fallen young coconut, eaten by a rat
  va eaten out, as a young coconut by a rat
O bangu 
  n a hollow (with opening) in a tree, in a coconut, empty cask, etc.
  ex bangu, bangubangu: hollow sound, nasal sound, empty
  ex bana bangubangu: nasal voice.
  vt kabangubangua: to make hollow, empty, to give a hollow sound, tone
  see bongubongu
  vt bangua: to pump
  from bangu pump.
O bangu1 
  n dust having pleasant smell (from rotting timber, esp. te ngea).

bangua

B b'ángua 
  vt to pump out the contents

bangubangu

B b'ángub'angu 
  a nasal
O bangubangu 
  n a tin.

bangure

O bangure 
  v frequentative of banga ni ngure:
  a bangurengure, in the habit of complaining, grumbling.
  vt bangurea, bangurengurea: to grumble, to complain about or against ... continually.

bani

O bani 
  n a branch <frond - gwg> or leaf of coconut
  ex ba ni kiokio, ba ni kimaimai: undeveloped leaves of young coconut trees.

bania

B b'ánia 
  vt to reap
  see rabana

baniban

B b'ánib'an 
  n the bosom
  va having a neuralgic pain in the chest
O baniban 
  n chest, thorax.
  v to have a pain in chest.

banikaina

B bánikaina 
  n a pan leaf

banikana

B b'aánikana 
  n the larynx
  n a fowl's crop
  bk Phys. p. 58
B b'aánikana 
  a miserly, stingy

banikimaimai

B bánikimáimai 
  n a young coconut leaf, leaflets not yet separated

banikinauere

B bánikinauére 
  va dying or fading as a leaf, unthrifty, esp as a coconut leaf
B bánikinaue-re 
  n an unthrifty leaf

banikoko

B b'aánikoko 
  a stingy, close
  n stinginess, closeness

banikoniko

O banikoniko 
  n oil phial with wide base.

banin

B b'ánin 
  a whole, entire, solid
  n the entire thing, the whole
O banin 
  n all, total, sum, amount, block.
  a banin, babanin, baninin, kiribanin: entire, compact, solid.
  vc kabanina: to make the total of, to put together, to group
  ex kabaninina, kakiribanina: to make compact, hard, frozen.

banina

O banina 
  from pan
  vt to fry in pan.
  syn bania

banna

B bæn/na 
  n a corpse, a corpse of some days, a skeleton
O banna 
  n skeleton, bones, place where skeletons are kept, place of abode to which one always returns.
  fig a drawing, design, figure, image, picture, sketch, diagram, photo.
  a skeleton-like, emaciated, thin.
  v koro banna: to draw, to paint, to photograph
  syn koro tamnei
  n te tia koro banna, te tia koro tamnei, te tia karao tamnei: painter, artist, photographer.
  vt ka banna: to make skeleton-like, wasted, emaciated.

bannaka

B bæn/naka 
  n pannag (ENG)

bannao

O bannao 
  n dropsy (?)
  syn tibu n ran

banruruo

B bánruruo 
  n a pole some eight feet long to the end of which a fish is tied and with which the salt water is beaten to attract the fish baraa for capture <fsg>

banta

B b'an/ta 
  vt to assault a songle person in numbers of two or more
B bæn/ta 
  n panther (ENG)
O banta 
  n encirclement.
  vt to encircle, to surround on all sides
  ex bambanta, kiribambanta.

bantongo

O Bantongo 
  n Nei Bantongo, Alkaid or horseman of the Great Bear.

banuea

O banuea 
  a of royal origin, princely, noble, of royal blood.

banunua

O banunua 
  n fish, barracuda.
G banunua 
  sn Sphyraena sp. (ll)
  n barracuda (sm)
L banunua 
  sn Sphyraena
  n barracuda

banuri

B bánuri 
  n the leaf of the uri
  n a diaper

bao

B báo 
  n a house with an elevated floor, a platform, a dais
  va drooping as the fringe of a mat, or the tail of a turkey after a strut
B baáo 
  vi to be spread out or along
B b'áo 
  a crooked
O bao 
  n a plain elevated surface, bunk, seat, litter, stretcher, table, platform, stage, floor, construction on pillars, a means of transport, embarcation, canoe, ship, boat, bicycle, etc.
  ex baou te kaibuke: I am travelling by ship
  ex te bao n uea: a throne
  ex te bao ni karea: an altar
  ex te bao n akawa: platform for fishing
  ex te bao ni motiki-taeka: judgement seat.
  a bao, baobao: flat, very little slope.
  vt baona: to use as means of transport.
O bao1 
  a bent, curved, inflected, twisted, crooked, askew, deviated, unjust, meandering
  ex ninibao, kiribaobao: very crooked, very bent.
  vt kabaoa, kabaobaoa, kakiribabaoa: (sup.) to bend, to inflect, to twist.
O bao2 
  v to diminish, to get less, to abate (rain, sickness).
  ex e bao te karau: the rain abates.
O bao3 
  a spread out, stretched out on ground.
  vt kabaoa: to spread out, to stretch out, to lie at full length.
  ex N na kabaoa te takataka: I will spread out the copra (to dry).

baoua

B b'áoua 
  a crooked
  n crookedness

bao n uea

O bao n uea 
  n a throne.

baobao

B báobao 
  a flat, not steep as a roof
  n a platform for drying fish in the sun
O baobao 
  n a platform on posts, a shelf for drying fish or other food, ... to put crockery and other utensils on.

baokan

B báokan 
  n a falcon (ENG)
G báokan 
  n a falcon <bird> (k) (ENG)

baoki

B b'áoki 
  n a box, a case, a hingham bucket (ENG)
O baoki 
  n a box, a case, a trunk (ENG)
  ex baoki ni mate: a coffin.
  vc baokinna: to put in boxes, to take possession of a ...

baokoko

B b'áokoko 
  a bent over, stooping
O baokoko 
  sup superlative of bao.
  a very bent, stooped (ex. old people).

baokubain

B b'áokubain 
  n a porcupine (ENG)

baomara

O baomara 
  n fish, snapper
  sn Lucianus sp.
G baomara 
  sn Lutianus sp. (ll)
  n snapper (sm); on Butaritari and Makin
L baomara 
  sn unknown Lutjanus
  n snapper

baonikarea

B báonikárea 
  n an altar
O baonikarea 
  n altar.

baonimoto

B báonimoto 
  n an elevated platform which adjoins the tamaerere from above
  see wauoa
O baonimoto 
  n a kind of half storey, garret, high platform in house, nuptial chamber.

baonuea

B báonuéa 
  n a throne

baotaburimai

O baotaburimai 
  n fish, snapper.
G baotaburimai 
  sn Lutianus sp. (ll)
  n snapper (sm); on Butaritari & Makin
G bao-taburimai 
  sn Lutianus semicinctus
  n barred snapper (hh)
L baotaburimai 
  sn unknown Lutjanus
  n snapper
L baotaburimai 
  sn Lutjanus semicinctus
  n snapper

baoti

O baoti 
  n reef, submerged rock.

baoua

O baoua 
  a bent in two, crooked, bent
  ex babaoua, kiribabaoua.
  vc kabaoua: to bend in two, to bend, to twist, to distort.
  ex bakaoua te taeka: change the meaning of the words, make a false report
  ex baoua ni maraki: bent up with pain
  ex baoua ni ngare: bent with laughter.

bara

B b'ára 
  va loose, untied, dismissed, dispersed
B b'aáraa 
  vt to put into a basket
B b'ára 
  n a cap-like basket made of coconut leaf, a cap, hat
B b'aára 
  n a large fish, the
B baára 
  n barley (ENG)
O bara 
  n head gear, hat, helmet, bonnet, mitre, etc.
  vt baranna: to use as ..., to wear a ...
O bara1 
  n a small basket made of coconut leaves. (thrown away after use, is also used to wrap food going into oven)
  syn te kuaroun:
  ex te bara-baba.
  vt bara: to put in ... to roll up fish in leaves ready for cooking.
  vt barana idem.
O bara2 
  n custom of ... vice ... being wont to.
  ex te bara ni kewe: one who tells lies constantly.
  see banga ni ... niba ni
O bara3 
  a babara, barabara, nibarabara, baranako; untied, detached, unlaced, undone, in pieces.
  fig set at liberty, absolved, dissolved.
  ex e bara te nano: discouraged
  ex bara nako: coming away, getting undone, disbanded altogether.
  vc kabara, kakabara, kababara, kakababara, kabarabara, kabaranakoa: to undo, to untie, to unknot, to unravel, to detach, to take to pieces, to disband, to let loose, to loosen, to relax, to exempt, to dispense, to acquit, to dissolve, to absolve, to explain.
  ex kabara baena: acquit one's debt
  ex kabara te bure: forgive sin, offence
  ex kabarabara: explain, comment
  vc kabaranakoa: to undo completely
  idiom kabara bure iroun ... : to ask pardon of ...
O bara4 
  n small fish, small fry.
O bara5 
  n a deep-sea fish
  sn Acanthocybium solandri.
  nv kabara: to fish for ...
  ex species -- bara-ikarikiriki, bara-kua, bara itoi, bara-tau, bara-taburimai.
G b'aára 
  sn Acanthocybium solandri (ll)
  n wahoo (sm)

bara ikarikiriki

O bara ikarikiriki 
  n a species of bara <fish>.

bara n taninga

O bara n taninga 
  syn banga n taninga
  n indocility, laziness.
  a inert, lazy, slow to obey.

bara n tauti

O bara n tauti 
  n formerly a war helmet made from the skin of tauti (a fish).

bara nako

O bara nako 
  vt to undo completely, to unmake, to fall into ruin.
  a in pieces, loose ... free.
  see bara

bara ni kaue

O Bara ni kaue 
  n a constellation, some stars of Cephee.

bara ni kewe

O bara ni kewe 
  n a liar, big liar.
  a continually lying.
  see banga

barabara

B b'árab'ara 
  va chafed, as a rope of fish line
B bárabara 
  adv intensive
  ex e rinano barabara very low
O barabara 
  suf rinano-barabara: very low, level with the ground.
O barabara1 
  see bara
  a coming undone, unravelling, falling into ruin, tatters.
O barabara2 
  n blister, skin peeling off (as if burnt), coming off, peeling
  ex te man ni barabara: insect which makes blisters on skin.

baraikarikiriki

B báraikaríkiriki 
  n a fish, a variety of the bara

baraina

O baraina 
  n a certain kind of stakes at cards. special way of putting down stakes in poker.

barainoku

O barainoku 
  n disgust, repugnance.
  a capricious, sulky, sullen.
  vt bararainokua: to turn away with repugnance.

barairai

B b'aráirai 
  vi to fish with a seine and rai on the ocean flat <fsg>
  n a mode of fishing

baraitoa

B b'aráitoa 
  n a small hat
  n a certain shell fish
  n a certain star
O baraitoa 
  n 1. a small shell, conical-shaped
  sn Troque aigu.
  n 2. a small hat made of pandanus leaves and hair, fishing hat.
G baraitoa 
  sn Trochus spp.
  n all species of trochus shells (i,hh)
L baraitoa 
  sn Trochus (gastropod)
  n snail

baraitoa ae nei terata

O baraitoa ae Nei Teraata 
  n a constellation.

baraitoa ae te are

O baraitoa ae te Are 
  n a large constellation consisting of four stars of Hercules and four of Ophiuchus.

baraitoa te wae ni ma

O Baraitoa te wae ni ma 
  n idem. in Tabiteuea Island, a constellation.

baraka

O baraka 
  vt to put upside down, to turn over, to capsize.
  see baraki, bakaraka

barakaraka

B barákaraka 
  a not in earnest about
O barakaraka 
  from raka
  v to walk uneasily, unsteadily, to go or do with hesitation or difficulty.
  a awkward, slow.
  vc kabarakaraka: to make.
  ex teibarakaraka: to be hesitating, without initiative, waiting.

barakatuatua

B baarakatúatua 
  a very dirty

baraki

B baraáki 
  va upset, capsized, turned over, covered over as an earth-oven with mats
O baraki 
  n a species of grass, ground cherry.
  sn Physalis angulata (or minima)
O baraki1 
  a babaraki: upset, upside down, capsized, inside out, face downwards, turned over.
  ex e baraki te ai: the fire is covered up with a mat
  ex e baraki te wa: the canoe capsized.
  vt kabaraka: to place upside down, to turn over, to cause to capsize.
O baraki2 
  v fig. to be bending over, to be absorbed in, to be busy at, to be working hard at ...
  vt barakia: to do, to accomplish (a task) without relaxing, to be assiduous at ...
O baraki3 
  n five cards of same colour in poker
  ex te kawai baraki: five cards in succession of value. <straight--gwg>

barakia

B baraákia 
  vt to give one's business close attention

barakua

B bárakua 
  n a fish, a variety of the bara
O barakua 
  n a species of large bara, deep sea fish.
  see bara
G bárakua 
  sn Acanthocybium sp. (ll)
  n wahoo (sm)
L barakua 
  sn Acanthocybium solanderi (Scombridae)
  n mackeral, tuna

barang

B b'aárang 
  n a variety of coral
O barang 
  n a red coral stone.

baranga

O baranga 
  n menorrhagia.

baranikewe

B b'aræ/nikewe 
  vi to lie
  n a lie

baranna

O baranna 
  vt to wear or take possession of a hat, to put on.

barano

O barano 
  from ran
  n coconut leaf or dead wood, rotten and wet, not burning well.

barantauti

O barantauti 
  a mean, avaricious, sordid.

barantiko

B b'aræn/tiko 
  vi to chat, gossip, tattle, talk idly
  n talk, chat, gossip, tattle, foolish conversation
O barantiko 
  n babarantiko. gossip, prattle, chatterbox.
  a talkative.
  vt barantikoa: to speak about.

barantonga

O Barantonga 
  n ana bara Ntonga: a certain star.

barara

B b'árara 
  vi to trickle
B bæ/rara 
  a low because not fully grown, as a grove of coconut trees or a patch of babai
O barara 
  n te barara ni maono: perspiration running, flowing.
  vt kabara: to make ...
O barara1 
  from n.a. ba and rara
  a low, low lying.
  ex e bararan taetae, e wi barara, e uabarara: he lowers the voice, speaks with less assurance
  vc kabarara (raaea): to lower, to let ... to hush up, to stop.

bararai

B b'aárarai: 
  a sulky
  n sulkiness
O bararai 
  v to seem disgusted with everything.
  vt kabararaia: to give disgust ...

bararaia

B b'áraráia 
  vt to regard food sulkily

barariku

B bárariku 
  n a running vine, the
O barariku 
  n a seed (like chestnut) brought by current.

barataburimai

B báratabúrimai 
  n a fish, a variety of the bara
O barataburimai 
  n kind of large bara (ocean fish).

baratau

B báratau 
  n a fish, a variety of the bara
O baratau 
  n a species of bara. <fish -- gwg>.
G báratau 
  sn Acanthocybium solandri (ll)
  n wahoo (sm); small one (ll)
L baratau 
  sn Acanthocybium solanderi (Scombridae)
  n small mackeral, tuna

baratu

B bæ/ratu 
  a unskilled in climbing
O baratu 
  n a bad climber, awkward and heavy.
  orig e bara waena ao e tura nako: his foot slipped and he fell.

barau

B baráu 
  n a plow (ENG)

baraua

B b'aráua 
  n soft bread (ENG)
O baraua 
  n game of dominoes. (ENG)

bare

B bæ/re 
  n a rank or grade in society, a class
O bare 
  n putty. (ENG)
O bare1 
  red barebare: the same, equal
  a of the same rank, class, age, size
  ex uabare: nearly the same.
O bare2 
  v barebare: to hasten, to hurry
  and bareiko (S.)
  pl bareingkami: make haste, hurry up!
  vt barea, barebarea: to hurry, to hasten.
O bare3 
  n a sheath, holster.

bareaka

B bæ/reaka 
  n a canoe house
O bareaka 
  from fale and aka (Samoan).
  n shed, shelter for canoes.

bareau

B baáreau 
  va suffering with cataract
B baáreau 
  n a spider
O bareau 
  n a cobweb, a large spider.
  a not clear, hazy, dim, dull, misty.
  ex e bareau matau: my eyes are dim.
  v to have cataract, to be dim sighted.

barebare

B bárebare 
  vi to do gently or slowly
  see karaurau
O barebare 
  v barebare n rang, ni baba: be like a fool, a clown, the equal of ... resembling ...

barebue

G barebue 
  sn Caranx sexfasciatus (ll)
  n kingfish (sm); big one (ll)
L barebue 
  sn Caranx sexfasciatus
  n large jack

bareka

B bæ/reka 
  vt to hasten
B baáreka 
  n dirt
  a dirty, soiled
O bareka 
  n dirt, grime, filth, stain, impurity.
  a muddy, blotted, spotted, impure, filthy, dusty
  ex babareka, barekareka, barekatautau: extremely dirty, unclean, very filthy.
  vc kabareka, kabarekareka: to dirty, to soil, to stain.
  a ae kabareka, ae kabarekareka: that soils or dirties.
  vt bareka, kabareka: to dirty or scratch paper, to efface writing or make it illegible.
O bareka1 
  v to hurry, to hasten, to be quick, to expedite, to accelerate, to do quickly.
  ex bareki baimi: hurry (with your hands)
  ex barekiko!: hurry!

barekareka

B baarekáreka 
  a very dirty, much soiled

barekatia

B bærekátia 
  vi to take final leave
O barekatia 
  v to rejoice, to hurry to rejoice while there is time; (for ex. before a separation or departure).
  vt barekatia, kabarekatia.

bareke

B b'aáreke 
  n the clavicle, the collar bone
O bareke 
  n collar bone.

barekurabe

B bæ/rekurábe 
  n a paragraph (ENG)

bareng

O bareng 
  intj surely! certainly! of course! naturally! (S.)

barengaia

O barengaia 
  intj perfectly so! certainly so!

barengaru

B bæ/rengaru 
  n a helmet
O barengaru 
  n an ancient suit of armour, halberd made of string.

barere

B bæ/rere 
  n a fish, the
B b'árere 
  n a kind of skin disease
O barere 
  n sickness which causes skin to peel, chicken pox, measles
  ex ae kabarere: which makes or causes skin to peel off.
G bæ/rere 
  sn Pempheris oualensis (ll)
  n sweeper (sm)
L barere 
  sn Pempherus
  n sweeper

baretaiti

B bæ/retaiti 
  n Paradise (ENG)
O Baretaiti 
  n Paradise, Heaven. (ENG)

baretama

O baretama 
  n a platform on the outrigger side of canoe.

baretenia

O baretenia 
  n a virgin, term used when speaking of the Virgin Mary. (GR)

bareti

B bæ/reti 
  n a palace (ENG)
O bareti 
  n palace. (ENG)

bareum

B bæ/reum 
  n a cook house

bareuma

O bareuma 
  n bareum
  or baroum (S.)
  and bareuma or barouma (N.)
  n a hut used as kitchen.

bari

B b'æ/ri 
  a smooth and level as land
O bari 
  a slightly curved, puffed out, unequal.
  v kabari, kabari ranga, kabari wae: to sit with legs crossed
  ex kabari n uea: idem.
  ex te wae n rongo: idem.
  vt kabaria.
O bari1 
  n a fish (like large sardine), kingfish.
G bari 
  sn Caranx melampygus (ll)
  n kingfish (sm)
L bari 
  sn Caranx melampyges (Carangidae)
  n jack

bariko

B b'áriko 
  n a heap, a company
  va heaped, collected
O bariko 
  from rikoa
  n a heap, a pile, a stack, an assembly, a crowd, swarm, shoal.
  v bariko, barikoriko, babariko: to assemble, to group, to crowd.
  vt kabarikoa: to put in heaps, to gather, to assemble, to store up.

barikoriko

B b'arikóriko 
  va frequentative of b'ariko

bariku

O bariku 
  a folded, pleated, wrinkled.
  vt kabarikurikua, kabarikua: to fold, to pleat.

baring

B baáring 
  n a farthing (ENG)
O baring 
  n farthing. (ENG)

baritaio

B bæ/ritaio 
  n a Pharisee (GR)
O Baritaio 
  n Pharisee. (GR)

bariti

B bæ/riti 
  n pulse, as beans, peas, etc (ENG)
  bk ii Sam: 17:28

baro

B b'áro 
  n the forelock cropped or banged above the etes <hair>
B b'áro 
  va assembled in numbers
  vi to comb as the surf, to flow out suddenly
O baro 
  v barobaro, babaro, barorio, baroake: to spill, to pour out, to overflow, to flow, to scatter, to shed, to empty.
  a hanging loose (hair), flowing.
  see rabaro, rabaroa
  vt baroa: to spill of flow on, to go in crowds towards, spill over, to fall on, to flood.
  vt kabaroa: to spill.
O baro1 
  n 1. attic, provision box, hutch, silo, small box, safe.
  n 2. overflow, hole, depression where water stays.
  n 3. baron te wa: forepart of canoe which dips up water in rough seas.
  n 4. a preparation of coconut and molasses.
  n 5. te baro ni kanaka: hair cut with fringe.

baroa

B b'ároa 
  vt to comb into or swamp a canoe as a wave
O baroa 
  n spittle, saliva.
  vt to spit on, to cover with...

baroakina

O baroakina 
  vt to spill on, to pour on, to invade, to overrun, to crowd into.
  ex a baroakina te maneaba: they crowded into the maneaba.

barobaro

B b'árob'aro 
  vi to comb as the surf
O barobaro 
  n a certain leaf of taro which hangs down.

barobaroba

B bárobároba 
  n the leaf proper of babai, not including the stem or stalk
O barobaroba 
  n idem. leaves moving, waving.

baron

O baron 
  n a bottle.
  syn batoro

baronga

B bæ/ronga 
  n a tribe
O baronga 
  n tribe, clan, family, reunion, assembly of ...
  v to unite, to assemble by ...
  vt baronga: to treat as one of the family or clan.
  ex ko aki barongai?: you don't give me a favourable treatment. you don't count me as one of the family or clan.
  vt kabaronga: to group by clan or family, to treat as member of ...
O baronga1 
  from baro, small case.
  v to pack, to arrange, to prepare for a voyage, to pack up.
  vt baronga, barongaia: to arrange, to classify, to prepare to pack, to put in order.
  ex barongaiko!: get ready!

barongai

B bæ/rongai 
  a of suitable or moderate size of amount
O barongai 
  n moderate quantity, just enough.
  ex maiu barongai: easy circumstances.

baronria

B b'aron/ria 
  vi to chew tobacco
B b'aron/riaa 
  vt to chew as tobacco
B b'aron/ria 
  n tobacco for chewing
O baronria 
  from baron ria: what is put in the mouth
  n sweets, chewing gum, tobacco.
  vt to suck, to chew.

barotia

B bæ/rotia 
  n a vulture (ENG)

baru

B b'áru 
  n a fish, the
B b'áru 
  vi to resound as a coconut that is broken in two by a blow
O baru 
  n a fish, wek cod.
  sn Epinephelus kohleri
O baru1 
  n a dull sound, hollow sound like breaking open a coconut
  ex barubaru.
O baru2 
  v babaru: to have taste for, a longing, a craving, an appetite, to love
  n te kainibabaru: concupiscence.
  vt barua, babarua, nibarubarua: to have a taste or appetite for ... to like or prefer certain food or drink, to covet strongly.
  ex e barua te manging: he has a passion for strong drink.
  see kai babaru
G b'áru 
  sn Epinephelus kohleri (ll)
  n rock codd (sm)
L baru 
  sn Epinephalus kohleri (Serranidae)
  n grouper, sea bass

barua

B b'árua 
  vt to crave for, to grrealy desire or relish as food

barubaru

B b'árub'aru 
  vi to resound as a large coconut when being cracked ipen

baruku

O baruku 
  na barukuruku.
  see bariku

barukuruku

B b'árukúruku 
  va bellying much as a sail

bata

B bæ/ta 
  n a Gilbertese dwelling house with the ground for the floor
B b'áta 
  a black, dark colored, sunburnt, spoiled as old ton
  n a dark complexioned person
  n leaves of the uri
B b'æ/ta 
  n butter (ENG)
O bata 
  n a small house, hut, cabin, hovel.
  ex te i an ni bata: a stay at home, a misanthrope.
  vt batana: to have, to live in, to appropriate a house.
O bata1 
  n anything faded, leaves dried for manure.
  a ae bata: dried up, faded, withered, tanned, brown, sunburnt, blackened.
  sup batabata, batangoingoi: very dark.
  n te batabata: person with dark skin.
  n te i batabata: a Negro, person of dark race.
  vt kabata, e kabatata, kabatangoingoi: to make black, ... to blacken.
  n te kabata: leaves dried for fertilizing, compost
  n te kabata: trunk of rotten pandanus, dust of which is used to fertilize taro.
O bata2 
  n butter. (ENG)
O bata3 
  n a boiler, saucepan.
  syn kuro, te bati

batabata

B b'átab'ata 
  a very dark skinned
O batabata 
  a having dark skin.
  n te batabata.
  n te i batabata: Negro, of black race.
  a batangoingoi, bengoingoi: very black.
  n te batabata: house for drying copra (Fanning Is.).
  n te batata: chicken pox.
  vc kabata, kabatata: to make brown, to wither, to dry ...

batai

B baátai 
  n a case made of pandanus leaf in which to bake a fish
  vi to engage in inserting fish in a batai for baking
O batai 
  n leaves used to roll fish or other food in while cooking.
  vt baataia: to roll food in leaves.
O batai1 
  n sheath for knife (S.).

