A Combined

Kiribati-English Dictionary

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

with additional scientific material from Luomala, Goo & Banner.

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

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

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ta B  ta. n. tar, paint (ENG).  ta. n. a fish, the.  O  ta. for. te:  art. the <a, an>.  note. used formerly but now only in Makin and Butaritari for some words.  ex. te kai: ta kai.  ta1. n. a red rock fish, like mon.  ta2. n. tar, paint. (ENG).  ex. te tia ta: painter.  vt. tana: to paint.

taa B  táa. vt. to smooth off, to remove roughness, to trim.  L  taa. ew. tamalu.  sn. Adioryx spinifer (holocentridae).  n. squirrelfish.

taba B  táb'aa. n. the blossom of the pan.  tába. n. the cheek.  n. a fish,the.  tábaa. va. choked with food.  tæ/ba. va. disputed or unsettled as a boundary.  taába. n. a knife.  vt. to pare, to whittle, to scrape.  O  taba. n. strongly perfumed white leaves of pandanus.  v. to flower.  a. in flower.  vc. katabaea: let ..., wait till ...  ex. moantabaea: idem.  taba1. n. oil perfumed with pandanus leaves.  taba2. n. a young girl.  see otaba.  taba3. n. cheek.  ex. oro taba: to slap on cheek.  kabo taba: to embrace.  see kaun taba.  taba4. n. taban te rawa: sides, edges of passage.  te taba ni kawai: digression of route.  v. taba: to deviate, to go sideways.  tabataba, tabataba nako: to go in all directions, to zigzag, not following the straight path, ... the right direction, the middle course.  ex. e tabataba n taetae: cock and bull story, disconnected speech (e rawerawe nako n taetae).  e tabataba kawaina: (canoe) unable to sail straight, but veering off course.  vc. ka taba: to make deviate, go sideways, digress, go off course.  ex. e kataba kaina: he avoids a blow by moving (stepping) sideways.  taba5. n. cutlass, jungle knife, sword, machete.  syn. naibi.  vt. tabana: to possess, to take possession, to use a large knife, to split or cut with ...  taba6. vt. taba, ta bia, tabaki: to cut, to split, to sharpen point.  syn. korotaba, korotabia (to sharpen pencil) taima.  taba7. note. special sound of p with very brief final a.  n. choking.  v. to choke in swallowing.  vt. (irr.) to cause suffocation, choking in swallowing <suffocate>.

tababa B  tábaba. n. a species of shark, the.  tabaábaa. va. fully armed.  va. unkempt, bushy and curly as a head of hair.  abounding in leaves.  O  tababa. n. a man-eating shark. tiger shark.  sn. Carcharodon carchavuas.  v. katababa: to fish for ...  tababa1. from. ba leaf or from ababaki (perhaps).  n. wide spreading branches, leaves <leaf> (of trees, plants), fuzzy (hair).  ex. atutababa: spread out, far reaching branches, bushes overrunning, encroaching, etc.  see bakurakura, tabaruarua.  ex. e tabababa n taetae: speaking much about many topics.  vc. katababaea, kakata ...: to make ..., to ruffle, to bristle, to frizz, to frizzle, etc.  sup. superlative of taba: going in all directions diverge)?>.  G  tababa. n. tiger shark (ll).  L  tababa. sn. Galeocerdo cuvieri (Charcharhinidae).  n. requiem shark.

tabaeko L  tabaeko. sn. Fistularia petimba (Fistulariida).  n. cornet-fish.

tabaitera B  tabaítera. a. uneven, having one part larger than the other, one sided.  O  tabaitera. a. going to one side, partial.  n. partiality.

tabaka B  tábaka. vt. to snap at as a dog, to kick as a horse.  O  tabaka. vt. to surprise, to take by ..., to fall on, to seize, to bite, to hit suddenly.  ex. e na tabakiko te tababa: the shark will attack you, will surprise you suddenly.

