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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.