bataia

B baatáia 
  vt to insert a fish in a batai

bataka

B b'átaka 
  a poor, worthless, not having much that is nourishing as certain lobsters
O bataka 
  from taka
  sup batakataka:
  a dried up, dry, parched (throat, beach, coconut, etc.).
  ex e batakataka buau: my throat is dry, I am very thirsty
  vt kabataka: to make dry, to let get dry, to lose, to waste.

batakataka

B b'atákataka 
  a withered as an arm

batana

O batana 
  from bata
  vt to manure taro with withered leaves.
O batana1 
  vt to dwell in a certain house

batano

B b'átano 
  n coral sandstone
O batano 
  n sand stone, crumbling rock, soft ...
  syn te ati tano
  a shallow, needing a heap of sand to cover; for ex. to heap sand over a hole where one has buried something because hole was not deep enough, appearing just over horizon.
  ex e batano Nei Auti.

batantika

B b'atæn/tika 
  n the older of two combatants
O batantika 
  n the better of two rivals.
  a in good form.

batata

B b'átata 
  va burnt by fire or sunscorched, scalded, blistered
  n an eruption on the skin, a blister
O batata 
  n chicken pox, small pox, sicknesses which cause eruptions of skin.
  vt kabatata: to blacken, to peel off.

batatara

O batatara 
  syn batoara
  n leaves growing alternately on stem (not corresponding).

batau

O batau 
  from ba measure, and taua take.
  v take measure.
  n a measure.

bataua

O bataua 
  vt to measure.

batauti

B b'aátauti 
  a stingy
  n stinginess

bate

B bæ/te 
  n a bat, a bath measure (ENG)

batena

O Batena 
  n a star.

batere

O Batere 
  n Nei Batere. a star, Capella (?).
O batere 
  n patele: Ellician dance, with rhythm beaten on box.

bateriti

B baáteriti 
  n a partridge (ENG)

batete

B baatétee 
  a intoxicated
  n intoxication
B b'átete 
  a inclined, sloping, at an angle, more or less steep, as the ground
B b'atete 
  vi to slide down, to glide or slip in, as a vessel
O batete 
  n a slight slope.
  v to come down a slope
  ex batete rio, batete nako, batete mai: slope to the west, slope away, slope this way (forward).
  vt batetea (ia),
  vc kabatetea.
  n te kabatete: incline or slope, a ramp, a sliding game, toboggan.
  note if very steep the word rabe is used
  a ae kabatete: sloping.
O batete1 
  n fermented toddy with froth on it.
  n drunkenness, drunkard.
  a drunk.

bati

B bæ/ti 
  a many, much
B báti 
  n a pot (ENG)
O bati 
  a much, many.
  n batin te ... quantity, dose
  ex bati riki: more, extra.
  vt kabata: to increase the quantity, to augment
  ex kabatia riki: to put more.
  ex tai kabatia: don't put too much.
  vc idem. kabatia, kababatia.

batia

B bæ/tia 
  vt to fold up and lay aside as an unfinished mat
B bæ/tia 
  n a small parcel
B b'átia 
  va assembled or collected in numbers
  n a large assembly
O batia 
  n a packet, parcel, bundle, armful
  ex te batia ni bai, te batia n aomata: parcel of things, lot of people.
  n te nao batia: waves very near each other.
  vt batia, babatia: to put in packets, to pack, to bundle together.
O batia1 
  vt to fold up work, to gather up one's belongings, to arrange.
O batia2 
  a batiatia. crumbled, creased.
  v crease, wrinkle, ruffle.
  vt kabatiatia: to put in disorder, to rumple, to crumple.

batiatia

B b'atiæ/tia 
  va wrinkled, mussed up, piled up

batibo

B bæ/tibo 
  vi to engage in beating

batiboa

B bætibóa 
  vt to beat
O batiboa 
  vt to beat with many blows, to thrash, to thump.
  ex N na batiboiko: I'll thrash you.

batibobo

O batibobo 
  v beat wings, beating of wings, hit hands on hips.

batibu

O batibu 
  see ba, babubura

batika

O batika 
  n bicycle. (ENG)
  v to ride a bicycle
  also baitika.

batikora

B bátikora 
  a strong, powerful
  see korakora
O batikora 
  from bati and korakora
  n vigour, strength.
  a very strong.

batiku

B b'átiku 
  vi to dodge down
O batiku 
  v batikutiku.
  v to go along bent down, to bend down, to reduce height, to stoop, to bow down.
  sup batoko.
  vc kabatikua: to make go ... to go before bending down in respect.
  see batokotoko.

batikutiku

B b'atíkutiku 
  vi to take refuge in or with

batimara

B bætimaára 
  a weak in throwing or striking
O batimara 
  idiom E bati mara? E aki bati? E na bakara? It is not enough? What more?

batin

B b'átin 
  n a button (ENG)
O batin 
  n button, pill, tablet, aspirin. (ENG)

batinana

B bæ/tinæna 
  n a variety of crab, the
O batinana 
  n small red crab.

batinawa

B bæ/tinawa 
  n the pit of the stomach
  va hit in the pit of the stomach, having pain in the pit of the stomach
O batinawa 
  n pit of the stomach, pain in ..., indigestion.
  v to have pain in stomach.
  a kabatinawa: indigestible.
  v to give pain ...
  see manawa: pit of stomach.

batinou

O batinou 
  n a species of sea urchin covered with poisoned spikes like needles.
L batinou 
  sn Echinoderm
  n all short and long spined sea urchins

batirae

O batirae 
  a wandering, straying.
  v to let loose, to go here and there
  ex batirae, batiraereaea, babatiraereaea: to wander.
  ex e batiraeraea kawaina: wandering up and down on the way.

batiraeia

B bætiráeia 
  vi to abide or stay in a place too long a time

batiraku

B bæ/tiraku 
  n a war club
O batiraku 
  n cudgel, club, thick hard stick.
  vt batirakua: to hit, to knock on head, to kill with blows of ...

batirakua

B bætirákua 
  vt to beat with a war club

batirara

O Batirara 
  n a star.

bato

B b'áto 
  va not setting well as a sail whose leech-line has been overstretched
O bato 
  a batobato. collapsed, flat, released, slack.
  sup kibato, kibatobato, tokabatobato, katoto, nano batobato.
  fig coward, soft, faint hearted, pusillanimous, without energy, frightened.
  vt kabatoa: to deflate, to collapse.

batoara

O batoara 
  n leaves, laths.
  a alternate, not corresponding.

batobato

B b'átob'ato 
  a frequentative of b'ato

batokitoki

O batokitoki 
  n a species of fish; batoko, idem.
  n batongotongo, idem.

batoko

O batoko 
  v batokotoko to go or walk while stooped or bent over, to stoop to hide onself
  see batiku.
  vt kabatokoa.

batokotoko

B b'atókotoko 
  n the fish
G b'atókotoko 
  n a species of fish (ll,k)

batongotongo

B b'atóngotongo 
  a black and threatening as an approaching squall
O batongotongo 
  n flourishing plants with thick foliage.
  a green as tongo (mangrove).
G batongotongo 
  n a species of fish (ll)

batoro

B b'átoro 
  n a bottle (ENG)
O batoro 
  n bottle. (ENG)
  see baron, kamaran, toatoa
O batoro1 
  n Batoron Kama, batoron Nei Auti, etc. the rising of these stars, just before sunrise.
  ex katoron ... their setting, just after sunset.

batu

O batu 
  n te batutu, te kabatutu: wrinkled skin, pleat, edge, of scar.

batua

B b'átua 
  n a large shell fish, the
O batua 
  n name of Tridacoconute while small.
O batua1 
  n a small fighting fish, puffer fish
  sn Canthigaster
  ex species or names -- iku, ikubaka, inaika, inamoimoto, ina-bikou, ina-tongo, ingietan-rabono, batua ni kaikinaki, birotokou, ruo ikabuti.
  n te ka-uni batua: Gilbertese national game for children and adults.
  n te tie batua: catching batua with coconut shell (nana).
  vt tiera: to take ...
O batua2 
  n ba-atua (S.) a venerated personage.
O batua3 
  v batua nako. to slide against, ... on.
  syn tua nako (more used).
  vt kabatuanako: to cause to ...
G batua 
  sn Canthigaster solandri (y)
  n puffer fish (sm)
G batua1 
  sn family Canthigasteridae (ll)
  n puffer fish (sm)
L batua 
  sn Canthigaster solandri (all big canthigasteridae)
  n sharpnose puffers

batua ni bai

O batua ni bai 
  n ingenuity.
  a clever, handy, smart, quick at everything.
  see baikoraki

batuaaikairake

L batuaaikairake 
  sn all small Canthigasteridae
  n sharpnose puffers

batuaro

B bæ/tuáro 
  n the under and front portion of a shark
O batuaro 
  n 1. a star.
  n 2. flesh of underneath part of big fish.

batuaun

B b'atuáun 
  n a person easily angered
  a wrathful, passionate
O batua-un 
  n a fighting batua.
  fig a fighter, a quarreller, quick tempered, fiery.

batunga

B bætunga 
  vt to begin a mat
O batunga 
  n batunga ni bai: things in a heap, in packets, a parcel of ... to put in a corner (as a mat in course of weaving).
  vt batunga: to begin weaving a mat.

batutu

O batutu 
  a pleated, gathered, wrinkeled
  ex mata-batutu: face puckered, ... wrinkled.
  vt kabatutua: to gather, to pucker.

bau

B b'au 
  n a vow (ENG)
B b'áu 
  n a wreath for the head, a crown, a noose
O bau 
  n a round, a loop, a crown, a circle, a lasso, a slip knot.
  a grouped, assembled.
  syn tau
  ex te bau ae kateketeke: Crown-of-Thorns
  ex bau n uea: royal crown
  ex te bau n ue: crown of flowers
  ex E a bau te aomata, E a botaki te aomata: The people are assembled
  ex a bau rimoa, a bau rimwi
  vt baua: to surround, to encircle, to go around, ... to catch, to take with a slip knot, a lasso, to crown
  ex E nangi baua te iti: He shall be crowned with glory.
O Bau 
  ex E na oai Bau, E na oiko Bau: Something momentous but unknown will happen to me, ... to you.
O bau1 
  n vow (ENG)
  ex te taeka ni bau.
O bau2 
  n wood or tree trunk hollowed out (used as rat trap or basket).

bau n rimoa

O Bau n Rimoa 
  n a constellation.

bau n rimwimata

O Bau n Rimwimata 
  n two stars at each side of Antares.

baua

B b'áua 
  va begging
  n a fish, the
O baua 
  n a fish, the young of te aua (ataein te aua)
  sn Mugilidae.
O baua1 
  v to make up one's mind to ... to decide to ...
O baua2 
  n baua te ngenge, te baua ngenge, baua rake: a beggar.
  v to beg, to envy, to look at with envy, to covet any food (as baua does near latrines on beach) (an insult).
O baua3 
  see bau
  vt to catch with a lasso, to take as one's own.

baua ni kiebaeba

O baua ni kiebaeba 
  a covered with blood, bloody, bleeding
  ex Nei Kiebaeba: woman who had a large, red birthmark on body. <myth>

bauaneikiebaeba

B báuaneikiebáeba 
  a covered with blood as one severely wounded or hurt, very bloody

bauarake

B b'áuarake 
  va looking with longing eyes as on the food of others
O bauarake 
  v to beg, to covet.
  vt bauarakea.
  see baua

bauarira

O bauarira 
  vt to make an inviolable agreement, to bind by oath, to tighten the bonds of unity.

baubau

O baubau 
  n cotton, cotton wool, kapok.

baue

L bave 
  sn Lutjanus fulvus
  n snapper

baueata

L baveata 
  sn Lutjanus kasmira
  n snapper

baun

B b'áun 
  n a pound sterling, a pound (ENG)
O baun 
  n pound (money). (ENG)
  a gold, golden.

baun nei kiebaeba

O Baun Nei Kiebaeba 
  n a red birthmark on skin, stained with blood.

bauna

O bauna 
  from pound (weight)
  n ration of food (weighed, measured).
  ex baka bauna: to give or receive rations
  ex kabaka bauna: to give and distribute rations
  vt baunana: to give the ration
  ex baunanaki: to receive ration.
O bauna1 
  vt to catch with lasso or snare.
O bauna2 
  vt to crown.
  n coronation
  from bau

baunuea

B baunuéa 
  n a crown
O baunuea 
  n royal crown.
  vt baunuea: to crown with ...
  va baunueaki: to be crowned king.

baura

O baura 
  n powder, dynamite. (ENG)
  vt baurana: to explode or kill with dynamite.
O baura1 
  n bauraura: kind of jaundice.

baurawata

B báurawata 
  vt to hold on to wrongfully, to unjustly take possession of.
O baurawata 
  for bai-rawawata
  v to monopolise, to keep unjustly.
  see bairawerawe

bauriri

B báuriri 
  n a wadding to a gun
O bauriri 
  n powder and charge in gun.
  vt bauriria: to ram a charge into a gun .

bauriria

B báuriría 
  vt to drive down a gun-wadding, to ram

baurua

B báurua 
  va collected together
  n a large canoe or proa, for war, or interisland sailing
O baurua 
  n a canoe of very large dimensions.
  vc kabaurua: to enlarge a canoe to make it baurua.
  a fat, strong-chested, corpulent.
  v baurua, babaurua: to assemble in big crowds, to come in large numbers.

baurua rekareka

O baurua rekareka 
  n a huge baurua.

bauruarekareka

B báuruarékareka 
  n a canoe larger than a baurua, a large proa

bauta

B báuta 
  vt to tie or bind with a cord, to lash, to bind up
O bauta 
  vt babauta, baubauta: to tie up, to bandage, to bind.

bauti

O bauti 
  na breakers on the reef.
  ex e bauti!
O bauti1 
  n pouch, purse, handbag. (ENG)

bautimu

O bautimu 
  also bautim
  n a special kind of string binding for joining the toto and rama in the outrigger of canoes, and for certain pieces of timber in maneaba building.
  fig sentimental attachment, attract by currying favours.
  ex te bautimu n aomata: a person skilful at making this binding
  vt bautimua: to bind carefully.

bautimwia

B báutimwía 
  vt to adorn with fine clothing and ornaments

bautongo

O bautongo 
  n a kind of big bararuku (chestnut).

baware

B baáware 
  n saliva
  vi to spit
O baware 
  n spit, saliva.
  v to dribble, to spit.
  ex e bung baware: he slobbers.
  ex e kabuna bawarena, idem.
  vt bawarea, babawarea: to spit on ...
  a katim baware, kawawa baware: makes mouth water.

bawarea

B baawárea 
  vt to spit upon

bawe

B b'áwe 
  n a fish, the
  va dried to an oily condition as the kernel of the takataka
O bawe 
  n a fish, snapper, goatfish
  ex species -- baweata, baweina, bawe-mara, bawe-taburimai, bawe-tabuariki.
O Bawe 
  n Na Bawe: one of first men (myth). <myth>
O bawe1 
  a old, ancient, old as Na Bawe, of Na Bawe's time.(N)
O bawe2 
  a well dried, a long time in the sun (copra)
G b'áwe 
  sn Lutianus vaigiensis
  n yellow snapper (a yellow-gray snapper with dark red on the dorsal fin, a dark tail and yellow anal, pelvic and pectoral fins; It is a common species and is not eaten everywhere

bawea

B b'áwea 
  n a fish, the

baweata

B b'áweæta 
  n a fish, the
G b'áweæta 
  sn Lutianus kasmira (ll)
  n snapper (sm)
L baweata 
  sn Lutjanus monostigmus
  n snapper

baweina

B b'áweina 
  n a fish, the
G b'áweina 
  sn Lutianus monostigmus
  n spot snapper (a creamy white snapper with a large spot on its side; It can be very poisonous, but at present appears to be safe to eat in most places) (hh)
G baweina1 
  sn Mulloidichthys samoensis (y)
  n goatfish (sm)
L baweina 
  sn Lutjanus monostigmus
  n snapper
L baweina 
  sn Mulloidichthys samoensis (mullidae)
  n goat fish

bawemara

B b'áwemæra 
  n a fish
G b'áwem'ara 
  sn Lutianus sp. (ll)
  n snapper (sm)

bawemare

L bawemare 
  sn unknown Lutjanus
  n snapper

bawetabuariki

B b'awetabuáriki 
  n a fish, the

bawetaburimai

B b'áwetabúrimai 
  n a fish, the
G b'áwetabúrimai 
  sn Lutianus sp. (ll)
  n snapper (sm)
L bawetaburimai 
  sn unknown Lutjanus
  n snapper

baibake

B bEaacute;ib'akee 
  vi to miss the mark
  n a missing the mark

be

B be 
  conj because (used only when followed by the pronoun e)
B be 
  n a waist-mat
B be 
  a bad, ugly, ill behaved
  n oar
  and bwe
O be 
  conj ba; ba e.
  ex ba e nako, be nako: for he has gone.
O be1 
  pref 1. mark of sup.
  ex berino, beroro, betoto, etc.
  n 2. coarseness, redness.
  a nasty, vile.
  sup bebe, benoinoi, benono.
  a rude, coarse, vile, odious, vicious, evil, unpleasant, insupportable, wicked, mischievous, bad, ugly.
  suf to certain words -- bure-be, moa-be
  ex mata-be: wicked face
  ex tabo-be: bad companion
  ex angabe: ill mannered.
  v be, bebe: to act badly, to behave badly, odiously.
  ex ai be ra!: how wicked! what conduct!
  vc ka be: to make oneself odious, to show viciousness
  vt ka-bea: to treat as such.
O be2 
  n loin cloth (mat), lavalava.
  vt bena, bebena: to wear a lavalava.

bea

B béa 
  n bear (ENG)
B b'éa 
  va beginning to enlarge as in pregnancy
O bea 
  n a bear. (ENG)
O bea1 
  idiom tai bea! don't! leave alone!
  ex tai bea ni weteia: don't call them. leave them alone!

beako

O beako 
  from beo-ko; very entangled.
  a entangled and tight as fish line, jumbled tight.
  vc kabeakoa: to tangle, to jumble.

beba

O beba 
  n paper, note, written permit, licence. (ENG)
  ex e beba, a beba: he has a ..., they ...
  n beba ni borau: a passport.

bebe

B bÉbe 
  vi to stagger
  n the germ sprout, the soft contents of a sprouting coconut
B beébee 
  n the hip
  a having broad and prominent hips
O bebe 
  v bebebebe, bebe nako, kiribebe, kiribebeua.
  v to stagger, to reel, to waver.
  a unsteady, tottering.
  fig to stammer.
  v c. kabebea: to make ...
O bebe1 
  n sponge-like formation inside a germinated coconut (te riki), spongy ball.
O bebe2 
  n hips, largest part of tree trunk
  ex te ri ni bebe: hip bone.

bebebebe

B bébebebe 
  vi frequentative of bebe to stagger

bebei

B bebéii 
  v frequentative of beii to skim along

bebeibeti

B bebéibeti 
  v frequentative of beibeti to float

bebeka

B beebéka 
  vt to carry
O bebeka 
  vt to carry a load with difficulty or for a long time.
  see tabeka

bebekorara

B bebékoræra 
  vi frequentative of bekorara to growl , to roar, to hem

bebeku

B bébeku 
  vi frequentative of beku to work

bebekua

B bébekua 
  vt frequentative of bekua to work

bebekutata

B bebékutæta 
  vi frequentative of bekutata to be employed, to be busy, to serve, to work

bebena

B bebéna 
  vt to cover or dress with a waist cloth or mat

bebene

B b'éb'ene 
  vi to engage in stripping off the leaves of young coconut trees
  n the work of stripping off the dying leaves of young coconut trees

bebenea

B b'eb'énea 
  vt to strip off the leaves of young coconut trees

bebengu

B bebéngu 
  n a kind of game
O bebengu 
  n 1. a game accompanied with song.
  n 2. hollow log, hollowed-out log
  n bekubeku: noise of tam-tam.

bebenono

B bebénono 
  a frequentative of benono

bebenu

O bebenu 
  n a game (consisting of tying ing all around one so as to look terrifying).

bebeo

B bebéo 
  va frequentative of beo tangled

beberino

B bebérino 
  vi frequentative of berino to be very particular
  n great particularity

beberinoa

B bebérinoa 
  vt frequentative of berinoa

beberuare

B bÉberuare 
  n February (ENG)
O Beberuare 
  n February. (ENG)

bebete

B beébete 
  a light, not heavy
O bebete 
  red of bete.
  a light, easy, venial.
  n lightness, facility.
  vc kabebetea, kakabebetea: to lighten, to diminish, to facilitate, to relieve, to calm, to console, to moderate.
  syn bakekete

bebeti

B bébeti 
  n the name of a god
  vi to beg
  see bubuti
O bebeti 
  n bebeta game in which one calls Bebeti and the other Bebeta.

bebetingaingai

B bebétingáingai 
  a frequentative of betingaingai: soiled

bebetiroa

B bebétiroa 
  vt frequentative of betiroa: to admire one's self

bebeuakora

B bebéuákora 
  va staggering under a load

bebeunta

B b'eb'eun/ta 
  a being twins

bebi

O bebi 
  n a baby. (ENG)

bei

B béi 
  n a pile of stones on a flat collected as a snare for fish
B beéi 
  vi to skim along as a thin plate when thrown
O bei 
  n 1. something tied up, parcel of food,
  n 2. packet of bait tied in ing under canoe, or under water, or in a fish trap.
  vt to put or to keep in packet, to envelop.
O bei1 
  n te bei ni baenata: a heap of stones piled up so as to attract fish and then surrounded by a net or mat, finally the stones are thrown out one by one so as to take fish.
  v tao bei: to surround the bei with fishing net.
O bei2 
  n bebei: swaying movements or balancing movements as a person drunk, a kite, or a stone skidding over water, etc.

beia ma te kai

O Beia ma te Kai 
  n name of twin ancestors often taken for one person. <myth>

beiamatekai

B béiamatekaái 
  n name of a male god

beibei

B béibei 
  n a species of whale, the
O beibei 
  n 1. a species of large cetacea.
  n 2. a mark of three points in card playing.
  n 3. a small, flat, oval fish, sole.

beibeti

B béibeti 
  vi to float
O beibeti 
  v bebeibeti. to float, to float on surface.
  vc kabeibeta: to make float, to float, to put a floater on ...

beina

B béina 
  vt to lay aside for an expected guest

beira

B béira 
  n a pillar (ENG)

beka

B beekaa 
  vi to engage in scraping pandanus fruit with a fixed or a stationary scraper
B bÉka 
  vi to pass feces
O beka 
  v bebeka. (coarse word) to evacuate faeces.
  syn te nako tari, te nako tinaniku
  a kani beka: wanting to ...
  n te uma ni beka: lavatory, toilet
  also te kai ni beka.
  n te beka ni mata, te bebeka ni mata: gum on the edge of eyelids, rheumy eyed.
  vc kabeka: to make go to stool, to empty insides of fish, etc.
  a ae kabeka: laxative.
  n te kabekabeka: diarrhoea, dysentery.
O beka1 
  n scraper for grating cooked pandanus fruit
  ex te beka (S.), te tuairoa (N.).
  vt beka, bekaea: to scrape flesh off pandanus or other like things.

beka ni kai

O beka ni kai 
  n te beka ni kai: sperm, semen
  ex te baka ni (But.)
  vc kabekanikaia: to cause, to provoke, pollution (bad word).

bekabeka

B bÉkabEka 
  n matter in the eye
  a having matter as the eye

bekaea

B beekáea 
  vt to scrape pandanus fruit on a fixed scraper

bekan

B békan 
  n a heathen (ENG)
O bekan 
  n pagan, gentile, idolater, person of bad morals, nude. (ENG)

bekara

O bekara 
  from beka (dirty word)
  vt to dirty with excrements.
  ex e bekariko te beru.

bekarekareka

O bekarekareka 
  from bekara
  n a certain kind of sorcery formerly practiced by children, supposed to give them vigour.
  vt to insult with rude words.
  vt kabekarakara, idem.

bekari ranga

O bekari ranga 
  vt jealousy of a woman for rival.
  ex e bekari rangana neierei: that woman is jealous of ...
  vc kabekari ranga:

bekariranga

B bekáriranga 
  a envious

beke

B béke 
  n a fix (used only with bo. it is idiomatic
  ex e bo bekena
B bÉke 
  n a peck, one fourth of a bushel (ENG)
O beke 
  n idiomatic word used only with bo, meaning a fall which takes the breath away
  ex e bo bekena.
O beke1 
  n 1. a pick (tool). (ENG)
  n 2. peck (measure). (ENG)
O beke2 
  n throat, neck, hollow under Adam's apple.
  ex korea bekena, ewara bekena: to cut or stab throat,, to bleed animal.
  see taebeke
  idiom e bo bekena: takes breath away
  ex taebeke, taebekebeke: provisions exhausted, to be in want.

bekei

O bekei 
  n a preparation of taro and coconut.
  vt bekeina: to make into bekei.

bekenene

B békenene 
  n a dirk
O bekenene 
  n pick, dirk, dagger, knife with sheath. (ENG)
  n pickaninny, black baby, baby. (ENG)

beki

B beéki 
  n a pig (ENG)
  va given to much eating like a pig
O beki 
  n pig. (ENG)

beko

O beko 
  n bogey man, goblin, ogre.
O beko1 
  n pekopeko. cough.
  v to cough.
  vc kabekobeko, kabekobekoa: to make cough
  see bekona, bekora
  vt bekoa, bekobekoa: to cough up.