tabakea B  táb'akea. n. shell turtle, the egg of a roach.  táb'akea. a. favored or fortunate because rich.  O  tabakea. n. name of myth. man-spirit.  v. to have for one's totem a species of turtle.  ex. te tabakea are i tari: turtle.  te tabakea ae i eta: spirit.  tabakea1. n. (1) a species of turtle, having brilliant red shell (Banksbill turtle).  n. (2) ladybird.  tabakea2. v. tabakeakea (value meaning).  to enjoy one's lot of lord and master, superiority, ... beauty (utopia), to be or pretend to be proud, beautiful.  sup. tabakea-uea.  G  táb'akea. sn. Eretmochelys imbricata.  n. hawksbill turtle (hh).

tabakeaua B  táb'akeáua. n. a person well to do.  a. well-to-do, prosperous, having means.

tabakeauea O  tabakeauea. n. the king of proud men.  sup. superlative of tabakea.

tabaketani B  tabáketáni. n. (ara) Sabachthani (ENG).  bib. Mat 27 : 46.

tabakia O  tabakia. n. a species of kabubu <fish>.  see tabaka.

tabakiakia O  tabakiakia. a. dazzling beauty, magnificent appearance.

tabakurakura O  tabakurakura. see tababa.  a. bushy, puffed, overflowing, spreading out on all sides as person bending under a burden, burdened with a crowd of brats, overloaded with cumbrous gear, encumbered.  vc. katabakurakura: to overload, to encumber, to embarrass.

tabanako B  tábanako. vi. to slip off or away, as the foot or hand.

tabaneaki O  tabaneaki. syn. ruanuna (N.).  n. a fishing net (short with stake at each end) (S.).

tabaneki B  tabæ/neki. n. a scoop-net for taking the aua .

tabanga O  tabanga. from. bangaki placed across:.  na. spread out on show, for public use, handed over for public service (usually denoting a piece of land open to all).  vt. tabangaea: to put ..., to open to all.  vc. katabangaea: to open ...  ex. e tabangaki te rongorongo: the news is public.

tabangaka O  tabangaka. vt. tabangaka:: to spread out, to put on show, to hand over to public, to puclicity.  vc. katabangaka: to make ...  see katanoata.

tabaniban O  tabaniban. n. a sea slug. sea cucumber>.  tabaniban1. v. kiritabaniban: to go sideways, ... from side to side, ... from one extreme to the other, changeable.  ex. e tabaniban nakoiu: he has changed his attitude towards me.  see angitaban.

tabanikai B  tabaánikai. va. fully armed, carrying several deadly weapons.  O  tabanikai. a. covered with armour, armed to the teeth, carrying gear.

tabanin B  tab'ánin. va. appearing distinctly as a coral isle at see, seen as a whole, seen as a bunch of pan to be ripe all over.  tab'ánin. n. a square.  O  tabanin. n. square, whole.  a. entire, quite visible, entirely formed.  ex. e tabanin namakaina: the moon is full.  e tabanin te wa: the body of the canoe is complete.  vc. katabanin, kaka ...: to make square, whole.

tabaninia B  tab'áninia. vt. to eat food in common.  to give unanimity to words or statements.

tabanou B  táb'anou. n. the stem and stern of a canoe.  n. the cranuim, the skull.  O  tabanou. n. a crab.  sn. Carpalius maculatus.  tabanou1. for. tabarou: skull.  n. tabanoun te wa: the two raised up ends of canoe.  ex. te tabanou ni wae: knee, kneecap.

tabanouniwae B  tab'anóuniwae. n. the patella.  bk. Phys p. 96.

tabanura B  tabaánura. va. unbound as the base of the ari .  n. a coconut spathe for karewe not bound at the base.  O  tabanura. na. (1) (taba:-n-u:ra) bristling of spikes on lobster called ura, bristle like, having sharp bristle.(2) spathe with twigs loose, not tied.

tabanure O  tabanure. n. spathe of coconut with twigs pointed.

tabaokioki O  tabaokioki. from. oki.  v. to be moved backwards and forwards, to go to and fro, to swing like pendulum.

tabaong O  Tabaong. n. name of village of foolish people near Bikenibeu.  ex. Te I-Tabaong: a foolish person.  syn. Te I-Tabweang, Te I-Ore.