bekobeko

B békobeko 
  vi to cough
  n a cough, a coughing
O bekobeko 
  v to cough.
  vc kabekobeko, kabekobekoa.

bekoko

B békoko 
  a assembled in great numbers
O bekoko 
  from ibe and ko; many and close together.
  v to swarm, to teem.
  vc kabekokoa: to make ...
  syn ribakoko.

bekona

O bekona 
  vt to say, to reject in coughing.

bekora

O bekora 
  from beko
  ex v.t. bekora te rara: to cough up blood, to spit blood.

bekorara

B békoræra 
  vi to hem, to roar, as a lion
  n hemming, roaring, a hem, a roar
O bekorara 
  n bebekorara: roar or voice from the throat.
  v to growl, to snarl (animals or persons), to clear the throat, to scold.

bekoto

O bekoto 
  a giving advice but doing nothing oneself.
  n a boring adviser.

beku

B béku 
  n work, labor
  vi to work, to labor
O beku 
  n labour, assiduous work, a task to accomplish, works.
  v beku, bekubeku, bebeku: to work, to labour.
  vt kaibekua, idem.
  vt kabekua: to urge to work, to incite ...
O beku1 
  n bekubeku: hollow sound of box, drum, log, etc., noise of this kind.
  v to sound like a drum, a box (having hollow sound).
  vt kabekua: to make, to sound.
  intj beku! bang! boom!
  vt bekua: to beat it.
  see beka

bekua

B békua 
  vt to work, to work at

bekubeku

B békubeku 
  va resounding as an empty cask
  n a resonant sound
  n a wooden mould or cylinder used in making a container for kabubu
O bekubeku 
  n log hollowed out for divers uses, rat trap, mould for winding leaves for kabubu, drum for giving signals, etc.

bekuroroko

O bekuroroko 
  a assiduous, punctual at work, constant at work.
  vt kabekurorokoa: to make ... to urge to ...

bekutata

B békutæta 
  vi to be employed, to be busy, to serve
O bekutata 
  v bebekutata; to work in great haste, quickly, to do quickly.
  vt bekutata: to dispatch, accomplish quickly.

ben

B bEn 
  n a general term for a ripe coconut
B bEn 
  n a pen (ENG)
O ben 
  n ripe coconut, coconuts.
  syn te uani, uan te ni
  a ripe, hard, giving a full sound.
  fig e ben: it is sure, certain, evident
  ex e ben nanona: he is hard hearted, insensible.
  ex a. beniben, kauben, kakauben: plentiful, rich in coconuts.
  fig kakauben: small but brave, solid, resisting.
  vt kabenna: to let it ripen, harden.
  fig wait for evidence, confirmation.
  n kauniben: a game of knocking coconuts by rolling along ground to meet and see which is most resisting.
  n te boben: to gather ...,
  ex te oro ben: splitting ..., making copra.
O ben1 
  n paint, painting. (ENG)
  v to paint.
  vt benia: to paint it.

bena

B béna 
  vt to wear a waist-mat
B b'énæ 
  vt to split
  see bwena

bene

B bÉne 
  n a penny (ENG)
O bene 
  n penny, pence (money). (ENG)
  n pen, slate pencil. (ENG)

benea

B b'énea 
  see vt bwenea

beneka

B béneka 
  n vinegar (ENG)
O beneka 
  n vinegar. (ENG)

benenakai

O benenakai 
  n a spike off sea urchin, like a slate pencil (purple).

benentura

B benen/tura 
  n a peninsula (ENG)

benetekota

O Benetekota 
  n pentecost. (ENG)

benetenia

O benetenia 
  n penance, mortification, Sacrament of ... (ENG)
  v to do penance.

beneuanging

B béneuánging 
  a bent over under a heavy load
  ex nkana e rawawata uotan te aomata ao kanga e baua i aana (Kaure)

benga

B bénga 
  a wide as a canoe, having much beam
O benga 
  n bengabenba. a large opening, separation.
  a separated, wide.
  vt kabenga: to enlarge, to widen.
  n te kabenga: a way of climbing trees.
  v to climb with feet apart.

bengabenga

O bengabenga 
  n a kind of basket mat flat open.

bengoingoi

O bengoingoi 
  a sup. black.
  see beroro

bengu

B béngu 
  vi to resound as an empty cask
O bengu 
  n bengubengu. a sound, a hollow sound.
  vt kabengubengua: to make hollow sound.

bengubengu

B béngubengu 
  vi frequentative of bengu

beniben

B bÉnibEn 
  va abounding in ripe coconut
  n a ripe coconut whose kernel is unusually hard
  see bentiki

benikai

O benikai 
  n ripe coconut with very hard kernel.

benikangkang

B benikang/kang 
  n a very relishable ripe coconut
O benikangkang 
  n a delicious coconut.

benimai

B bÉnimai 
  a nearly fully ripe as a coconut
B ben/imaai 
  n a bitter or unpleasant tasting ripe coconut
O benimai 
  n a yellowing coconut.
O benimai1 
  n insipid coconut, tasteless ...

beniwi

B beéniwi 
  n the uppermost streak of planks in a canoe
O beniwi 
  n ornamental board along top edge of canoe.

benoinoi

B benóinoi 
  a mischievous, ill behaved, troublesome
O benoinoi 
  sup a. very wicked, very bad, odious.
  from be

benono

B bÉnono 
  a curved, bent
O benono1 
  a bebenono: curved, bent.
  v to bend, to give way.
  vt kabenonoa: to make ...

benouanging

O beno-uanging 
  a benonouanging: stopped, shrunk, shrivelled up, bent under a burden or sickness.

benroro

B bEn/roro 
  n a ben whose husk is dry and about to fall
  a fully ripe as a coconut
O benroro 
  n a ripe coconut with husk getting black.

bentekota

B bEn/tekota 
  n pentecost (ENG)
  bk Acts 2:1

bentiki

B ben/tiki 
  n a ripe coconut whose kernel is unusually hard
  see benikai
O bentiki 
  n a ripe coconut with very tough kernel.

bentira

B bEn/tira 
  n a pencil (ENG)
O bentira 
  n pencil. (ENG)

benu

B bénu 
  n a coconut husk
  a old and decayed as a canoe worn out, unseaworthy
O benu 
  n <bot> husk of coconut for making string
  note operations:
  ex tao-benu: retting the benu
  ex tae-benu: taking it out of retting pit
  ex tiribenu: beating benu to clean it
  ex akeake, akea te benu: to hackle it
  ex bo-binoka: to arrange benu ready for twisting
  ex kakano: twist the benu on thigh to make string.
G benu 
  n an Arorae word for a fish, described as a yellow fish like a hawkfish (ll)

benua

B bénua 
  vt to prolong a residence in
  n one's own country
O benua 
  from Ellice (fenua)
  n native place, country.
  v to live in one's own country.

beo

B béo 
  va tangled, snarled
O beo 
  a bebeo. jumbled, entangled, tangled, mixed up.
  vc kabeo, kabebeoa: to muddle, to tangle.
  fig e beo riana: slandering tongue.

bera

O bera 
  n bed, mattress. (ENG)

bere

B bére 
  intj an insulting exclamation of great contempt
B beére 
  n a bale (ENG)
  bk Arith p. 128
B b'ére 
  n a thin bivalvular shell fish, the
O bere 
  intj showing refusal, disdain, scorn. no go! be blowed! never! bother!
  syn bete!
  vt kaberebere, kaberea, kabereberea: to say bere to, to refuse, to insult
  n te kaberebere: act of ...
O bere1 
  n a variety of shells
  ex beremai: whitish ...
  ex bereraun: shiny.
G b'ére 
  sn Streptopinna saccata (i)
  n a thin bivalvular shellfish (k)
L bere 
  sn Streptopinna saccata
  n bivalve

berebitero

O berebitero 
  n priest (presbyter). (ENG)

beremai

B b'éremai: 
  n a whitish variety of the b'ere

berena

B b'eréna 
  n hard breadd (ENG)

berentiti

B berEn/titi 
  n a parenthesis (ENG)

berereun

B b'ereréun 
  n a thin brittle bivalvular shell fish, the

beretitenti

B berétitEnti 
  n a president (ENG)
O beretitenti 
  n president. (ENG)

berikan

B bÉrikan 
  n a pelican (ENG)

beriki

B beériki 
  n a private signal of feathers on the mast of a canoe
O beriki 
  n a certain kind of loin cloth, tied to the mast of canoe over tura as flag of a certain clan.
  see maro, ratabio

berino

B bérino 
  vi to be particular
  n particularity
O berino 
  sup superlative of rino
  a berinorino, beberino; hard to please, exacting, over particular, fastidious, greedy.
  ex e berino n te amarake: he is fastidious
  vt berinoa: to choose, to do carefully, too fastidiously.
  see kikinto

berinoa

B bérinoa 
  vt to do very carefully, to be particular about

berinorino

B berinórino 
  vi frequentative of berino

berita

B bérita 
  n a covenant (HEB)
O berita 
  n (Berith) convention, treaty, engagement. (HEB)
  v to make a promise
  ex te ati ni Berita: Ark of the Covenant.

beritorium

B beritoórium 
  n praetorium (ENG)

bero

B beéro 
  n a bell (ENG)
B béro 
  n a tree, the
O bero 
  n bell. (ENG)
O bero1 
  n a tree bearing edible berries
  sn Figus tinchoria.
  n fruit of this tree
  ex varieties -- bero babai, bero kangkang.
  ex te berona: a little (something no bigger than the fruit of te bero).
  syn te makotana, te makekena
G bero 
  sn Ficus tinctoria Forst.
  n fig (sp,z)

beroro

B beéroro 
  a of dark complexion
B bÉroro 
  a many, in great numbers, numerous as ants
O beroro 
  a dark skinned, blackish, black, tanned.
  vc kaberoroa: to make, to cause ...
O beroro1 
  a multiple, close together, frequent (sound), swarming.
  idiom beroro n taetae: all speaking together.
  ex e beroro te ang: the wind roarse beroro n taetae: he talks incessantly
  a ae tang beroro: with quick vibrations, humming, buzzing, vibrating
  vt beroroa: to swarm on, to invade.

beroroa

B bÉroroa 
  vt to swarm over food as ants

beru

B béru 
  n a species of lizard, the
  va afraid of, fearing
B béru: 
  n the populace
O beru 
  n gecko, lizard.
  fig foetus.
  a beruberu: full of lizards
  ex beruberu, kiberuberu, inaberu
  ex inaberuberu: one who is afraid, frightened of small thing (as gecko)
  ex inaberuberu: of timid temperament.
O beru1 
  n wrasse, fish.
  sn Labroides dimidiatus
O Beru 
  n an island in south Gilberts, discovered in 1827 by Captain Clerk. Beru warriors formerly conquered all islands of group except Makin. Their descendants are found in all islands at present.
  idiom e bane Beru: all Beru is there, i.e. all the high families of the island are assembled, a general assembly.
G beru 
  sn Labroides dimidiatus (y,ll)
  n wrasse (sm)
L beru 
  sn Labroides bicolor
  n wrasse
L beru 
  sn Lepidodactylus lugubris (diurnally active)
  sn Gehyra mutilata (nocturnal)
  sn Gehyra oceanica (nocturnal)
  n all small geckos

beru taburimai

L beru taburimai 
  n all large geckos

beruberu

B béruberu 
  a abounding in beru

beruro

B béruro 
  n a beryl (ENG)

beta

O beta 
  v to bet, to bid.
  vc kabeta: to make a bet.
  vt betanna: to add more, to bet more heavily.

betaki

O betaki 
  from be
  n babies' napkin <diaper>.
  vt betakinna: to put on, to wear ...

betanga

B betánga 
  va jammed, as a finger between two boxes
O betanga 
  a many, much, a quantity.
  syn maiti, bati, ewa, etc.
  v to get jammed between two things, to get between two for protection, shelter.
  vt kabetanga.
  vc kabetanga. idem.
  vt betangana: to protect, to shelter.

betarao

B betaárao 
  n a rack, a stick or moulding on a canoe on which to rest slats
O betarao 
  n a kind of shelf in house to put things on.

betaru

B betaáru 
  n the flooring in the hold of a canoe
O betaru 
  n a compartment or shelf in inside of canoe, hold for baggage.

bete

O bete 
  intj showing refusal, more or less explicit, or disdain according of voice, circumstances and persons.
  vt kabetea: to say bete to ...
  syn bere
O bete1 
  a betebete, ninibete, and esp. bebete; light, lightsome, not heavy.
  syn bakekete
  fig nanobebete: light hearted.
  vc kabetea: to solace, to lighten, to console
  ex kananobebetea: to console ...

betebete

B bétebete 
  a light in weight

beti

B béti 
  n a section of the pandanus fruit from which the pulp has been removed by chewing
B béti 
  vi to float
O beti 
  n a float.
  v beti, betirake, betirio, betinako: to float, to float on surface, to drift away in floating.
  vc kabeta: to make ..., to launch a ship, put to sea.
  ex e kabeta wana: he put his canoe in the water
  ex kai beti: buoyant.
O beti1 
  n betin te tou: the fibrous part of pandanus fruit, left after sucking (used as fuel when dry)
  ex te riki ni beti: pandanus grown from beti.
  fig youngest child (insult).
  syn buki ni koro
O beti2 
  n placenta.
O beti3 
  n te ai ni beti: the ace of spades.
O beti4 
  n bass (voice) (ENG)

beti n oma

O beti n oma 
  or beti n onga
  n fibrous core of fruit, thrown away after being sucked.
  vt betinoma: to leave only ..., to suck to the fibre.

beti n taramau

O beti n taramau 
  n ecstatic pose of dancer, arms extended, eyes fixed.
  vc kabetintaramaua: to make ...

beti ni kiriri

O beti ni kiriri 
  from beti: float and kiriri: agglutinate.
  n scum formed on top of boiling fat

betia

B bétia 
  n a weapon
  n a float supporting one while fishing with a line in deep water
O betia 
  n weapon made of shark's teeth.
O betia1 
  n betian te tau mata: fishing float, used for floating fishing tackle and catch.
  vt betiana: to have, to take for float.

betin

B bétin 
  n pigeon (ENG)
  see bitian
B beétin 
  n a basin (ENG)
O betin 
  n basin, dish. (ENG)

betinako

O betinako 
  from beti
  v to drift, float away, to get lost at sea.
  ex e betinako tabon te wa: the front part of the canoe drifts from proper course
  vc kabetinakoa: to make or let go adrift.

betingaingai

B betingáingai 
  va soiled
  n stain, foulness, an unclean garment or person
O betingaingai 
  sup superlative of betiti
  a dirty (clothing), dirty, tattered, ragged.
  vc kabetingaingaia: to make dirty.

betinoma

B bétinóma 
  n tough food removed from the mouth after having been chewed
B betinómaa 
  vt to chew tough food and remove the toughest part

betio

O Betio 
  n islet of Tarawa, southeast end, commercial capital of group, port.

betirake

O betirake 
  a bebetirake; coming to the surface, ascending or floating in the air, floating towards the land, drifting.
  vc kabetirakea: to make float ...

betiraoi

B bétiraoi 
  vi to fly well as a kite

betiroa

B bétiroa 
  vt to admire one's self
O betiroa 
  sup superlative of tiroa.
  v bebetiroa. to look at with admiration, admire oneself at length.

betiti

O betiti 
  n dirtiness, slovenliness, dirt, filth.
  a dirty, squalid.
  syn betoto
  vc kabetitia.

betiwai

O betiwai 
  n fastidiousness.
  a insipid.
  fig scrutinize.

betoko

O betoko 
  from tokoa
  a 1. exacting, perfecting, retouching.
  vt betokoa: to retouch without reason.
  v 2. to touch indecently.

betoto

B bétoto 
  a bad, mischievous, ill behaved
O betoto 
  n dirtiness.
  a disgusting (from laziness, neglect).
  vc kabetotoa: to judge as ...

betunga

B bétunga 
  vi to meddle, to be troublesome
  see tabare
O betunga 
  a finding faults in everything, too exacting; retouching, finical, arranging and rearranging.

betuntun

O betuntun 
  for ibetuntun
  a close together and constrained.
  see ibetutu, kaibetutua

beu

O beu 
  a kiribeu, kiribeubeu, tiribeu; general term for malformation, deformity of body or limb, land, etc., deformed, twisted, uneven, bumpy.
  ex e kiribeu marawa: the sea is choppy.
  see rebeu, kiribeubeu

beuakora

B beuákora 
  va heavy laden, staggering under a load
O beuakora 
  a bent, stooped under a heavy burden, difficulties, etc.
  vc kabeuakora ...

beuangingi

O beuangingi 
  a stooped and small.
  v to stoop or bend until quite small, to shrivel up.
  vc kabeuangingi.

beuti

O beuti 
  n capsule, cracker.

bewa

O bewa 
  a tangled (e.g. string).
  sup superlative of beo.
  vc kabewa: to tangle, to jumble up.

bewawa

O bewawa 
  from wawa
  a covered with dirt, sticky.
  syn betiti, betoto
  vc kabewawa.

babakantoka

B b'ab'ákantóka 
  vi frequentative of bakantoka

bi

B bi 
  intj an interjection uttered upon perceiving a bad smell
O bi 
  intj to show sign of disgust for a bad smell or something hateful.
  ex ae bi! e bi: what a stench!
  v kabibia: to turn one's nose up at something.

bia

B bía 
  n spawn, a tumor, a wen
  v would, equivalent to o that, would that
O bia 
  n beer. (ENG)
O bia1 
  aux denoting a wish
  ex if onlyy! if I could! if only you could!
  ex ai bia te taokita ngai! if only I were a doctor!
  note bia denotes a wish with, however, a doubt about its realization.
  v to wish, to desire
  ex tai bia! don't wish!
  ex I will invite the neighbours to eat with us. tai bia! no, don't invite them!
O bia2 
  n growth, tumor, gland, knob, excrescence, fish ovaries. [labia majoris]

biabia

B bíabia 
  n a ruffled ornamental edging at the neck or border of a garment
O biabia 
  n frill, trimming, flounce.

bibi

B bíbi 
  n the wind pipe
O bibi 
  n windpipe, throat, gullet, trachea
  ex bonotan te bibi: epiglottis.

bibinang

O bibinang 
  n tanobibinang: fine sand, finely sieved soil.

bibingaongao

B bibingáongao 
  a frequentative of bingaongao

bibingi

B bibíngi 
  a very small

bibinoka

B bíbinoka 
  vi to engage in twisting coconut fiber
B bíbinokaa 
  vt frequentative of binoka: to spin, to twist

bibira

B bíbira 
  vt frequentative of bira: to braid

bibiri

B bibíri 
  vi to engage in braiding

bibiriaitua

B bibíriáitua 
  vi frequentative of biriaitua

bibiriakina

B bibíriakína 
  vt frequentative of biriakina: to carry news

bibiribiri

B bibíribiri 
  vi frequentative of biribiri: to run

bibirikatai

B bibírikatái 
  vi frequentative of birikatai: to grow rapidly

bibiro

B bíbiro 
  vt frequentative of biro: to engage in making rope

bibita

B bíbita 
  vt frequentative of bita: to repeatedly turn horizontally, to often change as the mind

bibitanikai

B bíbitæ/nikai 
  vi to slip away before the arrival of one who comes to seek help

bibitara

B bíbitaraa 
  va frequentative of bitara

bibiti

B bibíti 
  vi i-bibiti: to pass at a distance, or without seeing one another

bibitoi

B bíbitoi 
  n an imperfect or partial rainbow
O bibitoi 
  n luminous circle around stars, halo, having a halo.

bika

B bíka 
  n a beka (ENG)

bikaki

B bíkaki 
  n a peacock (ENG)

bikan

O bikan 
  n beacon, buoy. (ENG)

bikati

B bíkæti 
  n a pickaxe, a mattock (ENG)

bike

B bíke 
  n white sand, the sandy beach, sandy land without verdure
O bike 
  n beach sand, sand bank, sandy soil, the beach, the shore.

bikeiniku

B bikeíniku 
  n a variety of the kua a very large fish
O bikeiniku 
  n a large cetacea.

bikematata

B bíkemataáta 
  a desolate
O bikematata 
  n bare ground without vegetation, desert land, devastated ...

bikoko

B bikóko 
  n a young coconut with well developed kernel, but soft, a moimoto
  a being in the bikoko stage, the kernel being well developed, but soft
O bikoko 
  n a young coconut, kernel just beginning to form.
  syn moimoto

bikoukou

B bikóukou 
  a pregnant
  n pregnancy
O bikoukou 
  from kou.
  n pregnancy.
  a pregnant (pers. and animals).
  vt kabikoukoua: to make ...

biku

B bíku 
  n a fig (ENG)
O biku 
  n a fig, fig tree. (ENG)

bikura

O bikura 
  n bugle, trumpet.

bimaung

O bimaung 
  n putrid smell, stench.
  v to stink.

bin

O bin 
  n pin, peg, bolt. (ENG)
O bin1 
  n bean. (ENG)

bina

B bína 
  n the youngest child in a family
O bina 
  n aspect, look, appearance
  ex binabinan.
  see bina mane, bina aine
O bina1 
  a youngest, last born
  ex te kabane, au bina: my last child
  ex te bina kiki (joke or insult),
  ex bina rereke: youngest child who supplants its elders in any way
  ex te bina ororo.

bina aine

O bina aine 
  na a man having ways of a woman.
  ant bina mane.

bina mane

O bina mane 
  na a woman with manners of a man.
  ant bina aine.

binabina

O binabina 
  see bina

binaine

B binaáine 
  a womanish as a man, effeminate, soft
  n a womanish effeminate man

binaing

B bináing 
  n a fish, the
O Binaing 
  n 1. Na Binaing; myth. person who got buried to become a coconut tree, a coconut tree grew out of his skull, and Nei Kakanoriki, who had rejected him was now united to him by drinking the young coconuts and wearing a grass skirt made from leaves of this tree.
  n 2. a fish (kind of nuonuo), trigger fish.
G binaing 
  sn Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)
L binaing 
  sn Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (balistidae)
  n triggerfish

binainga

O binainga 
  a timorous, timid, sensitive.

binakare

B bínakare 
  n a disease in the groin
  a afflicted with the binakare
O binakare 
  n a sharp pain or soreness in groin or armpit.
  v to feel this pain ...

binakeke

B binakéke 
  n the youngest in a family

binamane

B binam'aáne 
  a mannish as a woman
B binam'aáne 
  n a masculine woman

binangare

O binangare 
  syn n.v. binakare
  see bitangare

binaoro

O binaoro 
  n a shell.
  see aioro

binarererake

B binæ/rereráke 
  n the youngest in a family when precocious
  a precocious as the youngest in a family

binata

B bínata 
  vi to search for something that shall give a pleasant odor to oil
O binata 
  vt to make last preparations before setting out, before moving, to finish weaving mat, to weave edge of mat, to look here and there for karea used to perfume oil.

bine

O bine 
  n bibine, binebine. choice, sorting out.
  v to make a choice.
  vt binea: to choose, to sort.
  see binera, bineta, abina

bineang

O bineang 
  v to try to predict the wind
  v binebinera: to make an incantation to get wind.

binebine

B bínebine 
  vi to engage in searching for coconut oil perfumes

binebinera

B binebínera 
  vt to do the wind with an incantation that it may blow

binekau

O binekau 
  v binekau, bibinekau, kabinekau; to whimper, to cry, to bawl, to squall in order to get something.
  vc kabinekaua: to make ...

binenea

O binenea 
  v to importune, to entreat, to demand with insistence, to coax.

binenga

O binenga 
  from bine
  a choose, exacting in choice, particular.
  v to prefer.

binera

B bínera 
  vt to seek or search for as things which may give a pleasant fragrance to coconut oil when boiled
  vt to subject the wind to an incantation that it may prove favorable
O binera 
  from bine
  vt bibinera, binebinera: to choose, to select, to prepare by selecting (word used much in magic).

binera te kua

O binera te kua 
  v to bring or lead whales ashore.

bineta

O bineta 
  vt to choose, to select,
  ex bineta te bong: to choose a favourable day, to choose flowers.

bing

O bing 
  a bibing, bingibingi. reduced to grains, ground to dust.
  ex e boi bingibing: it smells empty
  vt kabingibingia: to grind to dust.

bingao

O bingao 
  n bingaongao, bibingaongao: stench, bad smell.
  a fetid, offensive.
  vt kabingao, kabingaongao: to infect, to taint, to cause to stink horribly.
  vc kabingaoa: to taint, to cause to smell.

bingaongao

B bingáongao 
  a fetid
  n fetidness

bingibing

B bíngibing 
  n a tree
  sn Thespesia (ch)
O bingibing 
  n a tree in great demand for outrigger of canoe on account of buoyancy, used also as floats on fishing nets.
  sn Thespesis
G bíngibing 
  sn Thespesia sp. (k)

bingibingi

O bingibingi 
  a bingingire, bingingingoingoi, bingingitangoingoi: very tiny, very small, microscopic.
  vt kabingingia: to make ... to judge ...

bingingi

B bingingi 
  a vety small

bingingitangoingoi

B bingíngitangóingoi 
  a exceedingly small

bingita

B bíngita 
  n a small insect, the
O bingita 
  n a species of cantaris, Spanish fly (small).

bingore

O bingore 
  sup superlative of ngore:
  a very puny, sickly, weakly, rachitic, stunted.

bino

B bíno 
  vi to chant and gesticulate while sitting
  n chanting and gesticulating while sitting, a call, a summons
  ex e tang binona
O bino 
  n poem sung and mimicked in sitting position.
O bino1 
  n an incantation to get back a woman (done in turning a binobino very rapidly and allowing the wind to whistle into the opening).
  ex e tang binona: her bino whistles (the unfaithful one will come back)
  v katangibino: to do this incantation
  vc katanga te bino: idem.

binobino

B bínobino 
  n a coconut shell bottle for coconut molasses
O binobino 
  n calabash, gourd made with coconut shell.
  idiom te wi binobino: chatterbox.
O Binobino 
  n ana Binobino Nei Kama: group of stars of Centaur.

binobino ni kai

O binobino ni kai 
  n larva of mosquito.

binobinonikai

B bínobinónikai 
  n the larva of the mosquito

binoka

B bínokaa 
  vt to twist with the fingers as strands
B bínoka 
  vi to engage in twisting strands with the fingers
  n strands of coconut fiber for making twine
O binoka 
  vt bibinoka. to spin, to make native string.
O Binoka 
  n notorious King of Abemama, died Nov. 1891. R. L. Stevenson was his guest for two months in 1889.

binoti

B bínoti 
  a very stinking
  n a very unpleasant odor
O binoti 
  n binobinoti: offensive smell, stench (stronger than boira).
  vc kabinoti: to infect, to spread smell.
  vc kabinota: to infect ... to treat as ...

binotinoti

B binótinoti 
  a frequentative of binoti

binti

B bi:n/ti 
  n beans (ENG)

bira

B bíra 
  vt to braid as the hair or rope
O bira 
  vt bibira: to plait, to braid hair ..., strands ..., flowers, etc.
O bira1 
  n a whistle.

biraoki

B biráoki 
  n frog (ENG)
O biraoki 
  n frog, toad. (ENG)

biri

B bíri 
  n running, a run
  vi to run
O biri 
  n biribiri: a race, quickness.
  v to gallop, to run, to trot.
  vc kabiribiria: to make run, etc.
O biri1 
  n bibiri. stakes, bet, score, share.
  v to stake, to give one's share.
  vt biria: to give one's contribution to a collection, to pay share.

biri n aiwa

O biri n aiwa 
  v to run here and there like an imbecile.

biria

O biria 
  from biri
  vt to take in passing, to seize, to occupy conquered territory.

biriaetoa

O biriaetoa 
  v to pay one's share.
  n a collection of equal shares.

biriaitua

B biriáitua 
  vi to run hither and thither
O biriaitua 
  v to run here and there, to wander about, to be always on the move, to get off the subject.
  vc kabiriaitua: to make run ... wander.

biriakina

B bíriakína 
  vt to carry news
O biriakina 
  vt biriakina nako: to elope, to run away with, to take away, to pilfer and run away with.
  ex e biriakinako te aine: the girl has eloped, run away with ...

birian

B bírian 
  a a billion (ENG)

birianena

O birianena 
  v to be beside the question, to be behind the times, to be rambling, to talk nonsense. <irrelevant? - gwg>

biriao

O biriao 
  v v.t. biri aou, biri aom, biri aona, etc. to go over, to go past, to go beyond, to take no notice, to transgress, to disobey a command, an order.

biriari

B bíriari 
  n a period (ENG)
O biriari 
  n period, full stop. (ENG)

biribiri

B bíribiri 
  vi frequentative of biri

birikaiuenei

O birikaivenei 
  va to meet or pass quickly (like shooting stars).

birikaiwenei

B bírikaiwénei 
  vi to habitually lodhe in many different places

birikan

O birikan 
  n billycan. (ENG)

birikatai

B bírikatai 
  vi to grow rapidly
O birikatai 
  n quick growth.
  v to grow up quickly (person and plants).

birikewe

O birikewe 
  n birikekewe. a misleading bet.
  v to put down a big bet in spite of a bad hand of cards
  ex biribirikewe nako: to disappear in an unknown way (person and food, etc.).

birikewekewe

B birikéwekewe 
  vi to run away ( followed by nako), metaphorically, to disappear as food, quickly

birimai

O birimai 
  v to run towards.
  vc kabirimaia: to make run or come quickly.

birimaka

B bírim'aáka 
  vi to run fast
  n fast running
O birimaka 
  n velocity, rapidity, swiftness.
  v to go rapidly, quickly, to run quickly.
  vc kabirimaka: to make go quickly.
  ex kabirimakako: hurry! be quick!

birimara

B bírimaára 
  vi to run slowly
  n slow running
O birimara 
  n slowness in running.
  ant birimaka.
  v kabirimara: to retard the race, to put obstacles, to slow down.

birinako

O birinako 
  n evasion.
  v to run away, to escape.
  vc kabirinakoa: to cause to evade, to chase away, to drive away.
  n te kabirinako: a living bait pulled along the surface.

birion

O birion 
  n billion. (ENG)

birirake

O birirake 
  v to steer towards the land.
  vt birirakea.
  vc ka ...

biririmoa

O biririmoa 
  v to run in front, to anticipate, to be too quick for, to go beforehand, to precede, to assert oneself.

biririmwi

O biririmwi 
  v to run after, to be too late, to miss chance.
  ant biririmoa.

biririo

O biririo 
  v v.t. biririoa, kabiririoa. to steer, to sail towards west.

biritana

O biritana 
  from biri
  vt to leave behind, to run away from, to run from, to abandon.
  ex I biritanaki: I was left behind ... abandoned.

biritania

O Biritania 
  n Britain, Great Britain. (ENG)

biritete

O biritete 
  v to run like mad, as a mad person, to act with great precipitation, to act hastily, excitedly.
  n excitement, precipitation.
  vc kabiritetea.

biro

B bíro 
  vi to engage in making rope
  n a stick or small lever for twisting
O biro 
  n a tool used to fasten ropes or tighten boards, carpenter's vice, screw jack, tourniquet.

biroa

B bíroa 
  vt to make a rope by twisting the strands together
O biroa 
  vt biroa, birobiroa: to twist, to screw, to tighten with vice.

birobai

O birobai 
  v to twist, to plait, to wring by hand, to screw.

biroto

B bíroto 
  n the abdomen, the uterus
O biroto 
  n abdomen
  ex te biroto ni bai: thick part of arm
  ex te biroto n wae: calf of leg
  ex te biroto n ranga: thigh
  ex biroton te boto n ranga: upper thigh
  ex te biroto n rongo: pot bellied
  ex te birotokou: lower abdomen more prominent.
  a ae kau-biroto: obese, corpulent.

bita

B bíta 
  vt to turn around horizontally
O bita 
  vt bibita, bitabita; to change, to modify, to invert.
  a nanobibitaki: changeable, inconstant.
  nv i-bibiti: mutual changing of places
  ex kaibibiti: inversion, change, reverse, change places, to meet and miss going in opposite directions.
  vt kaibibitia: to interchange, to exchange, to turn around.

bitabao

O bitabao 
  a deformed, deflected, distorted, altered, changed meaning.
  v bitabao: to alter, to change th meaning.
  vt bitabaoua: to deflect, to deform, to alter, to falsify, to report wrongly.

bitangare

O bitangare 
  see binangare, binakare

bitanikai

B bitæ/nikai 
  vi to hide away when about to be asked to work
  n a hiding away when about to be asked to work
O bitanikai 
  v to trick, to dodge, to pretend, to equivocate, to get an alibi, change the subject of conversation so as to get out of something, or to save face.
  vt bitanikaia, bita te kai: to change procedure, ... place, to elude by stratagem, to invert the matrix.

bitanikaia

B bitæ/nikáia 
  vt to avoid labor by hiding away when about to be asked to work

bitanikie

O bitanikie 
  n exchange of wives.
  syn te bo kie
  n bitanikieu: my exchanged wife
  n bitanikiem: your ... etc.

bitara

B bítaraa 
  va not joining or fitting together properly, inconsistent
  n inconsistency in speech
O bitara 
  n opposition, contradiction.
  v to contrary, to inverse, to oppose (backwards).
  v bitara, bitaraea: to act in opposition, to act contrariwise.
  vc kabitara.
O bita-ra 
  v to falsify, to fake, to place, to say, or do in opposite way, the wrong way, to contradict, to change meaning, to invert.

bitaraea

B bitaráea 
  vt to obscure or mix up one's words, to make inconsistent remarks

bitati

O bitati 
  n Jasmine
  sn Jasminium Sambac.

bite

B bíte 
  n a beet (ENG)

biti

B bíti 
  n iron, a knife,
  n a fish, the
O biti 
  n iron, metal, scrap iron, nails, knives.
  vt oro-biti, bo-biti, orobitia, bobitia: to nail, to hammer.
  v bu-biti: to pull out nails.
O biti 
  n a fish.

bitia

B bítia 
  n a pitcher (ENG)
O bitia 
  n pitcher. (ENG)

bitian

B bítian 
  n a pigeon (ENG)
O bitian 
  n pigeon (ENG)
  and bitin.

bitin (taobe)

G bitin 
  and taobe
  sn Gallicolumba erythroptera
  n ground dove (The coloring is typically darkish grey and white; The head, neck, back and upper breast are grey with a purplish and greenish sheen or irridescence; The secondary wing feathers are mainly dark grey and the primaries and tail feathers mainly white; The abdomen is white, often speckled with grey and the under tail-coverts, white. The short bill is dark grey with a small whitish operculum at the base; The legs and feet are coral red, or purplish red. Some birds have less white than others, and hardly any two are exactly alike) <bird> (aa)

bitina

B bítina 
  vt to take, possess and use a knife

bitinikiriri

B bítinikíriri 
  n fat about the intestines of a healthy fish
  a having healthy fat about the intestines as a fish

bitinna

O bitinna 
  vt to appropriate a knife, to own a knife, an iron, etc., to use as a knife or as an iron tool.

bititaom

B bititáom 
  n a general term for metals other than iron and steel, as tin, zinc, copper, and brass but not lead
O bititaom 
  from biti
  n anything of thin metal, not precious; for ex. tin, zinc, tins, cans, etc.
  vt bititaomua: to put in tins.

bititeria

O bititeria 
  n table knife.

bititi

B bi:/titi 
  n peaches (ENG)

bitumen

B bitúmen 
  n bitumen (ENG)

biu

O biu 
  n (S.) biubiu, kibiubiu (N.), bu, bubu, kibubu, biuroro, biunano, bunano: a coward, cowardice.
  a giving in, capitulating, faint hearted.

biuma

B biuúma 
  n a puma (ENG)

biwa

B bíwa 
  n a beaver (ENG)
O biwa 
  n fever. (ENG)
  or biua
  a feverish.

bo

B bo 
  n a meeting, a coming together, price, reward
  vi to meet, to unite, to agree, to hit, to come in collision
O bo 
  pref boa, bota: to gather together, to assemble, to put together
  see bo-ira, bo ben, bo-rau, bo-rin, etc.
O bo1 
  n a blow, stroke.
  v to hit, to thump, to knock, to touch, to hurt, to get hit.
  ex e bo ubuna: he got hit in the face
  ex e bo te ika: the fish is tainted, bad, deteriorated.
  vt boa, boboa: to hit, to hurt, to beat
  vt boboa: to tap on, to beat with repeated blows
  ex bo-maneka: cutting steps on coconut tree for climbing
  ex bo-niba: cut notches, holes.
  see idiom. e bo ketena, e bo makina
  ex au bo, am bo, ana bo: etc. blows which I, you, he, etc., gives
  ex bou, bom, bona: the blows which I, you, he, receive.
O bo2 
  n contact, meeting, fight, combat.
  ex te bo ni buaka: a battle, a war
  v bo, bobo, bo ma: to be in contact, to touch, to meet, to fight with or against
  ex e bo atin te maie: the merry making is in full swing
  vt kaboa, kaboboa: to put in contact, to make touch, to unite.
O bo3 
  n equality, equivalence, accord, agreement
  ex te bo n nano: mutual agreement
  ex ti te bo te aro: all religions are the same.
  a equal, like, similar, same, matched, paired.
  see bobuaka, boraoi
  vc katiteboa: to make equal, to equalize, to make the same.
O bo4 
  v to go towards ... to come, to arrive.
  v e bo nakoiang, e bo nakoaiaki, e bo rio, e borake: ... goes towards the north, south, west, east.
  ex e bo nako: he is gone
  ex bo mai: come here
  ex ko bo maiia?: where do you come from? where have you been?
  ex e bo am tai: it is your time (your turn).
O bo5 
  n price, value, cost, wage, compensation, reward, answer
  ex au bo, am bo, ana bo: my, your, his price
  ex bona: the price of it.
  vt kaboa, kakaboa, kaboboa: to buy, to exchange, to reward, to compensate, to make amends for, to answer.

bo bai

O bo bai 
  n rheumatism in arms or hands
  ex te bo wae: rheumatism of legs.
  n an abnormal heat in body, extremities burning hot.
  syn borara
  v ka bo bai: to shake hands, to join hands.
  see iobai, taubai

bo baka

O bo baka 
  v cut low, too short, fall short.

bo bebete

O bo bebete 
  a cheap, low priced.
  syn boraoi
  ant bobuaka, borawata.
  vc kabobebetea: to lower, to put down the price.

bo ben

O bo ben 
  v to gather or put coconuts together.
  syn ikoben

bo biti

O bo biti 
  n a nail.
  vt bobitia: to nail.

bo ma aomata

O bo ma aomata 
  syn bo i buako
  n socialibility.
  v to like company, to be sociable.
  ant aki bo ma aomata.

bo ma taeka

O bo ma taeka 
  na good sense, reasonable
  ex e aki bo ma taeka: nonsense, senseless, absurd.

bo ma te maki

O bo ma te maki 
  n te bo ma te maki: (closed and stuck) the sky and the earth were stuck together until Ten Areau lifted the dome of heaven (myth of Creation).

bo mane

O bo mane 
  or bo ni mane
  n a man's combat
  see kaunrabata, dispute between men.
  v to wrestle.

boa

B bóaa 
  vt to reprove, to chide, to rebuke
  n a reproof, a rebuke
B bóa 
  vt to strike, to hit, to pat
B boóaa 
  n a wide plug or stick of tobacco (ENG)
O boa 
  n plug tobacco (derby) (boar?). (ENG)
  syn karababaua
O boa1 
  vt boaboa. to scold, to reprimand, to admonish, to blame, to answer.

boakantirikita

B bóa-kantiríkita 
  n a boa constrictor (ENG)

boang

O boang 
  n small sized taro, cut in four pieces only
  ex bo-ua: cut in two pieces
  ex boangia: cut in four.

boati

O boati 
  idiom e bo atin te un, te maie, etc. the fight, etc., is on.
  vc kaboa atina, kaboatia.

boba

B bób'a 
  vi to trade in oil
  n trading in oil
O boba 
  v to cheat in card playing (by changing or exchanging cards).
O boba1 
  n trade in oil (as formerly).

bobai

B bóbai 
  n heat especially at night
  a uncomfortably warm when trying to sleep
B bób'ai 
  vi to buy, to sell, to trade
  n trade, shopping, buying, barter
O bobai 
  n exchange of things, trade, trading, business.
  v bobai: to trade, to buy, to sell.
  vt bobaia: to traffic, to trade in
  ex te tia bobai: the trader, merchant, shopkeeper, shop assistant.
  vc kabobaia, kaboa te bai: to buy
  ex kaboa te bai nako: to sell.

bobaiakina

O bobaiakina 
  vt to deal in, to treat as merchandise, to keep a store of ...

bobaka

B bób'aka 
  vi to foul as a ball not properly hit

bobaraki

B bóbaraaki 
  vi to fall prostrate on the face, to bow down the head
  n a low bowing forward of the head
O bobaraki 
  v to stoop, to bow, to bend the head, to lower the body, to be prostrate, to lie face downwards.
  vc kabobaraki: to make stoop, to prostrate, to place upside down.

bobaranako

B bob'áranako 
  vi to glance off as a club not skillfully handled
O bobaranako 
  v to miss aim, to pass beside, to become undone after blow, or stroke.

bobe

O Bobe 
  n Pope, Sovereign Pontiff. (ENG)

bobo

B bóbo 
  n a season or time just before fruit befins to ripen
  n a fish, the
  vi to have intercourse often, to meet often
O bobo 
  v frequentative of bo
  v to hit, to strike.
  vt boboa: to hit.
  n te bobo: practice of abortion, aborted foetus.
  v to meet, to unite, to accomplish the sexual act
  ex te tia kabobo: the intermediary.
O bobo1 
  n 1. a fish, name of tewe when numerous because sea is yellow looking
  sn Gerres sp.
  n 2. ripening fruit, pandanus harvest season.

boboa

B bobóa 
  vt frequentative of boa : to pat

boboba

B bobób'a 
  vi frequentative of bob'ai: to sell, to buy, to trade

bobobaraki

B bobóbaraaki 
  vi frequentative of bobaraki

bobobuaka

B bobóbuaka 
  va frequentative of bobuaka

boboi

B bobói 
  a slightly putrid

boboia

B bobóia 
  n a gun
O boboia 
  n a gun (Mak. Butar.).
  syn kati

boboiai

B bobóiai 
  a frequentative of boiai: having the smell of fire

boboiarara

B bobóiaræra 
  a frequentative of boiarara: fragrant

boboiautima

B boboiáutim'a 
  a frequentative of boiautim'a: fragrant, of a delightful odor

boboikamaiu

B bobóikamáiu 
  va refreshing as certain odors

boboingo

B boboíngo 
  va abounding in boingo

boboira

B bobóiraa 
  a frequentative of boiraa: bad smelling

boboituta

B bobóituta 
  vi frequentative of boituta: to fail in procuring because seeking too late

bobokarina

B bobokárina 
  va frequentative of bokarina

boboneao

B bobóneao 
  va frequentative of boneao: frequently turning aside from a certain work

bobonga

B bobónga 
  va completed, finished
O bobonga 
  v to be finished, terminated, <ready for use>, finished in good time.
  vc kabobonga: to finish, to bring to an end.

boboniba

B bobónib'a 
  vi frequentative of bonib'a: to engage in excavating a hole for a tree or plant

bobonobonota

B bobónobonota 
  vt frequentative of bonota: to shut, to mend

bobonu

O bobonu 
  n a mask (European). Mak. Butar.
  syn bebenu (S.), mata ing (N.)

boborababoua

B bobórababóua 
  va flattened out as a mass of soft food

boboraoi

B bóboráoi 
  va frequentative of boraoi

boborau

B bobórau 
  vi frequentative of borau: to sail, to go to sea
O boborau 
  n a star.

bobota

B bobóta 
  vt to collect

bobotararake

B bobotárarake 
  vi frequentative of botararake

bobotika

B bobótika 
  va frequentative of botika

boboto

B bóboto 
  a false, not true

bobotumaka

B bobótum'áka 
  va frequentative of botum'aka

bobotumara

B bobótumaara 
  va frequentative of botumara

bobotunaba

B bobótunaba 
  va frequentative of botunaba

bobou

B bobóu 
  n a canoe new throughout
  vi to engage in making a canoe

bobouru

B bobóuru 
  va greatly surprised
O Bobouru 
  from bou
  n astonishment, surprise.
  a astonished, surprised to hear something new.
  v to be surprised, to pretend to be surprised, to feign ignorance or innocence.
  vt boborua: to speak about something surprising.

bobouruakina

B bobóuruakína 
  vt to ask or inquire about
O bobouruakina 
  vt to talk about something new, surprising, mysterious.
  ex tera ae kam bobouruakina?: what strange or mysterious thing are you talking about?

bobuaka

B bóbuaka 
  va not well finished, badly joined, bringing too small a price
  n high price or unreasonable selling
B bobuákaa 
  vt to search after, to look up
O bobuaka 
  n inequality, irregularity, disproportion, disaccord, out of tune, discord, unfair.
  vc kabobuaka: to make ... without symmetry, order or regularity ...
O bobuaka1 
  a expensive, dear, too dear.

bobuki

B bóbuki 
  vi to be entirely dispersed, to be all gone
O bobuki 
  n wind coming on wrong side of sail, or from aft.
  syn e kare buki, e kareaki bukina, e bo bukina
  vt bobukia: to assail from behind
  ex e bobukiaki te ie.
  ex e bobukiaki te ben: the coconut was opened at the end.

bobukinaia

O bobukinaia 
  vt to make a battue, to drive everything in front, to drive fish into a net.

bobukiniri

O bobukiniri 
  v to hit or beat the ends of pandanus before detaching them.
  vt bobukiniria.

boi

B bói 
  a unsuccessful in fishing
B boói 
  n a creeping plant, the
B bói 
  n scent, odor, smell
O boi 
  n a weed, stonecrop.
  sn Portulaca oleacera and lutea
O boi1 
  n odour, smell, emission, exhalation.
  v boi, boboi: to emit an odour, ... smell.
  idiom e tao boina: it smells, exhales around
  ex e tae boina: the smell disappears.
  v kaboia, kaboi: to make ...
O boi2 
  a unlucky at fishing, returning empty handed.
  ex ko boi? eng, I boi: you had no luck (chance)? no, I hadn't.
  sup kiboiboi: to have taken nothing at all.
  ex a boi kira: we had no luck (Banaba).

boi aka

O boi aka 
  n odour of oil, of certain oil.

boiai

B bóiai 
  a having the smell of fire
  n the smell of fire
O boiai 
  a having smell of smoke, fire.

boiarara

B bóiaræra 
  a fragrant
  n fragrance
O boiarara 
  n sweet smell, good smell in general, perfume, aroma, scent.
  a odoriferous, perfumed, embalmed.
  v kaboiarara, kakaboiarara: to perfume, embalm.
  vc kaboiarara (raea): idem. to perfume.
  n te kaboiarara: perfume.

boiautima

B boiáutima 
  a very fragrant as the uri
  n the odor of the uri
O boiautima 
  n the odour of uri flowers.
  v to smell good, like Nei Autima who bedecked herself with uri flowers.

boibarabara

O boibarabara 
  syn bubarabara
  n the smell of old dusty things.

boibingibing

B bóibíngibing 
  a not mature as pandanus fruit
  n unripe pandanus fruit
O boibingibing 
  n the smell of bingibing.
  v to feel empty, to feel want.
  n odour of unripe pandanus fruit.

boibuako

O boibuako 
  n bo i buako, bobo i buako: sociability.
  a sociable.
  v to like company.

boikamaiu

B bóikamáiu 
  va refreshing as certain odors
  n a refreshing odor
O boikamaiu 
  a exhaling an agreeable smell.
  v to have an ...

boikangkang

O boikangkang 
  n an appetizing smell, flavour, aroma.
  v to have an ...

boimanging

B bóimæ/nging 
  a having a sour or fermented smell
  n the odor of fermenting karewe
O boimanging 
  n smell of alcohol, fermenting smell.

boimanoa

O boimanoa 
  n odour of roasted nut. frying oil.
  vc kaboimanoa.

boimanua

B boimaánua 
  a having the smell of a burning coconut kernel
  n the odor of burning coconut kernel

boimoka

O boimoka 
  n the odour of decaying coconut.

boina

O boina 
  n fish, spot snapper.
G boina 
  sn Lutianus monostigmus
  n spot snapper (hh); on Butaritari and Makin (ll)
L boina 
  sn Lutjanus monostigmus
  n snapper

boingo

B boíngo 
  n a fish, the
O boingo 
  n fish, idem. (juvenile).
G boingo 
  sn Lutianus bohar (ll)
  n snapper (sm); juvenile (ll)
L boingo 
  sn Lutjanus bohar
  n juvenile snapper

boira

B bóiraa 
  a bad smelling
  n a bad smell
O boira 
  n boboira, boiratuatua: a bad smell, stench.
  v to smell bad, to stink.
  vc kaboiraea: to infect, to give a bad smell.

boiranaka

O boiranaka 
  a the smell of water in which perfume has been put, or in which a perfumed person has bathed.

boiranikie

O boiranikie 
  v to pull and bundle together pandanus leaves for making mats.

boiratuatua

B bóiraatúatua 
  a offensive in smell (a polite term)
O boiratuatua 
  n a very bad smell.
  sup superlative of boira

boiri

O boiri 
  n a game, in which a ball (ano) is kicked and kept off the ground.

boiriki

B bóiriki 
  n a certain post in a council house

boitabu

O boitabu 
  and boutabu (boua tabu)
  n a pillar of maneaba, the most important one going from ground to roof.

boituta

B bóituta 
  vi to fail in procuring because seeking too late
O boituta 
  a unlucky.
  v to miss a chance, to arrive at bad time.
  v kabo i tuta.
  vt kaboa ituta: to make unlucky, to make lose a chance.

boka

B bóka 
  a decayed as ripe coconut
O boka 
  n mud, anything decaying, tainted, in state of decomposing.
  vt kaboka: to make ..., to let ...
  fig no energy, weak, good for nothing.
O boka1 
  n decayed coconut for malicious magic.

bokaboka

B bókaboka 
  n mud
  n a fish, the
  a muddy
O bokaboka 
  n 1. mud, mire, slime, slush.
  a muddy, slimy, sloshy.
  vc kabokaboka: to make ...
  vt bokaboka, wibokaboka: to put mud or black soil around taro plants.
  n 2. a fish, unicorn fish.
O bokaboka1 
  n Nei Bokaboka: larva of dragon fly.
O Bokaboka 
  n Nei Bokaboka n nei: Lady Echo, the echo.
O bokaboka2 
  n (bukabuka?) edible seaweed (in Beru).
G bókaboka 
  sn Naso valmingi (ll)
  n unicorn fish (sm)
L bokaboka 
  sn Naso valmingi (acanturidae)
  n surgeonfish, unicornfish

bokai

O bokai 
  n wooden peg or bolt (S.).
  syn te bin

bokakana

O bokakana 
  nv carding of coconut fibre (benu).
O bokakana1 
  n a dispute.
  v to quarrel.

bokakua

B bokákua 
  a rotten, decayed, as a coconut
  n a decayed coconut
O bokakua 
  n a decayed coconut changed to oil before opened.

bokarina

B bókarina 
  vi to act quickly
O bokarina 
  a striking suddenly, coming like the wind.
  v to arrive all of a sudden, to fall upon suddenly ...

bokatoto

O bokatoto 
  a decomposed, rotten (coconut and fruit).

bokautea

B bokáutea 
  vi to lie, to deceive
  see kewekewe
O bokautea 
  n false accusations.
  v to accuse wrongly, to slander, to calcumniate <calumniate ?>.
  vt bobautea te aba: to carry all sorts of accusations against ...

boketa

O boketa 
  see keta

bokete

O bokete 
  n pocket, handbag, small suitcase. (ENG)

bokewe

B bokéwe 
  vi to lie, to deceive
  see kewekewe
O bokewe 
  n lying.
  v to tell lies
  n bobokewe: habit of telling lies.

boki

B bóki 
  n paper, a book (ENG)
O boki 
  n book, exercise book (ENG)
  ex te boki ni koroboki: writing book
  ex te boki n taumwi: account book
  ex te boki ni weteara: roll book.
  v koroboki: to write.
  vt korobokia.

bokie

O bokie 
  syn bita ni kie (S.)

bokikokiko

G bokikokiko 
  sn Conopoderas aequinoctialis
  n <bird> warbler (The upper parts are greyish with whitish tips to the feathers; The underparts are mostly whitish, tinged with pale grey on the sides and with pale yellow on the breast; The legs and feet are grey and the bill blackish above, flesh colored below.) (aa)

bomaieta

O bomaieta 
  n violent headache, meningitis, stroke, apoplexy, etc.
  v to have ...

bomaki

B bómaki 
  vi to engage in beating the ground with the butts of coconut fronds to scare away the spirit of a person who has just died
  n the scaring away of a departing spirit by beating the ground
B bomaáki 
  va light as a blow
  see botam
  ex nkana e oreai temanna n te kai, ma e aki nene bona ba e botua, ao e bomaki iai, ke e botam.
O bomaki 
  n funeral ceremony consisting of chasing the soul from a corpse, by tapping on ground or trees around with a stick for three days.
  vt bomaka: to chase in this way, to make quit in quick time.
  ex e na bo makim, N na bo makiko: I'll give you a good beating
  ex e bo makina: he got a sound thrashing.
  see beketana, bo takena
O bomaki1 
  a barely touched, grazed, only slightly touched.

bomakia

B bomæ/kia 
  vt to treat a dead person to a bomaki

bomanea

O bomanea 
  vt to surround, to encircle with net ..., in pen, etc.

bomaneka

O bomaneka 
  v to cut notches on coconut trunk to facilitate climbing.
  vt bomaneka: to make ..., to cut ...

bomata

O bomata 
  n sore eyes.
  v to have sore eyes.

bomatoa

O bomatoa 
  a dear, <expensive>, high priced.
  syn bo rawata

bomwi

O bomwi 
  n bobo mwi, e bo mwina: compensation.
  vt kaboa mwina: to make amends for, to compensate, to pay back, to restitute.
  n te kabomwi: reparation, restitution, compensation.
  ex te tataro ni kabomwi: act of Reparation.

bon

B bqn 
  adv truly, indeed, really, unquestionably
  n black soil, loam which has been sifted
O bon 
  adv of insistence; truly, really, surely, perfectly, certainly.
  ex boni ngai: it is I
  ex e boni koaua: it is true
  ex e bon aki: certainly not, surely not.
O bon1 
  n leaf mouldd, humus.
  vt bonia: to put leaf mould on, to fertilize, to manure.
  v io bon: to sift the black soil.
  syn tano-bon, bon-roro

bonano

B bónæno 
  n a syphilitic affliction
O bonano 
  n a kind of syphilis (diff. from boriki, <boroki ?>).

boneao

B bóneao 
  n inconstancy in work
  va frequently turning aside from a certain work

bong

B bong 
  n night, a day of 24 hours
B bqng 
  a being night, dark
O bong 
  n night.
  ex e a bong: it is night
  ex e bong: it is dark
  n bongibong: twilight
  n nukanibong: midnight
  adv ni bong: at night
  ex ngke bong: last night
  ex kabonga: to wait till night, till dark, to stay the night at ...
O bong1 
  n a day of 24 hours, day, date, period, epoch, season
  ex te bongina: one day
  ex uabong: two days
  ex tenibong: three days, etc.
  n te moanibong Monday
  n te kauabong Tuesday
  n te katenibong Wednesday
  n te kaabong Thursday
  n te kanimabong Friday
  n te kaonobong Saturday
  n te tabati, te tabu Sunday
  ex te moanibong: beginning of the good season
  ex Ana bong Rimwimata: season of Antares, good season, end April to end October
  ex te tae ni bong: end of good season
  ex Ana bong Nei Auti: season of Pleiades, bad season, October to April
  ex kanoan te bong: daily happenings
  ex n te bongina: on a certain day
  v otobong: to fix a date; ua-bong:to stay, to stay till night, to stay late.

bonga

B bónga 
  n worth, consequence
O bonga 
  n value, importance, utility (from bong length of time).
  a e bongana, ae bongana, iai bongana: valuable, important, useful.
  syn manena
  ant akea bongana.
  vc kabongana: to utilize, to make use of.

bongan

B bóngaan 
  vi to engage in arranging tabataba for an all night's bake
  n an all night's bake
O bongan 
  n lasting all night, from night till morning.
  orig bong: night; ningan: tomorrow
  note is used only for certain things.
  n 1. cooking; for ex. fish, which lasts all night, from night till morning.
  n 2. fig. anger, kept in a long time and at last exploding.
  ex e kana te bongan: he is holding in his anger, to be a long time at... to take ...
  vt bongania: to leave till tomorrow.

bongana

B bóngana 
  a of consequence, of worth, useful
O bongana 
  a useful, valuable, important.
  syn bonga, bongau, bonganam, bonganana

bongania

B bongaánia 
  vt to bake tabataba over night in an earthen oven

bongata

B bóngata 
  a prolonged in time
O bongata 
  from bong and ata:
  a lasting a long time, of long duration, lasting, durable.
  vt kabongata: to make last, to keep for a long time, to economize.

bongibong

B bòngibqng 
  vi growing dark
O bongibong 
  a twilight, getting dark, beginning of night, beginning to get dark.
  vc kabongibong: to wait, to wait till darkness sets in.

bongiro

O bongiro 
  n dark night, dark, obscurity.

bongiroro

O bongiroro 
  n very dark night.
O Bongiroro 
  n name of a country (Marshall?).

bongubongu

O bongubongu 
  n 1. hollow sound.
  a 2. giving a hollow sound
  ex bana-bongubongu: nasal sound.

boniba

B bóniba 
  vi to engage in excavating a hole or small pit, for a tree or plant
  n the work of excavating a hole for a tree or plant
O boniba 
  v to make a hole, a notch, to mortise.
  vt boniba: to cut notch.

bonikanibanga

B bónikanibæ/nga 
  va very closely packed, or crowded, as a room

bonnano

O bonnano 
  n agreement, accord, contract, pact.
  v to agree, to be in accord
  ex a bo nanoia: they are of one mind, they agree together.

bonne

B bo:n/ne 
  n a certain process in the making of a canoe-sail
  ex karaoan ien te wa ni babaireaki
O bonne 
  v 1. to make markings to cut out a sail, a costume.
  v 2. to adapt and fix the mango of a canoe by means of two strings.
  vt bonnea: . . . to mark out, to adjust.

bono

B bóno 
  va shut
  n a sea-wall
O bono 
  n a closing, a fastening, a wall, dyke, jetty, pier, breakwater.
  a closed, shut, stopped, obstructed, covered over, constipated.
  fig dull, stupid, obstinate, who doesn't understand or won't understand
  ex bobono, bonobono, bono, taribono, bouati-baba: blockhead, stupid, obstinate, stubborn.
  ex v.t. bonoa: to close, to protect by a wall, to enclose.
  vc kabonoa, kakabono:
  a to stop, to plug, to shut, to obstruct, to strangle.
  ex kabonoa te ai: cover the fire to extinguish it.

bono uati baba

O bono uati baba 
  a doubly closed, deaf as a door post.
  n sky completely overclouded, dark horizon

bonoanara

O bonoanara 
  idiom e bonoanara: twilight.

bonobabaturua

B bónobæbætúr 
  a very stormy
O bonobabaturua 
  sup superlative of bono
  from bono babati urua
  a completely stopped, crowded, congested to breaking point

bonobanga

B bónobanga 
  a very costive, unable to give birth to
O bonobanga 
  a constipated.
  n constipation, difficult childbirth.
  see taribono

bonobono

B bónobono 
  n a curbing stome as around a house
O bonobono 
  n a low wall, a stone boundary, a kerbstone, a curb, a patch for mending

bonobonon nei ngutu

O Bonobonon Nei Ngutu 
  n a constellation

bonobonota

B bónobonóta 
  vt frequentative of bonota

bonoike

O bonoike 
  n te bono ike.
  a ae bono ike.
  ex e bono ikena: choking, suffocating.
  v to choke, to suffocate
  a kabonoike, ae kabonoike: which stops respiration, makes breathing difficult
  vc kabonoa te ike

bonomata

O bonomata 
  a having entrance or opening closed, obstructed, closed with a lid.
  ex e bono matana, e bono matan te rawa: the entrance of the passage is impassable on account of waves
  fig we are unbeatable, invincible, you can't touch us

bononano

O bononano 
  a displeased, irritated, angry, cross.
  n displeasure, irritation, anger.
  v to be irritated, ... cross, etc.
  vc kabononano, kakabononano, kabonoa te nano: to irritate, to make cross

bononnano

B bónonnano 
  n wrath
  bk Amos 1:11

bonorawa

O bonorawa 
  n 1. a channel or passage obstructed by waves.
  n 2. a method of fishing by way of blocking up a passage

bonota

B bónota 
  vt to cover, to shut, to close
  n an instrument for incantation, sometimes a cord tied at the neck sometimes an ibu
O bonota 
  from bono
  v bobonota, bonobonota: to stop, to close, to shut, to obstruct, to stop chinks , to close entrance to, to patch or mend.
  fig (magic) to hinder, to prevent, to immunize, to secure beforehand, to protect against bad sorcery
O bonota 
  n a lid, an obstruction

bonotabenabena

B bónotab'énab'enaa 
  vt to mend
B bónotab'énab'ena 
  n a mending of something rent

bonotanibai

B bonotæ/nib/ai 
  n a piece for a patch
O bonotanibai 
  n an object used for stopping, a piece for mending.

bonotanimata

B bonotæ/nimata 
  n a cover

bonotaninga

O bonotaninga 
  syn taninga bono
  n deafness, indocility, who does not or will not hear.
  a indocile, disobedient.

bonouatibaba

B bonouæ/tibæba 
  va abounding in shoals

bonro

B bon/ro 
  n dark, rich soil, suitable for the cultivation of babai

bonu

B bónu 
  n a person tattooed skillfully
  a skillfully tattooed
O bonu 
  v to make design for tattoo.
  v bonua: to sketch

bonubonu

B bónubonu 
  n a small gelatinous marine animal, the
  n coconut oil scented with same
O bonubonu 
  n a worm, the perfume of which is employed in making hair oil.
  sn Anelide sipunculus genus
  vt bonobonoua: to put this crushed worm in oil.

bonubonua

B bonubónua 
  vt to scent coconut oil with bonubonu

bora

B boóra 
  n a bowl (ENG)
B bóra 
  n a loft, an elevated platform in a bata
  n the outer shell of the hawk's-bill turtle
  va extending to all, universal
O bora 
  n a bowl, a cup (ENG)
O bora1 
  syn bobuaka, bo rawata
  a dear (high price), <expensive>, exorbitant, unequal.
  n ill luck, bad luck.
  a unlucky, amiss.
  syn teke buaka
  vc kaboraea: to bring bad luck
O bora2 
  n land given or received as a result of tinaba.
O bora3 
  n a flat surface, flat part, platform, attic, shelf, carapace, turtle shell, outside crust
  ex boran te on: turtle shell)
  n things made of tortoise shell or any like material (plastic, horn, etc.)
  ex te bora n ata: the temple; (boran te ata).
  a bora, borabora: flat and smooth, even, level, uniform, regular.
  ex a bora ni mate: they are all lying down dead
  ex ko rangi ni bora iai: you are dead beat, extenuated
  vt kabora, kaborabora: to level, to flatten out, to spread out, to make smooth.
  see borata
  idiom katoka borana: place a small piece of turtle shell on a bride's head as a mark of honour (ancient custom).
  fig to show esteem and affection to someone
  idiom tai katoka boraia: don't honour them
  ex e toka borana: he is successful katoka borana: help someone to succeed

bora ni buki

O bora ni buki 
  n idem.

bora ni ki

O bora ni ki 
  n flat part of hip.

borababaua

B bórababáua 
  a wide, broad, flattened
O borababaua 
  n a flat space.
  a large and flat.
  v to spread out.
  vc kaborababaua: to make ... to render ...
  syn karababaua

borabi

O borabi 
  v to tuck lower edge of mosquito net under mat or mattress

borabia

B boræ/bia 
  vt to tuck in as a mosquito netting

boraeita

B boráeita 
  n hard-bread, biscuit (ENG)

borai

O borai 
  from bota
  v to assemble or gather coconut leaves

boraina

O boraina 
  vt to put in line, in rank, to arrange

boraiti

B boráiti 
  vi to engage in planing
  n a jack-plane
O boraiti 
  n (perhaps from brace, Eng.) a plane.
  vt boraitia to plane

boraitia

B boráitia 
  vt to plane

borake

O borake 
  v to go up, to ascend

borang

B bórang 
  n a furlong (ENG)

borangki

B borang/ki 
  n a franc (ENG)

boraniki

B boræ/niki 
  n the buttocks

boraoi

B bo:ráoi 
  va selling for its value
  n a fair sale
O boraoi 
  n equality, evenness, regularity, conformity, accord, agreement, fairness, impartiality.
  a equal, even, regular, flat, well matched, well balanced, suitable, fit, just, etc.
  vt kaboraoa, kakaboraoa: to make even ... uniform

borara

O borara 
  a overheated, excited from exertion (body)
  see bobai

borata

O borata 
  vt to level, to lower, to make even or flat.
  fig destroy
O borata1 
  a flat.
  v to spoil a tune by cacophony, to lower the tone of ...

boratia

B borátia 
  vt to ruthlessly destroy all the babai in a patch as in time of war

borau

B bórau 
  n sailing, navigation
  vi to sail, to go to sea
B boórau 
  vi to engage in collecting pan leaves for making a thatch
  n the work of collecting pandanus leaves for making thatch
O borau 
  n navigation, a sea voyage, a trip.
  v borau, boborau, borau nako: to travel by sea, to embark, to voyage
  ex te tia borau: the navigator or the voyager
  ex te uma ni borau: chart room.
  n te kaborau: a send off party.
  v to celebrate for a departure.
  v baka borau: to accompany voyager to place of departure.
  vt baka boraua: idem.
  vt kaboraua: to travel for health reasons
O borau1 
  n a game, draughts, chess, <checkers>.
  v to play this game.
  n te baba ni borau: draught board
  ex te wa ni borau: piece, pawn.
  n te borau n anganga: play so that loser wins.
O borau2 
  v to gather pandanus leaves for thatch.

borau nako

O borau nako 
  v to set out for a long voyage, to emigrate, to leave one's country

boraua

B boráua 
  vt to collect, as leaves for thatch

borauakina

O borauakina 
  vt to navigate or sail towards ... to take for a trip, to set sail for ...
  ex ko borauakina aorakim: (lit. you take your sickness out for a walk), you go for a change of air

borauatao

O borauatao 
  n double-deckerr, two storey, bi-plane

borauea

O borauea 
  n a long feather of frigate bird used in game of kabane
O borauea1 
  n a table knife with bone handle.

bore

B boóre 
  n the pole (ENG)
O Bore 
  n pole (ENG)
  ex te bore meang: North Pole
  ex te bore maiaki: South Pole

boreitiman

O boreitiman 
  n policeman (ENG)

boren

O boren 
  n physical exercises, gymnastic drill

borenga

O borenga 
  vt to assemble, to arrange, to put aside valuables, principal things
O borengaa 
  n a mixture of true and false.
  v to perplex, to muddle, to blunder
O borenga1 
  syn morenga
  vt to appreciate, to esteem, to think well of

borengarenga

B borengárenga 
  a red, as the sky
O borengarenga 
  a having spots or blotches ..., tints of red (sunset sky), artistic arrangement of colours

borere

O borere 
  n a good mixture, well proportioned drink.
  vt kaborerea: to mix.
  n te kaborere: mixture of drinks.
  ex kaborerei am karewe: mix the toddy with water

boreti

B boréti 
  n a printing press (ENG)
  vi to print (ENG)
O boreti 
  or bwereti
  n printing, print. (ENG)
  vt boretia, bweretia: to print

boretia

B borétia 
  vt to print (ENG)

bori

O bori 
  n rheumatism.
  v to have ...

boria

O boria 
  v get together to eat.
  vt boria te amarake: to eat a certain dish together.
  n te kaboria: kiss (lips to lips).
  vt kaboa te ria ma: to apply lips to ...
  ex a kaboria: they embrace each other

boriao

O boriao 
  n a work only half done, carelessly done.
  v to work hastily and anyhow.
  vt boriaoa

borika

B bórika 
  vt to straighten
O borika 
  vt boborika. to straighten, to redress, to right, to carve a piece of wood, to put or keep in straight way.
  idiom (kai ni kamaen) Tuangai, borikai, kaetai: warn me, redress me, direct me

boriki

O boriki 
  v to cut open germinated coconuts
O boriki1 
  n venereal disease, gonorrhoea <boroki ?>

borin

O borin 
  v to gather dry coconut leaves (rin) to be used as torches or thatch, etc.

borio

B boório 
  n a folio (ENG)

boritiman

B bori:/timæn 
  n a policeman (ENG)

boroa

B bóroa 
  vt to engage in cutting tou into thin slices
  n the process of cutting pandanus fruit into thin slices-
  n kabubu made from thin slices

boroaea

B boroáea 
  vt to cut the edible part of pandanus fruit into thin slices

bota

B boóta 
  vt to collect together, to assemble
O bota 
  n a collection, a pile, a mass, a heap, a whole, a reunion, assembly
  ex te bota n anera: the choirs of angels
  ex te bota n aomata: the assembly, the people, the nation, the human race, humanity
  ex te bota ni bai: a pile of things.
  vt bota, bobota, botabota: to gather together, to assemble, to reunite, to group, to collect, to accumulate, to heap up.
  n te botaki: the assembly, reunion, choir, group, club.
  a assembled.
  vt kabotaka: to reassemble, to make ...

botabota

O botabota 
  v to hurry, to be busy, to be active, to be hurried.
  n te kakabotabota
  ex ae nanobotabota: busy
  ex e takabotabota n amarake (n nako, etc.): eating in haste, etc.

botae

O botae 
  see ubunbotae:
  a spoiled, fallen before ripe

botaeka

O botaeka 
  idiom a bo aia taeka.
  n te kabotaeka: debate, discussion

botaki

B bótaki 
  n an assembly
O botaki 
  n an assembly, reunion, choir, society, group, club.
  a assembled, grouped together.
  vc kabotaka: to assemble, to bring together, to reunite, to put in groups

botam

B boótam 
  see va bo:tua
O botam 
  vt botamia: to do a work gently, delicately, to touch or handle in a superficial way.
  orig tamnei
  see tirotam, tam, katam

botanaomata

B botanáomata 
  n a people, a nation

botararake

B botárarake 
  vi to lie on the back
O botararake 
  a lying on back.
  ant bobaraki.
  vt kabotararakea: to put or lay on back. <supine>

botau

O botau 
  a sufficient, suitable, well proportioned, good (mixture)
  ex botau, botaum, botauna, etc.: my equal, your equal, his equal.
  vt kabotaua: to put right quantity, proportion, to equalize, to compare, to confront.
  v kabotau ...
  n te kabotau

bote

B bóte 
  n a fort (ENG)

boten

O boten 
  na three plyy, cord or string having three strands.
  vt botenia, nanotenia: to triple the strands, to twist with three strands
  syn nanoten

boteto

B boteéto 
  n potato (ENG)
O boteto 
  n potato (ENG)
  also buteta

boti

B bóti 
  n a boat (ENG)
B bòti 
  n a place assigned to an individual or claimed by him
O boti 
  n boat (ENG)
O boti1 
  n a place reserved in maneaba for members of certain clan or family or for important people
  ex ewe-boti: to change boti
  ex kare boti: to take another's
  vt boti; botina: to have or appropriate a boti, to occupy a certain ...
  idiom teke boti, e teke botina: the clan know ..., have heard
  ex katekea te boti: to tease, to defy another boti

botika

B bótika 
  va conducting in a flirting manner so as to attract the attention of the opposite sex
  n conduct intended to attract the opposite sex
O botika 
  n coquetry, affectation, elegance, dandyism.
  v botika, bobotika, botikatika: to show off, to strut, to play the flirt, to act the dandy, to have an affected air.
  vc kabotika: to urge to ... to treat as ...
  ex n, v.t. kana ni botika: You are showing off to attract my attentionttention

botikatika

B botikátika 
  va habitually putting on airs, accustomed to flirt

boto

B bóto 
  n a base, a stump, a bulbous root
  a having a bulb, true, certain, not false
O boto 
  n tree trunk, stock, base, foundation, principle.
  a boto, boboto: having a trunk (tree), a foundation, a base, a principle, founded on, based on.
  vt kabotoa: to wait till trunk of taro is formed, to base or establish one's ideas.
  ex kabotoa nako: well-established principles, to lay a good foundation
  ex kau boto, kau bati: big buttocks
  syn kau buki, kaubotobota, kakanoa mai nano

boto n aiai

O boto n aiai 
  n te botonaiai (base of ribs of canoe): Aldebaran star <Orion constellation?>

boto n ranga

O boto n ranga 
  or boto ni wae
  n upper thigh

botoa

O botoa1 
  a equal, similar, same
  ex botoau, botoam, botoana, etc.: my equal, your ..., his ...
O botoa2 
  v to graze, to raze, to skim over (waves)
  syn tiritoa, tiri tabuki

botonaiai

B botonáiai 
  n the Hyades

botonga

O botonga 
  v to have solid base, to have a right to property, to possess by right of origin

botoniwae

B bótoniwáe 
  n the thigh, the thick fleshy portion of the leg between the knee and the trunk

botonranga

B bótonranga 
  n the thigh

botu

B bótu 
  va weary of doing, tired of doing
  n weariness, fatigue
O botu 
  n ennui, weariness, tedium, boredom, tiresomeness, spleen,
  v to be bored.
  a kabotu: tedious, dull,
  vc kabotua: to bore, to weary, to annoy, to vex, to tire

botua

B bòtua 
  vi to glance off as a weapon
O botua 
  from boti
  vt botuaia to arrange, to put in place, to set in order
O botua1 
  v botua nako. to slide over, to rebound on ... to pass beside, to hit in deviating.
  vt kabotua: to make ...

botuakina

B botúakina 
  vt to weary of
O botuakina 
  from botu:
  vt to do, to support or put up with in spite of weariness or boredom, to persevere in or endure in spite of tedium.
  ex n aki botuakina: without being weary ... bored of ...

botumaka

B botum'aáka 
  va persevering
  n perseverance
O botumaka 
  n tenacity, perseverance, constancy, obstinacy.
  v to persist, to persevere, to be intent on, to set one's heart upon.
  a tenacious, constant, obstinate, etc.
  vt botumaka: to do with perseverance.
  vc kabotumaka, kakabotumaka: to urge to be ... to praise ... to make obstinate.
  ex kabotumakaingkami!: keep on! persevere! keep on keeping on!

botumara

B botumaára 
  va not persevering, not persisting
B botumaára 
  n want of constancy
O botumara 
  n inconstancy, discouragement.
  a without perseverance, fickle, unsteady.
  vt kabotumara: to cause one to be inconstant, fickle.
  ant botumaka

botunaba

B bótunaba 
  va persevering, persisting

botunga

O botunga 
  from boti
  red bobotunga
  n assembly.
  a careful, orderly.
  vt botunga: to arrange, to classify, to set in order, to put in its place.
  see botua

boturuma

B boturúm'a 
  vt to close or shut up, as a house
  n a canoe with a watertight deck in the bows
O boturuma 
  n a box with a lid, a canoe with pointed bow

bou

B bóu 
  n the upper part of a canoe-mast
B boóu 
  va abounding as fish in a place unfrequented
O bou 
  a swarming, crawling.
  see u
O bou1 
  ew fou.
  a new, recent, novel.
  vc kaboua: to make anew, to find novel, to use for the first time, etc.
  see menai
O bou2 
  n top of the main yard arm.
  vt boua te ie: to tie the sail to yard
  ex tae boua te ie: to detach, to untie sails from yard arm
O bou3 
  n construction.
  v bobou. to construct
  vt boua, boboua: to construct (canoes, ships, framework, etc.)
O bou4 
  nv travel.
  ex kain te bou: travellers, members of voyage, passengers, travelling companions

boua

B bóua 
  vt to build a new canoe
  n a post, a pillar, a spirit stone, an idol
B bóuaa 
  vt to split, or cut into halves, as a coconut or babai
B boóua 
  n a dry coconut husk
O Boua 
  n Na Boua (Arcturus?) <star>
O boua 
  n 1. a pillar, a post, a stake, a prop, a column
  ex te boua n anti: a stone idol (standing up)
  ex kain te boua n anti: adherents of idol
  ex te kare boua: offerings made to idols.
  n 2. te kare boua: game of skittles.
  n 3. a game like leap frog
O boua1 
  n coconut husk used as firewood.
  vt to cut in two, to throw down violently.
  ex e un ao e bouaia raona: he was cross and threw his companion violently on the ground (as if to break him in two)

bouakina

O bouakina 
  vt to work at construction of ...
  syn boua

bouriki

O bouriki 
  n 1. a prop supporting the middle of the top okai in ancient maneaba construction.
  n 2. the posts resting on horizontal beams and supporting the top beam of houses and small maneaba

bouru

B bóuru 
  n the spirit-land
O Bouru 
  n land of ancestors where souls of dead return
  note perhaps Polulu in Mollucas.
  n te aomata mai Bouru; a stranger just arrived, whose country is not known
  ex te tia Bouru: a fierce warrior, implacable.

bourua

O bourua 
  vt bouruakina, baneakina. to get together to do something.
  ex tera are kam bouruakina?: what are you all plotting?
O bourua1 
  vt to break, to spoil by hitting on

boutabu

B bóutabu 
  n a center post for a ridge-pole
O boutabu 
  or boitabu
  n te bou ae tabu. the pillar in middle of maneaba supporting top beam (taubuki)
  ex te boutabu n nuka: the pillar placed exactly in middle of construction and supporting the taubuki, from it all the measurements were taken by strings stretched from it

boutabunnuka

B bóutabunnúka 
  n a central post supporting the ridge-pole

boutokana

O boutokana 
  from boua and tokoa
  vt to use a beam to serve as a support

boutokoa

O boutokoa 
  vt to prop, to support with a post

boutowa

O Boutowa 
  n name of a spirit (anti), vagabond
O boutowa 
  n a vagabond, vagrancy.
  v to rove ceaselessly

bowi

O bowi 
  and kabowi.
  n a deliberating assembly, council meeting, conference, court.
  v to come together to deliberate, to judge.
  vt bowia, bobowia, kabowia: to deliberate on, to consult together, to examine a case, to judge.
  vc kabowia: to come together to examine, to deliberate on ...

bu

B bu 
  n a spouse when followed by the suffix pronoun, a relative when preceded by the possessive pronoun
  n a conch-shell, a trumpet
  va in bud, budding
  a cowardly, satiated
O bu 
  n a conch, sea shell horn, trumpet, instrument of brass band.
  ex e tang te bu: the conch sounds, the band plays
  ex katanga te bu: sound the conch ..., horns, play the trumpet
  pref root of buta, burita
  see compound words -- bu-ira, bukakoko, etc.
O bu2 
  nv odour, smell
  ex e bu ika: it smells fish
  note is used as prefix root to certain number of compound words with the same meaning as boi
O bu3 
  n near relative, near relations
  ex au bu, am bu, ana bu, etc.: my relations, your relations, etc.
O bu4 
  n spouse, husband, wife
  ex bu: my husbandwife
  ex bum: your husbandwife
  ex buna: hisher wifehusband.
  vt buna: to marry, to espouse, to take in marriage
O bu5 
  from buta
  a e bu, ae bu:
  v to come out, to come forth, to emerge, to bud.
  a uncircumcized
  ex te kabu: the bud, the shoot, the opening.
  v kabu: to make bud.
  a budding
  see butoko, butokauraki, katangi bu: (uncircumcized)
O bu6 
  n a coward, a poltroon
  see biu
  ex nano bu: discouraged
  ex kananobu: discouraging.
  v to be full, to be filled, to be satisfied, to have enough.
  ex I bu: I am full ..., have eaten enough

bu ika

O bu ika 
  n an odour of fish.
  a fishy smell.
  vc kabuikaika: to cause

bu ira

O bu ira 
  v bubu ira. to pull off or tear away pandanus leaves for mat weaving <weave>

bu ni kai

O bu ni kai 
  a voracious, gluttonous, bolting (food)

bua

B búa 
  va lost, missing
  n a loaf
  vt to make into loaves
B buúa 
  n a bag, a pocket
  a numerous, in great number
O bua 
  n loss, perdition, waste, damage.
  a lost, mislaid, disappeared.
  v bua, bubua, bua nako: to be lost, to lose one's way, to disappear.
  idiom ma ai buana: but there is danger of loss.
  v t. kabua, kabubua, kabua nako: to make lose, to lead astray
O bua1 
  n rumen, sack, pocket, bag, throat, mouth,
  ex o ni bua, buro ni bua: tonsils kabi ni bua: pharynx.
  vt buanna: to put in sacks
  ex nea n te bua: idem.
O bua2 
  n a mass, a crowd, a swarm, a lot
  ex te bua n aomata: a crowd of people
  ex te bua ni bai: a lot of things.
  v bua, bubua: to swarm, in a mass (mob), to crowd.
  ex e bua rake te uteute: the grass is growing thick
  vt kabua: to make abound, to crowd
O bua3 
  n balls of food as dough, rice shaped by hand
  ex te buana, ua bua, teni bua, etc.
  vt bua, buabua: to roll foods into balls

bua n amarake

O bua n amarake 
  n intemperance in eating, gluttony.
  syn buabeka

bua n ang

O bua n ang 
  or buan te ang.
  n whirlwind, small cyclone

bua n anti

O bua n anti 
  idiom ti a bua n anti ra! how unlucky we are!, extraordinary ill luck

bua n rang

O bua n rang 
  n a glutton, a big eater.
  vt kabuanranga: to treat or call one so
O bua n rang2 
  n a good for nothing.
  v to act the madman

bua n rongo

O bua n rongo 
  n glutton, gobbler, big eater (like someone who is famished).
  v kabuanrongo: to give too much food to ...
  vt kabuanrongo: to treat as ...

buabeka

B búabEka 
  a gluttonous
  n gluttony
O buabeka 
  n intemperance, gluttony.
  a gluttonous, greedy, intemperate.
  v buabeka, bubuabeka: to cram oneself, to eat too much.
  vc kabuabeka: to cram oneself, to give too much to eat to ... to gorge.
  nv te kabobuabeka: competition, rivalry in eating or drinking

buabua

B búabuaa 
  vt frequentative of bua: to make into loaves
O buabua 
  a round form, in balls.
  v kabuabua: to make into, to form ...

buaea

O buaea 
  vt to put a mark or barb on to show reserve.
  syn kamaina, rabua

buai

B búai 
  n the beard
  a having a beard, bearded
O buai 
  n beard.
  v to have a beard.
  a kau buai: bearded, bushy bearded.
  ex koro buai: to shave
  ex buai koro: a long, thick beard
  ex buai kanikan: nice beard
  ex buai maranga: sparse beard
  ex buai bareka: dirty, disgusting beard
  ex buai roro: black beard
  ex buai ura: red, blond beard

buaiai

O buaiai 
  a smelling smoky or tasting smoky

buaiaka

O buaiaka 
  n manners, behaviour of person ..., institution.
  ex ti aki ata buaiakina: we don't know the nature of ...

buaitimoi

B buáitimoi 
  a having a beard only on the chin
  n a man having a beard only on the chin

buaka

B búaka 
  n war
  vi to wage war, to engage in war, to be tempestuous, stormy
O buaka 
  suf bad, wrong, unbecoming, improper, offensive, false, unjust, insufficient, etc.
  see taetaebuaka, ribuaka, aorakibuaka, tangibuaka, etc.
O buaka1 
  n garboard
  see buabuaka of canoe
O buaka2 
  n war, combat, fight, tempest, bad weather, conflict, <battle>
  ex te bo ni buaka: a battle
  ex te buaka ni mate: agony
  ex te tia buaka: warrior
  ex te tanga ni buaka: an army, soldiers
  ex te tanga ni buaka: arms, cuirass, armour
  v buaka, bubuaka: to fight, to combat, to battle with, to have bad weather.
  fig to fight against passions, interior struggle.
  see buakana
  n te kabuaka: uneven ground, stony ...
  vt kabuaka: to make fight

buakaka

B buákaka 
  a bad, poor in quality, evil, sinful
  n badness, evil, sinfulness, wickedness
O buakaka 
  n badness, malice, wickedness, vice, sin, obscenity, impurity, flaw, sexual organs.
  a bad, evil, wicked, naughty, vicious, malicious, pernicious, hurtful, disagreeable, dirty, impure, unfit.
  vc kabuaka, kakabuakaka: to damage, to deteriorate, to slander, to disparage, to calumniate, to speak ill of, to dishonour, to discredit, to criticize
  ex te kabuakaka: defamation, slander, calumny, etc.

buakana

B búakana 
  vt to wage war against
O buakana 
  from buaka
  vt to fight against, to combat, to resist, to oppose, to refute, attack>

buaki

B buaáki 
  a well proportioned, or graceful, as a limb or arm
O buaki 
  from bua ball
  a plump, chubby, well formed, curvaceous (used esp. for female form)

buako

B buáko 
  va disarranged as fiber for braiding
  n midst
O buako 
  n entanglement, bushes, jumble, confused mass.
  a tangled, jumbled, twisted, bushy.
  vt kabuako, kabuakoako: to make ...
  sup buakoako, tokobuakoako: thickly wooded, thicket, underwood, brushwood, virgin forest, bush.
  fig inelegant, spoiled, awkward
O buako1 
  adv i buakon; amongst, in the midst of, among
  ex i buakon te ... i buakora: amongst us
  ex i buakonikai: in the forest, in the midst of the trees
  ex buakonikain te ... : in the forest or east side of dwellings

buakoako

B buákoako 
  a overgrown, as a thicket
  n a thicket

buakoakonikai

B buákoakónikai 
  n a forest, woods

buakonikai

B buakónikai 
  n the ocean side of an island
O buakonikai 
  n forest, bush (no article)
  ex i buakonikai: in the forest
  ex nako buakonikai: go to the forest.
  n ocean side of islands (generally east).
  ex ko akawa ia? i buakonikai: where did you fish? in the east

buakoro

O buakoro 
  n a special gift given to a favourite in secret, waste.
  vt buakoroa: to give this present

buana

O buana 
  from bua
  vt to put in sacks.
  syn nea n te bua

buane

B buæ/ne 
  vi to breeze up after a calm
  n steam
O buane 
  n vapour of hot water, breath.
  v buane, bubuane, buanerake: to make vapour, to exhale ... to evaporate.
  vt kabuanerakea: to make go up, to go away.
  n sensation of a breeze on the skin (after a calm)
  ex e a buane, e a buaneane te ang

buangang

B buángang 
  a deteriorated as karababa by too much exposure to the air
  n deteriorated karababa
O buangang 
  a smelling stale, old, spoiled (food).
  vt kabuanganga: to make smell ... to make stale

buangata

B buángata 
  a gluttonous
O buangata 
  n a glutton.
  vc kabuangata: to cram, to fill, to treat as glutton

buange

B buæ/nge 
  n a bullet, lead
O buange 
  n lead, bullet, cannon ball, sinker>

buangi

B buæ/ngi 
  n a whale's tooth
O buangi 
  or buangui
  n tooth of cachalot (whale).
  a nice and round as tooth, nice form, plump, round
  ex wi buangi, bai buangi, wae buangi: nice teeth, arms, legs
  ex ikaika buangi: flesh well formedtongo buangi: nice mangrove tree te buangi n aine: woman with nice figure.
  vt kabuangi.
  syn buaki, buakiraoi

buanibai

B buæ/nib'ai 
  va bereaved, made distitute, suffering loss
O buanibai 
  n damage happened, loss sustained, ill luck.
  v kabuanibai: to have an accident, to suffer a loss.
  vt kabuanibaia: to cause an accident, or loss
  ex kakabuanibai, kakabuanibaia.
  n te kabuanibai: an accident, calamity, disaster, catastrophe

buanikai

B búanikaái 
  a gluttonous, voracious
  see buabeka
  ex kannana ae te bua

buanimaneku

B buænimæ/neku 
  a gluttonous like a maneku
O buanimaneku 
  na a big eater, a glutton

buanna

O buanna 
  from nna, nnaki
  n sorrow, regret, shame for having unintentionally caused damage to another.
  v to be covered with shame
  ex ti a buanna kanga! how ashamed we are! (doubtful word)

buanrongo

B buan/rongo 
  a gluttonous
  n gluttony

buanta

O buanta 
  or buantawa.
  n loss, damage, grief, regret, loss or damage from negligence

buantawa

B buantaáwa 
  va suffering loss or inconvenience

buantinti

B búantinti 
  a having a certain smell
O buantinti 
  n a strange smell, peculiar to pandanus fruit, not its usual smell.
  vc kabuantintia: to spread an odour of ...

buaoaomata

B buaoáomata 
  a spoken of food not thoroughly cooked
O buaoaomata 
  from m'ata
  n smell of underdone flesh, especially shark.
  vc kabuaoaomata: to exhale an odour of this kind

buara

O buara 
  n weaving <weave> of the finishing of edge of mats.
  v to do this work.
  vt buara, buaraia: ...

buaraku

O buaraku 
  from bu and waraku
  n smell of urine emanating from places or objects; for ex. mats, etc.

buare

B buæ/re 
  n the front part of the side of a fish
O buare 
  n flesh off the underside of small fish, of big fish it is called batuaro.
  idiom ti na rairi buarera: 1. we will sit down to eat. 2. we will start a fight
  ex raira buarena: turn it on its side

buare ni bai

O buare ni bai 
  n thick part of forearm

buare ni wae

O buare ni wae 
  n calf of leg.
  syn biroto ni wae

buari

B buaári 
  n a fish, the
O buari 
  n a big, deep-sea fish, species of tuna
O buari1 
  and kabuari
  a nice looking, beautiful, young and fresh
G buaári 
  a species of fish (ll)

buariari

B buáriari 
  a fragrant as very fresh coconut sap
O buariari 
  n smell of grass skirts after being smoked.
  ex e ariaki te riri: the skirt has been smoked over perfumed fire

buariki

B buáriki 
  va eating abstemiously
O buariki 
  n a glutton.
  a greedy.
  syn buabeka

buata

B buáta 
  vt to disclose, to announce , as one's purpose
O buata 
  from bua, buaki
  vt to put divers objects together, to make a general plan
  ex buata te mananga: to prepare for a voyage

buatana

O buatana 
  from buata
  vt to project, to make plans, to arrange

buatanga

B búatanga 
  n a small makei
O buatanga 
  n the railing around edge of deck.
  syn tuabuaka, atanga, kaini matanrria

buatarawa

B buatæ/rawa 
  n a house with lofty plates and eaves, a bao
O buatarawa 
  n a flat elevated rock, platform, small hut on stilts or piles
  n name of large rock on reef north of Tarawa near Buariki

buaton

O buaton 
  n plankton and phosphorescence of same

buatoro

O buatoro 
  n a preparation of food made from taro and toddy.
  vt buatorona: to make into ...

buatua

B buaátua 
  n a brick
O buatua 
  n the spikes of a marine creature resembling slate pencils, a slate.

bubai

B búb'ai 
  vi to engage in seizing the property more or less of the man who deserts his wife
  vt to order a man to make recompense for deserting his wife
O bubai 
  v to take land from an assassin in compensation for his crime (formerly), to take out, to pull out, to remove objects from their place, to undress, to strip, to rob, to plunder.
  vt bubaia: to rob

bubaibai

O bubaibai 
  na faded appearance after being too much handled

bubakoakoa

O bubakoakoa 
  n odour of shark.
  v to smell shark, fear of sharks
  ex kabukoakoa: odour of shark

bubu

B búbu 
  n a fish, the
  n smoke, dust, sawdust
  a pleasant to the eye
  ex e bubu aona
  vi to smoke
O bubu 
  n a fish, black trigger fish
  sn Balistapus acuteatus.
  n file fish
  ex species -- bubu katawaru, bubu kirikiri, bubu nabanaba, bubu roba, bubu takataka, bubu ni marawa, bubu wiura
O bubu1 
  n smoke, dust, powder, fog, saw dust, dried fish pulverized.
  a e bubu, ae bubu: smoking, making misty, dusty, foggy, pulverized, powdery, smoky.
  n buburerei: brightness, radiance.
  a sparkling, shining (light, clouds ...).
  vt bubua: to grind to powder, to pulverize.
  fig nano bubu: emotion, trouble
O bubu2 
  v to rub with a stone, to polish.
  syn kamaraia: make smooth
O bubu3 
  from butaki
  v to act as go between, to bring about illicit meeting of man and woman, take messages to this effect
O bubu4 
  n table drawerr
G bubu 
  sn family Balistidae (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)
G bubu1 
  sn Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)
G bubu2 
  sn Rhinecanthus rectangulatus (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)
G bubu3 
  sn Sufflamen bursa (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)
L bubu 
  sn Rhinecanthus rectangulus (balistidae)
  n triggerfish (& gen. all other)

bubua

B búbua 
  a hundred
  n an elbow or knee joint
  see bubuanibai
  vt to rub with the hands for pulverizing
O bubua 
  vt to grind to powder, to pulverize
O bubua1 
  n a hundred
  ex te bubua: one hundred
  ex ua-bubua: two hundred
  ex teni bubua: three hundred, etc.
  vc kabubua: to make up one hundred, to complete one hundred
  ex e ra bubua: nearly one hundred
O bubua2 
  n the joint or bend in middle of arm and leg
  ex te bubua ni bai: elbow
  ex te bubua ni wae: knee
  ex katorobubua: to kneel, to genuflect

bubuabeka

B bubúabÉka 
  a frequentative of buabeka

bubuai

B búbuai 
  a having much beard

bubuaka

B búbuaka 
  vi frequentative of buaka: to engage frequently in war
  a plural of buakaka
O bubuaka 
  a frequentative of buakaka:
  a bad, deteriorated, useless

bubuakai

L bubuakai 
  sn Melichthys buniva (balistidae)
  n triggerfish

bubuaki

G bubuaki 
  sn Melichthys buniva (ll)
  n black triggerfish (sm)

bubuako

B bubúako 
  va frequentative of buako

bubuane

B búbuæne 
  vi frequentative of buanib'ai

bubuanibai

B bubuæ/nibai 
  n the elbow

bubuaniwae

B bubuæ/niwae 
  n the knee

bubuantawa

B bubuantaáwa 
  va frequentative of buantaawa

bubuaukiakia

G bubuaukiakia 
  sn Melichthys vidua (ll)
  n black triggerfish (sm)
L bubuaukiakia 
  sn Melichthys vidua (Balistidae)
  n triggerfish

bubuawai

B búbuawái 
  n a fish, a variety of the bubu
G búbuawái 
  sn Amanses carolae (ll)
  n filefish (sm)
G bubuawai1 
  sn Amanses sandwichiensis (y)
  n filefish (sm)
G bubuawai2 
  sn family Monocanthidae (ll)
  n triggerfishes (sm)
G bubuawai3 
  sn Oxymoncanthus longirostris (ll)
L bubuawai 
  sn Amanses carolae
  sn Amanses sandwichensis
  sn Oxymonocanthus longirostrus (monocanthidae)
  n filefish

bubuikai

L bubuikai 
  sn Canthidermis maculatus (balistidae)
  n triggerfish

bubuira

B bubúira 
  vi frequentative of buira

bubuke

B bubúke 
  vi to spur on, to engage in exciting

bubukea

B bubukéa 
  vt to spur a little child to bravery

bubuki

O bubuki 
  v bubukerake; to get larger, to increase in volume
  ex bubuke mai nano: to approach and go on increasing

bubukinimata

B bubukínimæta 
  vi frequentative of bukinimata

bubukirikiri

B bubukírikiri 
  n a fish, a variety of the bubu
G bubukírikiri 
  sn family Balistidae (ll)
  n triggerfishes (sm)
L bubukirikiri 
  sn Balistidae
  n triggerfish

bubumoa

B bubúmoa 
  vi frequentative of bumoa

bubunabanaba

B bubunábanaba 
  n a fish, a variety of the bubu
G bubunábanaba 
  sn Rhinecanthus aculeatus (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)
L bubunabanaba 
  sn Rhinecanthus aculeatus (balistidae)
  n triggerfish

bubuneinei

B búbunéinei 
  va frequentative of buneinei

bubungibaware

B bubúngibaáware 
  vi frequentative of bungibaware

bubunibun

B bubúnibun 
  vi frequentative of bunibun

bubunikai

G bubunikai 
  sn Canthidermis maculatus (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)

bubunimarawa

B búbunimæ/rawa 
  n a fish, a variety of the bubu
G búbunimæ/rawa 
  sn Canthidermis sp. (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)
L bubunimarawa 
  sn Canthidermis (?) (Balistidae)

bubuoka

B búbuoka 
  vt frequentative of buoka

bubura

B búbura 
  a big, large, large round
  n a disease in which the hands and feet are swollen
B bu:buúra 
  a without food
O bubura 
  n size, volume.
  a voluminous, bulky, huge, big, thick
  ex buburatau: medium sized
  ex buburatautau: very big.
  vc kabubura ... raea: to enlarge, to make bigger, to exaggerate (fig.).
  ex e kabubura riana, e kabuta riana: he is pouting, making a face at ...
O bubura1 
  n swelling of feet and hands
  ex te bubura ni baki: starved, wasted away, malnutrition symptoms
O bubura2 
  n disdain, contempt.
  v to scorn, to show hostility and antipathy by puffing out cheeks, to look hostile, scornful, stern, grim.
  vt buburaea, kabuburaea: to show such...

buburaete

B buburáete 
  n a fish, a variety of the bubu
G buburáete 
  sn family Balistidae (ll)
  n triggerfishes (sm)
L buburaete 
  sn Balistidae
  n triggerfish

buburamaiu

B búburamáiu 
  va refusing again and again to be reconciled
O buburamaiu 
  n perseverance, obstinacy, tenacity, stubbornness.
  a obstinate, forceful, vivacious, stubborn, etc.
  v to insist, to be obstinate, headstrong, self-willed, etc. (in good as in bad).
  vc kabuburamaiu: to insist

bubure

B búbure 
  vi frequentative of bure

bubureburea

B búbureburéa 
  vt frequentative of bureburea

bubureinawa

B buburéinawa 
  va frequentative of bureinawa
  n abounding in bureinawa

buburera

B bubúreraa 
  va frequentative of bureraa

buburoba

B búburoba 
  n a fish, a variety of the bubu
G búburoba 
  sn Sufflamen chrysoptera (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)
L buburoba 
  sn Sufflamen chrysopterus (Balistidae)
  n triggerfish

buburoburo

B buburóburo 
  va frequentative of buroburo

bubuta

B bubúta 
  vt frequentative of buta

bubutae

B búbutae 
  va frequentative of butae

bubutaio

B bubutáio 
  va frequentative of butaio

bubutakataka

B búbutákataka 
  n a fish, the
G búbutákataka 
  sn Balistapus undulatus (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)
L bubutakataka 
  sn Balistapus undulatus (balistidae)
  sn Melichthys vidua (balistidae)
  n triggerfish

bubutakawa

G bubutakawa 
  sn Balistapus sp. (ll)
  n triggerfish (sm)

bubutakawaru

B bubutákawaru 
  n a fish, a variety of the bubu
G bubutákawaru 
  sn family Balistidae (ll)
  n triggerfishes (sm)
L bubutakawaru 
  sn Balistidae
  n triggerfish

bubutare

B bubutæ/re 
  a frequentative of butare

bubutariri

B búbutæríri 
  a frequentative of butariri

bubutaroaroa

B búbutaróaroa 
  a frequentative of butaroaroa

bubutei

B búbutei 
  n a partial rainbow
O bubutei 
  n haze, mist, fog, something impeding sight.
  a misty, foggy, dim (as regards sight).
  ex e bubutei matau: my eyes are dim, veiled (moral or physical cause)
  ex bubuteiakaka: causing dimness

bubuteiakaka

B búbuteiakáka 
  a hazy
  n haze, mist

bubuti

B búbuti 
  vi to engage in asking for
  n the act of begging or asking for
B búbuti: 
  vt to ask for, to beg for
O bubuti 
  n request, demand, petition, supplication, prayer.
  vt bubutia: to demand, to beg, to supplicate, etc.
  ex I butia natim ma tibum: (a very efficacious formula)
O bubuti 
  see v. buti

bubutika

B bubútika 
  vi to be hospitable to one's butika

bubutikara

B bubútikara 
  vi frequentative of butikara

bubutimaea

B bubútim'áea 
  vt frequentative of butim'aea

bubutinaine

B bubútináine 
  va frequentative of butinaine

bubutinimane

B bubútinim'aáne 
  va frequentative of butinim'ane

bubuwaki

B bubuwaáki 
  n a fish, a variety of the bubu
L bubuwaki 
  sn Balistidae
  n triggerfish

bubuwiura

B búbuwiúra 
  n a fish, a variety of the bubu
G búbuwiúra 
  sn family Balistidae (ll)
  n triggerfishes (sm)
L bubuwiura 
  sn Balistidae
  n triggerfish

bue

B búe 
  vi to burn
  n a burnt residence or district, heat
O bue 
  n a burn, a fire.
  v to burn, to be burning.
  a burnt, set on fire, burning.
  vc kabuea, kabuebuea: to heat, to make hot.
  vc kabueka or kabuoka: to burn, to set on fire.
  fig te bwe n nano, e bwe nanona: smouldering anger, irritating
  n te kabwenano, kabwebwe: heat.
  a hot.

bue nako

O bue nako 
  n a conflagration. fire spreading.
  v to take fire.
  a burning all over, entirely

buea

O buea 
  from bue
  n redness.
  a reddish, brown
  ex mambuea: brackish.
  vc kabuea: to redden, to brown

buengaenga

B buengáenga 
  va giving forth a strong marine odor as a variety of coral called enga
O buengaenga 
  n a bad smell, smell of putrid coral ... dirty skin.
  vc kabuengaenga: to produce ...

buia

O buia 
  n a platform, shelf, upper floor

buiangeange

B buiæ/ngeænge 
  va abounding in skinny flakes

buibui

B búibui 
  va encrusted as the skin with evaporized brine
  n a temporary screen from a high wind
O buibui 
  n a shelter, screen, windscreen to protect from waves or spray.
  vt buibuina: to shelter, to protect against wind, rain or waves

buira

B buíra 
  vi to engage in plucking or pulling ira

buirearea

B buiréarea 
  va abounding in skinny flakes

buka

B búka 
  n a tree, the
  vi to stand facing in ruoia as a man and a woman
O buka 
  n a tree
  sn Pisonia grandis
O buka1 
  n a dance where man and woman face each other
  ex te buka Nei Akang: a dance air composed with magic rites
  ex te kainikamaen mai Marakei
O buka2 
  v bukabuka. to accompany someone by following behind either to help or to deal an attack.
  vt bukabukana
O buka3 
  n a skirt with fringe cut at different lengths one above another
  ex bukan arana: supporting a name, taking another's place when name is called for work, fight, etc., answering for another
G buka 
  sn Pisonia grandis R. Brown (z)

bukabuka

O bukabuka 
  n lining, support, strengthening piece ...

bukabukana

B bukabúkana 
  vt to accompany a man who starts off in anger for violence

bukaikai

O bukaikai 
  n a woody smell

bukakoko

B bukákoko 
  vi to engage in pulling off the very young leaves of a coconut tree
  n the work of pulling out very young coconut leaves for riri
O bukakoko 
  from buta
  v to pull
  see kakoko
  vt bu kakokoa: to take away ...

bukakokoa

B bukákokoa 
  vt to pull off the sprout at the top of a coconut tree

bukamaru

O bukamaru 
  n bukamamaru. a very thick grass skirt.
  fig a friendly companion, mutual support, help from numerous relatives, friends, allies, support ...

bukamaumau

O bukamaumau 
  sup superlative of buka
  a very thick, bushy

bukamawiwi

O bukamawiwi 
  na a very disagreeable odour
  note this word is not becoming and should be used only with circumspection

bukana

O bukana 
  see buka, bukabukana
  n help, support

bukanakana

O bukanakana 
  n smell of pus, matter, mange, filth, dirty skin.
  vc kabukanakana: causing ...

bukaneane

O bukaneane 
  n window, opening, trellis window

bukangkang

O bukangkang 
  n a delicious smell.
  a having ...
  vt kabukangkang

bukarakara

O bukarakara 
  a having odour of old age

bukare

B bukáre 
  vi to sprout in great numbers
O bukare 
  n a water plant
  sn Ruppia maritima
O bukare1 
  red bukarekare:
  v to sprout, to bud, to grow thickly.
  vt bukarea: to make grow up, sprout thickly, grow amongst other plants.
  vc kabukare, kabukarerakea: to grow up, to stand out, to grow over

bukarerake

B bukárerake 
  vi to sprout up in great numbers

bukarere

B bukárere 
  n the eaves of a house
O bukarere 
  n edge of roof, pent roof, eaves
  ex te bukarere ni mao: a border of mao making shelter, cover.
  vt bukarereana: to put one on ...

bukarongorongo

O bukarongorongo 
  or bu-rongorongo (more general)
  a exhaling an odour of old things, food, sour coconut milk, badly cooked oil

bukatongitong

B bukatóngitong 
  a having a strong tingling odor
  n a strong tingling odor
O bukatongitong 
  n a strong, heady smell.
  vc kabukatongitong

bukawe

O bukawe 
  v to grow or move rapidly leaving a trail behind (plant, smoke, shooting star, canoe, etc.).
  ex e kawekawe bukina, iai kawen mwina.
  vc ka ... e bukawe: it is bursting, opening, budding ...

bukawekawe

B bukáwekawe 
  vi to move rapidly

bukea

O bukea 
  from bu and rake: to cause to go up
  vt to cause to increase, to expand, to open up, to urge, to incite, to encourage, to give scope to.
  v bukei, bukeirake, bubukerake: to expand upwards and blossom out (plant, light).
  vc kabubuke, kabubukerake.
  vc kabukea, kabubukea: to do ...
  n te bubuke, te tia bubuke: stimulator

bukeniku

O bukeniku 
  n species of fish
G bukeniku 
  n a species of fish (ll)

bukewekewerake

O bukewekewerake 
  v to grow up, to get bigger, to blossom quickly (plants, children, animals)

buki

B búki 
  vi to resound
  n the base, the butt end, the buttocks, the tail
  n the reason, the cause, motive, ground, cause in the sense of one's cause
  ex I taua bukina : I maintain his cause
O buki 
  from ki bottom.
  n the bottom, tail, posterior, buttock, rump, the bottom, the lower part, hind quarters, behind, the end, extremity.
  fig cause, reason, aim, object of, subject of, reason of.
  adv i-buki: behind, at the back
  ex mai buki: from behind, from the back
  ex nako buki: towards the back
  ex i bukin te... because of... for ...
  ex i bukin tera: why? for what reason?
  ex akea bukina: without reason or motive.
  idiom baua bukin te ... : uphold the cause, take the part of ... be on the side of ... uphold
  ex e koro bukina: the end has been attained.
  na kaubuki, kaubukibuki, buki tei, bukitere nako, kaubatiatia: large breeched, prominent buttocks
  vt bukia: to lengthen
  ex e bukiaki te ao: the line is lengthened with another stronger one
O buki1 
  v buki, bukibuki. to be accused, involved.
  ex I buki iai, ko buki iai: I am the cause, you are ...
  see bukina
O buki2 
  v bukitaua. to fall with a thud
  vc kabuka: to let fall.
  intj buki! plump! bang!
O buki3 
  v buki, bukibuki. to beat, to beat violently.
  ex e bukibuki manawana: his heart is beating fast (to be excited).
  vt kabuka

buki kimoa

O buki kimoa 
  n an unfaithful servant, dishonest.
  v . to defraud (time), to shirk

buki mangai

O buki mangai 
  a large baneaua.
  fig a person having an emaciated bottom (insult)

buki n amo

O buki n amo 
  n end of the yoke or stick used for carrying loads on shoulder.
  vt buki n amoa: to carry load on back at end of stick.
  ex ana te baene ao bukinamoia: take the basket and carry it on the end of stick over shoulder

buki n ang

O buki n ang 
  n a rain cloud, the end of a shower

buki n anga

O buki n anga 
  v to carry on stick at back of shoulder

buki ni banga

O buki ni banga 
  n extremity of sail which is attached to the end of inainano

bukibaraba

O bukibaraba 
  n fish, yellow snapper
G bukibaraba 
  sn Lutianus vaigiensis (ll)
  n yellow snapper (sm)
L bukibaraba 
  sn Lutjanus fulvus
  n snapper

bukibo

B búkibo 
  n a fish, the
O bukibo 
  n a fish with yellow tail
G búkibo 
  n a species of fish (ll)

bukibuki

B búkibuki 
  n a sixty-gallon cask, a cask
  vi to beat or throb as the heart
O bukibuki 
  n a fish, coral fish
  ex urua ni bukibuki: large species ...
O bukibuki1 
  n a barrel
O bukibuki2 
  n beating, palpitation.
  v to beat, to palpitate (heart, etc.).
  see buki
O bukibuki3 
  n accusation, denunciation.
  v to accuse, to denounce
  ex bukibuki ni kewe: false accusation, calumny, calumniation
G bukibuki 
  sn Abudefduf septemfasciatus (ll)
  n coral fish; demoiselle fish (sm)
G bukibuki1 
  sn Abudefduf sordidus (ll)
  n coral fish; demoiselle fish (sm)
G bukibuki2 
  sn Dascyllus trimaculatus (y)
  n demoiselle fish (sm)
L bukibuki 
  sn Abudefduf septemfasciatus
  sn A. sordidus
  sn Dascyllus trimaculatus
  n damselfish

bukikakang

O bukikakang 
  n a shell with pointed end
O bukikakang1 
  a having a tail, a pointed end, sharp pointed
G bukikakang 
  sn Cerithium spp. (i)
  n all species of horn shell (jr)
L bukikakang 
  sn Cerithium (gastropod)
  sn Terebra (gastropod)
  n snail

bukikororo

O bukikororo 
  na a ray without sting, a species of sea eel without tail, or short tailed

bukimaere

B bukim'áere 
  n a coconut almost ripe, the fifth stage
  a nearly ripe as a coconut
O bukimaere 
  n a coconut nearly ripe

bukimaka

B bukim'áka 
  n a fish, the
O bukimaka 
  n a fish
G bukim'áka 
  sn Caesio xanthonotus (ll)
L bukimaka 
  sn Caesio xanthonotus (lutjanidae)
  n snapper

bukimakana

B bukimákana 
  va producing good babai as a rua
O bukimakana 
  na taro (babai) tender and nice, well cultivated

bukimake

O bukimake 
  n bony buttocks.
  a thin, emaciated person

bukimaki

B bukimæ/ki 
  n a short pan leaf
O bukimaki 
  n a young pandanus leaf not yet opened out

bukimanai

L bukimanai 
  sn Chanos chanos
  n milkfish

bukimanga

B búkimanga 
  n a fish, the
O bukimanga 
  na a fish
G bukimanga 
  n a species of fish (ll)

bukimangai

B búkimaangai 
  n a large specimen of the fish baneawa

bukimangarua

B bukimángarua 
  n a small insect, the
O bukimangarua 
  n an insect with forked tail

bukimeri

G bukimeri 
  sn Gymnothorax monostigma (ll)
  n eel (sm)
L bukimeri 
  sn Gymnothorax monostigma (muraenidae)
  n moray eel

bukin ari

O bukin ari 
  n extremity of eyebrows (exterior end)

bukina

B búkina 
  vt to accuse falsely, to accuse, to charge with
O bukina 
  vt to accuse, to inculpate, to incriminate, to denounce, to suspect

bukinananga

B bukinaánangaa 
  vt to try to get possession of in an indirect way, or by pretending to desire that a similar thing be made for one

bukinanga

B búkinænga 
  n the shoulder blade

bukinanganga

O bukinanganga 
  n presentiment.
  v to forebode, to prognosticate

bukinarora

O bukinarora 
  n reef jutting out at end of land

bukinatu

B búkinætu 
  n the back of the head
  va wearing the back hair very long
O bukinatu 
  n occiput, long hair (masculine) hanging from occiput and symbolizing riches (custom disappeared).
  vt bukinatua: to have or put behind head

bukinaweawe

B bukinæ/weawe 
  n ocean near the land
O bukinaweawe 
  n extension of reef beyond bukinarora

bukinibai

B búkinibái 
  n the lower side of the arm
O bukinibai 
  n the elbow, heel of hand, length measure -- distance from end of one arm to elbow of the other (1+12 yds.)
  vt bukinibaia: to hit, to nudge with elbow, to make way with elbows, to hit an object held in hand, to knead, to grind with heel of hand using elbow force
O bukinibai1 
  n remains, surplus of distribution.
  v bukinibai iai: to have right to share.
  vc kabukinibaia: to make ... , partake of remains

bukinibaia

B búkinibáia 
  vt to grasp or hold a case-knife in the hand with the little finger next to the blade
  vt to punch or hit with the elbow

bukinikainga

B búkinikáinga 
  n the suburbs of a village on the windward or eastern side

bukinikoriri

O bukinikoriri 
  n end of palm leaf

bukinikoro

B búkinikóro 
  n the last child
  ex te kabane n nati
  n a short, sharp-pointed pandanus-wood stick, used in cultivation

bukinimata

B búkinimæ/ta 
  n the part of the face very near to the outer corner of the eye
  vi to look out of the corners of the eyes
  vt to look at out of the corners of the eyes
O bukinimata 
  n corner of eye.
  v to look at with ..., to covet, to look crooked at ...

bukiniri

B bukiníri 
  n exterior of the pandanus fruit
O bukiniri 
  n the end of pandanus fruit (nonedible)

bukiniwae

B búkiniwáe 
  n the heel
  n a mode of fishing in which the fish in a seine rush between the feet into a scoop net
  vi to fish in the bukiniwae method
O bukiniwae 
  n heel, part of wall of fish trap nearest to shore.
  vt bukiniwaea: to use the heel on ..., to have heels turned towards ..., to have at one's feet.
  n an ancient way of fishing.

bukiniwaea

B búkiniwáea 
  vt to lie so related to another as to have one's feet near his head

bukiniwaiwai

O bukiniwaiwai 
  n extreme edge of reef

bukinrin

B búkinrin 
  n a fish
O bukinrin 
  n 1. remains of torch of palm leaves; (rin) after burning.
  n 2. a species of large deep-sea fish, snapper
G búkinrin 
  sn Aphareus rutilans (ll)
  n snapper (sm)
L bukinrin 
  sn Aphareus rutilans (lutjanidae)
  n snapper

bukintikunei

O bukintikunei 
  a which dwindles away from thick to very thin (cord, string, plait of hair), <taper>, person with stout body and thin legs

bukintukunei

B búkintúkunei 
  a fine, as a fish-line in places, not coarse
B búkintúkunei 
  n a person with slight buttocks

bukirabaraba

O bukirabaraba 
  n a fish, yellow snapper
G bukirabaraba 
  sn Lutjanus vaigiensis (y)
  n yellow snapper (sm)
L bukirabaraba 
  sn Lutjanus fulvus
  n snapper

bukiraereke

B bukiráereke 
  n a fish
O bukiraereke 
  n thin tail

bukiraro

O bukiraro 
  n 1. a fish.
  n 2. a species of bread fruit

bukiri

O bukiri 
  n part of a coconut

bukiroro

B búkiroro: 
  n a fish, the
O Bukiroro 
  n an unknown country situated north-east of Gilberts more or less distant, of which a vague memory remains
  note perhaps Gilolo <Jailolo> or Marshalls.
  idiom te aomata mai Bukiroro: a stranger

bukirurunga

B bukirúrunga 
  vi to resound, as falling coconut
  vi to backslide or fall away as christians
  n a resounding noise like that made by a falling coconut
  a prostrate as houses in a gale
O bukirurunga 
  n fall, collapse, rolling of thunder, bomb burst.
  v to fall with din, to roar like thunder, to make a din, an uproar
  ex a bukirurunga: a big crowd of people moving, changing (boat, religion, customs, etc.).
  vc kabukirurunga: to make fall ...
  vc kabukirurunga: to make resound noisily

bukitake

O bukitake 
  from buki taketake (a tail sticking out, elongated)
  n thin tail, long and thin.
  a having a tail of this kind (bird, fish)

bukitakeiau

B bukitaákeiau 
  n a fish
G bukitaákeiau 
  sn Variola louti
  n sea bass (A beautiful rock cod which may be brown, red, or orange with blue spots; The crescent shaped tail and the dorsal and anal fins, have a broad yellow edge; The pectoral fin is bright yellow with a red bar; A few years ago this fish was poisonous in several places but is now eaten on most islands) (hh)
L bukitakeiau 
  sn Variola louti (serranidae)
  n grouper, seabass

bukitakieau

O bukitakieau 
  n a species of fish, red with long tail, kind of kuau
  sn Variola louti

bukitau

O bukitau 
  n a fall, not heavy or violent

bukitaua

O bukitaua 
  sup superlative of bukitau.
  n a bad fall.
  v to fall heavily.
  vc kabukitaua: to make fall
  ex bo-bukitaua: falling heavily on or against an obstacle
  ex baka n aioro, baka n tirioro: falling and bumping against several objects in succession

bukitewetewe

O bukitewetewe 
  n a special way of falling followed by what is called tatatata nako (pers).
  n feverish palpitations, giddiness, fidgeting.
  vc bukitewetewea: to cause ...

bukitiotio

B bukitíotio 
  vi to wander, to roam about
  n a wandering or roaming about
O bukitiotio 
  n a person with craze for travelling, errant, nomad, having no fixed abode.
  vc kabukitiotioa: to make ... to treat as ...

bukitou

O bukitou 
  n the edible tail of certain big fish

bukongkong

O Bukongkong 
  n Nei Bukongkong: woman scarecrow, kind of ogress for frightening children.
  v to frighten children by imitating Nei Bukongkong (grunts, growls, making faces, etc.)

bukora

O bukora 
  n e bu korau, e bu koram: etc. discouragement.
  v to capitulate, to be bored with, to be disgusted with ...
  vt bukora: give up.
  see mwinikora, kabukora

bukuakua

B bukuákua 
  va odorous as frying fish or pork
  n the odor of frying fish or pork
O bukuakua 
  n the odour of baking fish, especially whale.
  vc kabukuakua: to cause this smell

bukunikun

B bukúnikun 
  va having an unclean odor
  n the odor of an unclean person
O bukunikun 
  n a nauseating smell of skin.
  vc kabukunikuna: to give to ... an odour of ...

bumaniman

B bumæ/nimæn 
  a odorous as the arm pits, or as an eitei [bird]
O bumaniman 
  a individual odour, smell (agreeable or disagreeable).
  vc kabumanimania: to exhale this odour

bumarewerewe

O bumarewerewe 
  n special smell of individual plants, leaves, etc.

bumatangitang

B bumatæ/ngitæn 
  n a foreign perfume
  a having foreign perfume
O bumatangitang 
  n odour, perfume from certain exotic wood.
  vc kamatangitanga: to make have this odour

bumoa

B búmoa 
  vi to begin a fight
O bumoa 
  n the first move.
  v to take the lead, to have the initiative, to attack first (sometimes meaning untimely action).
  vt bumoa: idem.

bun

B bun 
  a many, much, abundant
  n offspring of animals
  n a bivalvular shell-fish, the
  vi to lay eggs
O bun 
  n the young of an animal
  ex te bun ni beki: young pig
  also bunin te beki.
  v to have their young (to whelp, to foal, etc.).
  vc kabuna: to make have ...
  see bung
O bun1 
  n multiplicity, swarm, abundance, a great number, much.
  vc kabun, kabunna: to make abound, to cause a multiplication.
  see bungataea
O bun2 
  n an edible shell fish
  sn Barbatia barbata
O bun3 
  n shells of bun used as lead weights on fishing nets.
  v kama bun: to collect bun
G bun 
  sn Asaphis deflorata (i)
L bun 
  sn Asaphis deflorata
  n bivalve

buna

B búna 
  vt to have as a spouse, to be husband or wife to
O buna 
  vt to espouse, to marry
  from bu

bunai

B búnai 
  vi to swell as rice by being boiled

bunanti

O bunanti 
  n family or crowd of spirits (anti)
  ex bu n anti ni meang, bu n anti ni maiaki: invocation used in the giving of a name (katenuan aara)

bunati

O bunati 
  n bun-atiti: superabundance

bunatoi

B bunæ/toi 
  n an egg
O bunatoi 
  n egg of bird or turtle

bunau

B búnau 
  a slightly tainted as fish or meat
O bunau 
  n punaunau, kabunaunau. a nauseous smell.
  vt kabunaua: to exhale this odour

buneinei

B bunéinei 
  va giving forth an offensive odor, as a pool much bathed in
  n an offensive odor
O buneinei 
  a smelling like stagnant water.
  vc kabuneineia: to give an odour of ...

bunenea

B búnenea 
  a having the odor of fish while cooking
  n an odor of broiling fish
O bunenea 
  n the smell of roast meat, food cooked in fat.
  vc kabunenea: to give an odour of ... an appetizing ...

bunewe

B bunéwe 
  n a fire in a native oven nearly reduced to coals and ready for service
O bunewe 
  from buta te newe
  n the last flames of fire coming through stones on native baking fire, ready to cook food

bung

B bung 
  vi to set as the sun
  vi to be born
  vi to be in parturition, to appear or to come into existence
  ex e bung rona (idiom) : its darkness or deep greenness is apparent
  n child-birth, birth
O bung 
  v going down, descending, going beyond (sun, etc.).
  ex e bung tai, e bung namakaina: the sun sets, the moon sets
  ex bungin tai: sunset.
  a stretching downwards, falling, hanging
  ex e bungibung iranatuna: her hair is long and hanging, going beyond, going further (as one piece of wood longer than another)
  ex e bungi nako te kai: going down, descending, sinking into (as foot into the ground, a lead line in water)
  ex te ati bung: a sinker on fish line
  vc kabunga, kabungibunga, kabungatia: let become long, let down, let hang down
  ex bungati, bubungati, kabungati: too long, lengthened too much
O bung1 
  n birth, delivery, confinement.
  ex e bungia natina te aine: the woman gave birth to her child
  ex e bung te tei, e bungiaki te tei: the child was born
  vt bungia: to give birth
  a ae bungiaki: who is born
  ex ana ni bung: charm for ...
  ex uma ni bung: labour ward (house)
  vt kabunga: to deliver
  ex te tia kabung, te kabung: midwife

bungata

O bungata 
  from bongota long time
  na stale, sour, rancid, rank smell (esp. drinks).
  red bungatangata, butangatangata

bungati

O bungati 
  sup superlative of bungibung.
  a bungatiti. 1. very long, too long, very big, much, big quantity.
  vc kabungati, kabungatia: to make ...
  vt bungata.
  vc kabungata: to multiply, to augment, to increase, etc.
  vc kabungati, kabungatia: make very long, too long.
  v 2. make abound ..., swarm

bungea

O Bungea 
  n 1. name of spirit (anti).
  n 2. a shady path

bungi nako

O bungi nako 
  see bung
  vc kabunginakoa: to make exceed, to push into, to go further

bungia

B búngia 
  vt to give birth to, to bring forth

bungiba

B búngibaa 
  n a coconut tree whose fronds tend to droop down toward the ground
O bungiba 
  na tree with drooping leaves, drooping.
  fig to bow the head in shame, fear or embarrassment

bungibaware

B bungibaáware 
  vi to foam at the mouth
  n foaming at the mouth
O bungibaware 
  v to dribble foam, to froth around mouth

bungibung

B búngibung 
  a long as the hair
  a flooding after miscarriage
O bungibung 
  n illness after childbirth.
  v to have an affection, an inclination for ...
  ex a bungibung nanoia

bunginako

B búnginako 
  va exceeding a given length

bungintai

B búngintaai 
  n the western horizon
O bungintai 
  n sunset, western horizon

bungira

B búngira 
  n second share
  ex bungiram : your second share
  vt to increase one's share in distribution
  vt to do an incantation to a canoe for its success
O bungira 
  syn okira, okiria
  vt moa ni bungiria: to repeat, to add to first amount shared
O bungira1 
  n odd number of things over, after a distribution, to increase the number in each share with what was over
  ex e bungiraki te tiba.
  vt bungira (... raea).
  vc kabungira

bungitarai

O bungitarai 
  intj at dance to attract attention
  ex kabungitarai, kabungitaram: look attentively at me ... you!

buni

B búni 
  n a fish, the
  va slow in walking or climbing
O buni 
  n a lagoon fish, puffer fish (swells up like a balloon when out of water, a part of its intestines is deadly poisonous, ninikana)
  ex manua buni: large species.
  fig buni, bunitoto: lazy, slow
G búni 
  sn Arothron hispidus (ll)
  n pufferfish (sm)
G buni1 
  sn Arothron immaculatus (ll)
  n pufferfish (sm)
G buni2 
  sn Arothron meleagris (ll)
  n pufferfish (sm)
G buni3 
  sn Arothron nigropunctatus (ll)
  n pufferfish (sm)
G buni4 
  sn Tetraodon sp.
  n balloonfish; poisonous (cc)
L buni 
  sn (all) Arothron (Tetraodontidae)
  n pufferfish

bunia

B bunía 
  n the sweet husked coconut. the green husk is often chewed as sugar cane
O bunia 
  n a sweet coconut
  ex species -- bunia babai, bunia waka

buniababai

B buníab'áb'ai 
  n a sweet husked coconut, specially relishable

bunibun

B búnibun 
  vi to engage in pulling or gathering ripe coconut s
  n the pulling and gathering or ripe coconuts
O bunibun 
  see bun
  nv felling of coconuts (fruit).
  n felling of coconuts in bunches
  see v.t. bunra

bunitoro

B bunítoro 
  va moving very slowly, as one weak or decrepit
  n a slow moving person without agility
O bunitoro 
  a 1. slow, dawdling person, slowcoach, lazy.
  n 2. a slow-moving canoe

bunna

B bun/na 
  n a young coconut leaf when used in sorcery
O bunna 
  syn warai
  n good luckk, fortune, prosperity
O bunna1 
  n 1. neck charm of bark of kanawa or kakoko.
  n 2. magic belt for pregnant woman (ancient custom).
  vt bunnia: immunize, to protect against evil spell or sorcery, to impose the punna

bunnai

O bunnai 
  a which swells, increases, augments (as dough in rising or rice in cooking).
  vt kabunnaia: to make
  fig to exaggerate ..., exaggerate a story.
  n te kabunnai: action of doing ... making things go further (for ex. as food)

bunnata

O bunnata 
  ex I kabunna ni kanata:
  vt to augment, to increase the quantity, the heap, the mass

bunnati

O bunnati 
  vc kabunnata. idem.

bunniba

B bun/niba 
  n a piece of coconut wood or uri about one foot and a half long, used in defense or attack
O bunniba 
  n a war weapon (anc.) consisting of a piece of wood 1 ft long, each end pointed and a cord attached in the middle

bunnimoa

O bunnimoa 
  n a hen's egg
  note (for birds' and turtles' eggs: bunatoi)

buno

O buno 
  n bunobuno. 1. union.
  v to unite.
  n 2. copulation

bunokonoko

B bunókonoko 
  a having the scent of blood
  n the scent of blood
O bunokonoko 
  n odour of blood.
  vc kabunokonokoa: to violate

bunong

B búnong 
  vi to spurt in a little stream
  n the touch-hole of a cannon, the vent
O bunong 
  n fissure, narrow hole, valve of tube, stopper.
  v bunong, bunonginong: to leak, to squirt in fine jet.
  vc kabunongionga: to make or cause to ...

bunongi ni mata

O bunongi ni mata 
  n tear ductt, lachrymal gland

bunonginong

B bunónginong 
  vi to spurt out in a little stream

bunra

B bun/ra 
  vt to take ripe coconut from the tree
  n the gathering of ripe nuts from the tree
O bunra 
  v bunraea. to fell coconuts in careless manner
O bunra1 
  see bunibun
  vt to take off one by one (coconuts, etc.).
  ex bunra kanoan te boki: transcribe from the book

bunran

O bunran 
  a watery, too much liquid, not sweet enough.
  see tu n ran

bunrenga

O bunrenga 
  syn v.t. bunra

bunuwa

B búnuwa 
  vi to depart on a canoe as a party disliked or offended
O bunuwa 
  or bu ni wa.
  n a gathering or fleet of canoes setting sail together, being launched at the same time

buobuoka

B buobuóka 
  vt frequentative of buoka

buoka

B búoka 
  vt to assist, to share
  n help, aid, assistance
O buoka 
  n help, assistance, succour, support, protection, cooperation, collaboration, aid, relief
  ex te karatia ae buokara: actual grace.
  ex te tia buoka, te tia buobuoki, te tia i buobuoki: helper, aid, collaborator, auxiliary, etc.
  vt buoka, buobuoka: to help, to assist, to succour, to protect, to aid, etc.
O buoka1 
  vt buobuoka; to help, to assist, to strengthen, to protect

buokanibai

B buokánib'ai 
  vi to be in partnership, to share together, to participate
  n partnership, cooperation, common stock
O buokanibai 
  n general fund, cooperation, co-operative, participation, mutual aid.
  n partner, co-operator, participator.
  v buoka ni bai: to put funds in common, to associate, to participate, to have equal rights

buoki

O buoki 
  see buoka
  n buobuoki; help.
  v i buobuoki: to help, to collaborate.
  n te i buobuoki: help
  vc ka i buobuoki

buoraora

B buoráora 
  a of a fishy odor
O buoraora 
  v to exhale an odour of raw meat.
  v kabuoraora.
  vc kabuoraora: to taint with an odour of ...

bura

B búra 
  n pur (ENG)
  vi to appear above as a tall coconut tree in a grove
  n external show, appearance
O bura 
  n aspect, air, appearance, features, looks.
  red burabura
  ex burau, buram, burana: etc. my looks, your looks, etc.
  a bura, burabura: having look or aspect of ...
  v to appear as such, remarkable for ... to believe oneself to be ... to be proud of ...
  ex te bura ra?: what sort is it (he)?
  ex e bura un: he doesn't look pleasant
  ex e bura aki ako: he looks naughty, wicked
  ex a bura ni katau: they seem to be getting ready for a trip
  ex katoka bura: show its advantages
  v burabura, kaburabura: to show off, to look for notice
O bura1 
  n apparatus, paraphernalia for divination.
  v tao bura: to prepare the necessary ...
  v tau bura or kini bura: to cast lots, to see, to verify, to control the results of spell, or lot.
  see buramarau, buramatoa

bura marau

O bura marau 
  n term used in divination (kawai).
  a good sign (the thing desired will be easy (marau), the way will be open, without obstacles).
  ant bura matoa
  see also bura

bura mate

O bura mate 
  na bura mamate: which looks to be dying <die>, perishing, withering (plants)

burababa

O burababa 
  a having appearance of a fool, imbecile

burabaraba

O burabaraba 
  n special smell of old dusty things, dust under things not moved often

burabe

O burabe 
  a wicked looking.
  v to have a wicked appearance

burabeti

B burábeti 
  n a prophet (ENG)
O burabeti 
  n prophet (ENG)

burabura

B burábura 
  n likeness
O burabura 
  vt burabura; to put mats or leaves on wall of fish trap (ma) to make it higher and easier to catch fish
  ex burabura, buraburaea
O burabura1 
  n looks, resemblance, aspect.
  v v.c. burabura, kaburabura:
  note see prev. word

burabura n aomata

O burabura n aomata 
  a looks like an honest man (sociable, reasonable, honest, worthy)

burabura n rang

O burabura n rang 
  a badly dressed, ill kept, not living up to social rank

burabura n toa

O Burabura n Toa 
  n a constellation
O burabura n toa 
  a having appearance of a giant

buraburanaomata

B buráburanáomata 
  a sociable

buraburanrang

B buráburanrang/ 
  a not sociable

burae

B buráe 
  n a hair, fur, feather phys
  a having beard and hair on various portions of the body as adolescence advances
O burae 
  n hair, bristle, down, wool, feathers, fur.
  a burae, buraerae: hairy, shaggy, bearded.
  v buburae; koroburae: to pluck feathers, hair; to shear, to cut wool, hair, etc.
  vt buburaea, koroburaea: to pluck, to cut, to shear the ... off.
  vc kaburaeraea: to let the ... grow, to make hairy, shaggy

burae n aomata

O burae n aomata 
  a born before term, premature

burae n tibu

O burae n tibu 
  n wool

burae ni man

O burae ni man 
  n a bird's feather

burae ni mata

O burae ni mata 
  n eye lashes, barbel of lobster

burae ni matan tai

O burae ni matan tai 
  n sun's rays (esp. when very conspicuous at sunset and sunrise)

burae ni moa

O burae ni moa 
  n fowls' feathers

buraei

B buráei 
  n a fool, an idiot
  a foolish, idiotic
O buraei 
  for bura arei
  a to appear giddy, silly.
  red burabura n arei

buraekiti

B buræ/ekiti 
  n flax (ENG)

buraenaomata

B buraenáomata 
  a having hair on the body as an infant prematurely born

buraeniman

B buráeniman 
  n a feather

buraenimata

B buráenimæta 
  n an eye-lash

buraerae

B buráerae 
  a covered with short hair or fur or fringe
  n short bodily hair, fringe
O buraerae 
  n a fringed skirt.
  a hairy, downy, etc.
  vc kaburaeraea: to make ... to put fringe on ...

buraete

B buráete 
  n Friday (ENG)

burakatikitiki

O burakatikitiki 
  v to prance, to rear, to hold up the head, to put out chest; to walk in warlike manner

buraketi

B buræ/keti 
  n a bracket (ENG)
O buraketi 
  n bracket, parenthesis (ENG)

burakiboti

O burakiboti 
  n blackboard (ENG)

burakitere

B buræ/kitere 
  n a phylactery (ENG)

burakuraku

O burakuraku 
  n odour of soiled, damp clothes or mats not aired, smell of ...
  vc kaburakuraku: to make ...

buramaiu

O buramaiu 
  a which looks alive; flourishing.
  ant bura mate

buramate

B búramæte 
  va liable to hurt, exposed to danger

buramatoa

B buramæ/toa 
  va persistently refusing to return an article
O buramatoa 
  na a bad sign in kaiwa; the thing desired will be difficult, hard to get.
  ant bura marau

burana

O burana 
  n three cards of a kind

buraneti

B buræ/neti 
  n a planet (ENG)
O buraneti 
  n planet (ENG)

burangenge

B buræ/ngenge 
  a somewhat covetous of food
O burangenge 
  a envious, jealous (food, tobacco)

burangirang

B buræ/ngirang 
  a having the offensive odor of an unclean person
  n the offensive odor of an unclean person

burangirangi

O burangirangi 
  a lousy, poor, wretched.
  vc ka . . .

burangketi

B buræng/keti 
  n a blanket (ENG)
O burangketi 
  n a blanket (ENG)

buranira

O buranira 
  a barely visible in distance

buraniri

B buraníri 
  va just visible, barely seen as a vessel

buranti

B buran/ti 
  n bronze (ENG)
O Buranti 
  n France (ENG)

buraou

O buraou 
  a stupid looking.
  syn burababa

burarang

B burárang 
  n one slightly insane
  a slightly insane
O burarang 
  see n.a. burabura n rang

buraroti

G buraroti 
  sn Catharanthus roseus (z)

buratetanti

B burátetænti 
  n a protestant (ENG)

burati

B buráti 
  n brass (ENG)
O burati 
  n brass (ENG)

buraun

O buraun 
  a stern looking, angry looking

burawinti

B buráwinti 
  n a province (ENG)

bure

B búre 
  va passed over, given away, teansferred
  n name of a shell, the white cowrie
  n an error, a mistake, a sin, a transgression
  vi to err, to make a mistake, to blunder, to sin, to transgress, do wrong
  aux v like should at the beginning of a sentence or clause of supposition, on the supposition that
O bure 
  n a white shell, egg cowry
  sn Cauris, collipara)
  ex species -- bure-bangaki, bure-tauti, buretewetewe ...
  see itua ni bure, raiti ni bure, namata ni bure
  vt burena: to decorate the maneaba with the bure, to fix bure to the oka of the maneaba, to bedeck, to adorn oneself with ...
O bure1 
  n a fault, error, defect, slip, blunder, sin, crime, offence, wrong
  ex te tia bure: the culprit, the sinner, the prisoner, the accused, the criminal
  ex te bure ae kamamate, ae rawawata: mortal sin, grievous sin
  ex te bure ae bebete; ae bakekete:
  ex venial sin
  ex (bureu, burem, burena) au bure, am bure, ana bure.
  a bure, burebure: culpable, wrong, defective, faulty, criminal, etc.
  v bure, bubure, burebure: to commit a sin, to commit a crime, to do a wrong, etc., to be wrong, to make a mistake, to err, to transgress the law, to sin, etc.
  ex kaotibure: confession, telling one's sins
  ex kabara bure: absolution, to forgive, to beg pardon
  ex tiri bure: to correct mistakes (in books)
  ex taua te bure: arrest the criminal
  ex ana te bure: correction, punishment
  ex N na ana am bure: I will punish you
  ex bubure: falling often into sin or making many mistakes
  vt burena: to take the responsibility of ..., to assume the culpability of ..., to take upon oneself a fault
  ex N na burena am bure: I will take your fault on me
  vc kaburea, kabureburea: to charge, to incriminate, to condemn, to convict, to punish, to judge guilty, faulty, to alienate, to sacrifice, to abandon, to give away
  ex e kaburea abana nakoiu: he willed his land to me
  ex e kaburea maiuna: he committed suicide
G bure 
  sn Amphiperas ovum (i)
  n egg cowry (ja)
  note not found on Onotoa; imported from Abemama for ornaments (i)
L bure 
  sn Amphipera ovum (gastropod)
  n snail

bure n atu

O bure n atu 
  n the prominent bone of the occiput

bure n ioki

O bure n ioki 
  n decision about a meal in common.
  v to give decision about participating at this repast.
  syn katoro

burea

B búrea 
  vt to choose or select suitable food for a guest
B buúreaa 
  n a soft marine animal, found on the reef , adhering to the rock
O burea 
  vt bureburea. to try to trick, to delude by flattery
O burea1 
  n a shell fish

burebangaki

B burebángaki 
  n a small shell, the
O burebangaki 
  n a shell (olive shaped, orange striped)

burebure

B búrebure 
  va speaking with a slip of the tongue
  n a waist-mat with a long lower fringe
O burebure 
  n a mat lavalava, with long fringe.
  a adorned, decorated with bure
O burebure1 
  red of bure
  see bure
  a making many mistakes. faulty, defective in many ways.
  vt bureburea: to lead into error, to mislead, to deceive

bureburea

B búreburéa 
  vt to mislead, to cheat

bureinawa

B buréinawa 
  n a fish, the
  vi to fish for the bureinawa
O bureinawa 
  n a fish, soldier fish.
  n fishing for this fish by rod and line at tanrake
G buréinawa 
  sn Holocentrus tiere (ll)
  n soldier fish (sm)
G bureinawa1 
  sn Monotaxis grandoculis
  n big eye; juvenile (hh)
L bureinawa 
  sn Adioryx caudimaculatus (holocentridae)
  n squirrel fish
L bureinawa 
  sn Flammeo tiera (holocentridae)
  n squirrel fish
L bureinawa 
  sn Monotaxis grandoculis
  n juvenile emperor

bureiwa

O bureiwa 
  nv fishing for bureinawa at night with line outside of reef

bureka

O bureka 
  n careless work.
  v to handle roughly

buren

B burén 
  n a plane tree (ENG)

burena

O burena 
  see bure
  n a shell.
  v to adorn with bure.
  vt a fault, to attribute the fault to ..., to carry the responsibility ..., to take the fault on oneself
  see bure:

burenga

O burenga 
  for borenga.
  v to prepare, to assemble, to arrange things orderly.
  ex ti na burenga ni kanara: we will put aside, or prepare some food before going away.
  vt burenga; idem.

burenibai

B burénibai 
  n a ring, especially a finger ring
B burénib'ai 
  n something occurring only occasionally
O burenibai 
  n a ring.
  vt burenibaia: to have, to wear, to take a ring
O burenibai1 
  a rare, exceptional, precious, happening only rarely.
  ex te burenibai rekena, rokona: rarely found ..., happening

burenibaia

B burénibaia 
  vt to wear as a finger ring

burenioki

B búrenióki 
  vi to meet in a friendly way for feasting or picoconuticking
  n a friendly gathering for feasting and the exchange of food

burera

B búreraa 
  va leaving in great offence, highly provoked
O burera 
  na badly made, defective, faulty.
  vt bureraea: to do badly

burere

B burére 
  n a prairie (ENG)

burerewa

O burerewa 
  n orange money, cowry shell
G burerewa 
  sn Monetaria moneta l. (i)
  n orange money cowry (ja)
L burerewa 
  sn Monetaria moneta (gastropod)
  n snail

burerua

O burerua 
  na erroneous judgement or action.
  vt burerua: to make a mistake about ..., to misjudge, to miscalculate

buretata

O buretata 
  n frequentative of bure
  a full of mistakes, faults, very imperfect, full of defects.
  vt ka buretata: to cause to make ...

buretatara

O buretatara 
  a susceptible, sulky, quickly cross

buretataua

O buretataua 
  nva idem.
  sup superlative of buretata.
  vc ka buretataua ...

buretautatara

O buretautatara 
  na error in calculation, not right, making a mistake about. <wrong>.
  ex e buretautatara te bong: it wasn't the right day.
  vt buretautataraea: to make ...
  vc kaburetautataraea: to cause ...

buretautetara

B buretáutetæra 
  va easily offended, quick to take offence

bureti

B buréti 
  a bad, vile
B bureéti 
  n a grindstone
O bureti 
  n buretireti: ugliness.
  a ugly, unsightly, hideous.
  v ka bureti to make ugly or hideous.
  vc ka bureta: to make ugly, disfigure
O bureti1 
  n a grindstone (ENG)

buretireti

B burétireti 
  a frequentative of bureti

bureunawa

G bureunawa 
  sn Holocentrus tiere (y)
  n soldier fish (sm)

buri

B búri 
  vi to ooze out on pressure, to discharge as a boil
  n pus, white pus
O buri 
  n pus, sanies, soft matter, juice, pus and blood from an abscess.
  a buri, buriburi: purulent.
  vc kabura: to cause pus, juice, etc., to come out, to extract...
  ex kabura te kao: to milk a cow
O buri1 
  pref of many compound words
  root of burita

buri n auau

O buri n auau 
  n pus mixed with blood oozing from an abscess, etc., being squeezed out of ...
  v to render ...

buribai

O buribai 
  v to pillage, to plunder, to rob.
  vt buribaia; idem.

burikakana

B burikákana 
  n a marine animal
  see burinana
O burikakana 
  syn burinana
  n a species of sea snail

burikatorio

O Burikatorio 
  n purgatory (ENG)

burikoko

O burikoko 
  a covered in pus, filthy.
  vc kaburikokoa: to cover with ...
  fig abundance, superabundant, rich miser.
  syn bakoko, kitatauti

burim

B búrim 
  n purim (ENG)

burimaeai

O burimaeai 
  and burimaia (buri mae ai)
  a rumpled, spoiled by handling, reduced to bad state (as food for which many are wrangling, a crown of flowers withered from too much handling).
  vc kaburimaeaia: to grind, to break up, to crumple, to soften

burimaiai

B burimaáiai 
  va disarranged or mussed up as a wreath

burimakau

O burimakau 
  from bull and cow.
  n beef (tinned), bull, cow, cattle

burimangao

B burimángao 
  vi to engage in pulling and dragging by the hair

burimangaoa

B búrimangáoa 
  vt to pull and drag by the hair
O burimangaoa 
  from burita and mangao
  v to pull about, to drag.
  a disorderly, ruffled, hair ruffled, dishevelled, hackled

burimataotao

B búrimatáotao 
  a very many, numerous

burimatoatoa

O burimatoatoa 
  n plethora, superabundance.
  a huge quantity, overflowing.
  see buritao

burimaunia

B burimáunia 
  vt to draw, to attract
O burimaunia 
  sup superlative of burita.
  vt to pull towards oneself, to draw quickly and strongly.
  ex burimaunia konam: draw in quickly and vigorously (your catch of fish)

burinako

B búrinako 
  a much in quantity or quality, abounding
O burinako 
  v to flow out copiously, in great quantity (said of pus, juice, etc.).
  vc kaburinakoa: to make ...

burinana

B búrinæna 
  va squashed
O burinana 
  v to come out in pulp, in jelly.
  vc kaburinana: to squash, to squeeze out

burinauau

B burináuau 
  n the bloody pus of a boil or abscess
  vi to discharge bloody pus as a boil or abscess

burinikoko

B búrinikqko 
  a selfish

burinton

O burinton 
  n bluestone, brimstone, sulphur (ENG)

burita

B búrita 
  vt to twitch, to pull suddenly
  n an enchanted place dangerous to visit
O burita 
  n a place haunted and dangerous, to be avoided for fear of being carried away and ill-treated by anti or currents
O burita1 
  vt buburita, buriburita: to pull, to drag, to carry away abruptly.
  ex e buriti te aira: the current carries away

buritakanana

O buritakanana 
  a all over pus, dirt, filth.
  vc kaburitakanana: to glut or run over with ...
  fig to make ...

buritao

O buritao 
  n buritaotao, burimataotao: superabundance, superabounding, overflowing.
  vc kaburitaotao: to cause to overflow, to abound

buritewetewe

B buritéwetewe 
  a very dizzy, swooning
O buritewetewe 
  see syn. n.v. buki tewetewe

buritoto

O buritoto 
  a dirty, disgusting, repugnant

buro

B búro: 
  n the heart
B búro 
  vi to boil
O buro 
  n heart
O buro1 
  n buroburo. ebullition, bubbling up, frothing, shooting up, leavening, swelling up, sap oozing, fermentation
  ex buron te kai: sap escaping from tree.
  v buro, buroburo, burorake: to boil, to bubble, to swell, to ferment.
  vc kaburoa: to boil.
  red kaburoburoa.
  n te kaburoburo
O buro2 
  v to weigh anchor.
  syn tae-ro
O buro3 
  n a species of small shell, shiny and white and sometimes a gold ring on top
  sn Monetaria annulus
L buro 
  sn Cypraea (gastropod)
  n snail

buro n ika

O buro n ika 
  also buro n ikika
  from ikaki
  n sap flowing from a crevice cut in a tree

buroa

B buróa 
  n a small yellow cowrie

buroburo

B búroburo 
  n foam, froth, bubbles, a boiling
  va frothy, foamy, foaming, boiling
O buroburo 
  n froth, bubbles, foam, lather.
  fig visionary, illusion, mirage.
  v kaburoburo: to ferment, to leaven

burongorongo

B buróngorongo 
  a having the scent of old coconut oil
O burongorongo 
  n smell of old provisions or rancid oil.
  syn bukarongorongo

buronikika

B burónikíka 
  a in the condition of a coconut tree or babai whose growth is stunted

burorake

O burorake 
  v to boil up, to boil over, to froth.
  vc kaburorakea: to make ...

buroro

B buúroro 
  va tired of, ceasing to relish or enjoy
O buroro 
  syn bu: full up.
  v to be disgusted with, to give up, to have enough of, to be tired of.
  ex I buroro iai: I am disgusted with it
  vc kabua, kaburoroa: to be disgusted, to give up

buroron

B búroron 
  n a certain sport pursued by parties while bathing in the sea

burorororo

B burórororo 
  a giving forth an appetizing odor as well cooked tangana
O burorororo 
  n a special smell of re-cooked tuae

buroung

O buroung 
  n te ue buroung: the topmost bud of uri flower.
  a e buroung: in flower, flowering
O buroung1 
  n from broom (S.) a swept place, roads around dwellings

buru

B búru 
  n blue (ENG)
  a blue (ENG)
O buru 
  na blue, laundry blue (ENG)
O buru1 
  n husk of coconut called bunia
O buru2 
  n (pull) an oar, a paddle. (ENG)
  vt burunna: to row with oar

buruburu

B búruburu 
  a fringed
  n fringe, nap, fuzz, fur
O buruburu 
  n fibre, harl, floss, fringe, tuft, tatter.
  a doormat, something hanging down, frayed at edge, hairy.
  vc kaburuburu, kaburua: to make ... to fray, etc.

buruburu ni koinawa

O buruburu ni koinawa 
  n a sea slug (colour of koinawa).
  syn riburibu ni koinawa

burum

O burum 
  n broom. (ENG)
  syn te kai n iaki, te kai n takeri
  v buruna: to sweep

burungurung

B burúngurung 
  a having a pleasant odor of good coconut oil

burungurungu

O burungurungu 
  n an agreeable odour, smell of perfumed oil.
  vc kaburungurungua

bururu

B búruru 
  vi to spatter
  n spray, sprinkle
O bururu 
  n the smell of sour water used to wash out ibu (toddy shells), smell of washing-up water.
  vc kaburubua: to give an odour of ...
  syn butarotaro
O bururu1 
  nv splashing, bespattering, spurting out, sprinkling.
  v to spatter, to spray.
  n te bururuni bai: waste matter
  ex bururu n taetae: talk at random, about everything and nothing
  ex e bururua te aba ana taeka: he drowns everyone with his talk
  ex bururu n taetae: frequently interrupting others during conversation.
  vt bururua: to sprinkle, to fall on, to sprinkle with water, to moisten, to spray, to splutter water from mouth by way of aspersion.
  n te kabururu, kabururua: to wash one's face, morning toilet

bururua

B burúrua 
  vt to spurt out from the mouth

buruton

B burúton 
  n blue-stone (ENG)

buta

B buúta 
  vt to unsheathe, to take off as clothes, to pull out, to unravel
B búta 
  va widely spread, spread abroad, completely pervaded
O buta 
  vt bubuta: to take away, to remove, to take out, to extract, to withdraw, to draw out, to retrench, to take off, etc.
  v butaki nako: to retire, to become detached.
  ex a butaki nako: they are separated, detached from the group, they are gone
  idiom buta kaina, taeka kaina: take revenge
  ex buta taekana: get permission for ...
O buta1 
  a widespread, universal, travelled over entirely.
  ex e buta Tarawa iroura: we have travelled over all Tarawa
  ex e buta te rongorongo: the news is spread abroad
  vc ka buta: to travel over, to go over all, to spread everywhere
  v kabuta te aba: to travel everywhere
  adv ni kabuta: everywhere

butababa

B butab'aáb'a 
  a deteriorated as babai after being long dug
  n deteriorated babai
O butababa 
  n the smell of mouldy taro.
  a covered with mould, red like a crab.
  vc ka ...

butae

B butáe 
  n excrement (vulgar)
  va asleep as an arm or leg
O butae 
  n excrement
  ex te butae! kana butaen te kamea! kana butaeu! (insulting expressions)

butae n taninga

O butae n taninga 
  n cerumen, ear wax

butaen te ana

O butaen te ana 
  n plankton

butaio

B butáio 
  va passing compact feces
  va temporarily paralyzed as the legs
  n hard feces
O butaio 
  n constipation, hard faeces.
  vc kabutaio: constipating.
  v kabutaioa: to constipate.
  n cramp, slight paralysis of legs (old people)

butaki

O butaki 
  a butakirake, butakitaki: growing up, growing too quickly, thin and slender from too quick growth (person and plants), sickly from illness or want

butakitaki

B butæ/kitæki 
  n a person who becomes very slim through sickness or want of sufficient food

butangatanga

B butángatanga 
  a offensive in odor, as decaying food
O butangatanga 
  a old smell, rank.
  vc ka ... give an odour of ...

butaniwae

O butaniwae 
  or