tabaota B  tábaota. n. Sabaoth (HEB).

tabara B  táb'ara. vi. to spread apart or crook as the legs.  bk. Phys p. 11.  O  tabara. a. tabarabara: want of symmetry, discordancy, asymmetrical, discordant.  syn. aitara buaka: not matching.  vc. katabara, katabarara: to cause ...  see bobuaka, unra.  tabara1. a. aside, remote, separated.  fig. to get away from subject.  v. to differ in opinion, to hesitate, misunderstand, to grope, tergiversate.  ex. n aki tabara: without hesitation.  nv. katabara: a native way of climbing (knees apart, feet tightened on tree).  ex. katabari-ranga: knees apart.

tabarabara B  tab'árab'ara. va. frequentative of tab'ara.

tabaraereke O  tabaraereke. n. flying fishh.  sn. Cyprelurus spilonopterus.  G  tabaraereke. sn. Cypselurus spilonopterus.  n. flying fish (ll).

tabaranga O  tabaranga. vt. tabaranga: to hinder or get hindered by another's legs, to crack the legs of ...

tabarangaea B  tábarangáea. vt. to trip.

tabarara O  tabarara. n. disaccord, misunderstanding between persons.  ex. a i-tabarara: they don't agree among themselves.

tabare B  tábare. vi. to meddle.  n. meddlesomeness, interference.  O  tabare. na. tatapare, taparepare, tabaretua: turbulent, mischievous, importunate, upsetting, disturbing ...  vt. tabarea, tatabarea: to meddle, to put in disorder, to vex, to annoy, to bother.

tabarea B  tabárea. vt. to meddle with, to disturb.

tabarebare B  tabárebare. vi. frequentative of tabare.  O  tabarebare. na. full of life, ardour, for some work or other, active, enterprising or mischievous, meddling <meddle>.

tabarekai O  tabarekai. and katabarekai:  a. diligent, prompt at work.  n. te tia tabarekai: a good worker (climber, fisherman, etc.), goodprovider, not afraid of work (in pejorative rarely, scrounger).  vt. tabarekaia, katabarekaia.

tabaretua B  tabáretuaa. vt. to meddle with, to disturb, to trouble.  tabáretua. vi. to be meddlesome, to be troublesome.  n. meddlesomeness.

tabariku O  tabariku. na. large clouds covering sky. (N).  sup. tabarikuriku, tabakurikuri.  syn. tabaruku (S.).

tabaro B  tábaro:. n. the cheek-bone.  O  Tabaro. n. Te I-Tabaro. village of foolish people.  see Tabaong, Tabweang.  tabaro. n. cheek bone.  ex. tabaron te wa: board to keep out waves at each end of canoe.

tabaroro B  tabaróro. a. cloudy.  O  tabaroro. n. overcast sky, threatening.  ex. tabaronikarawa: darkening sky.  fig. gloomy, dark.

tabarua O  tabarua. sup. superlative of taba, tababa.  na. tabaruarua bristling <bristle> all over.  sup. tabakurakura.  fig. person overburdened.  vc. katabaruarua: to overburden, to weigh down, to hinder, to embarrass.

tabaruku B  tabáruku. a. unsettled as the weather, squally.  O  tabaruku. see tabariku.

tabarukuruku B  tabarúkuruku. a. having a rainy aspect.

tabataba B  tábataba. n. the edible part of the pandanus fruit.  tæ/batæba. va. frequentative of tæba disputed.  O  tabataba. n. edible part of pandanus fruit cut in slices ready to cook.  ex. tabataban te ti: idem. but of inferior quality.  tabataba1. n. word used to call tame birds to eat <come here>.

tabati B  tábati. n. the sabbath (ENG).  vi. to keep the sabbath.  a. uneven as the ground.  O  tabati. n. Sabbath, Sunday, keeping Sunday (ENG).  tabati1. a. enormous, excessively huge, too voluminous.  ex. e katabati tauana: too big to handle.  vt. katabatia: to find too heavy, to judge to be too ...

tabatibutibu O  tabatibutibu. a. covered with swellings, uneven, bumpy (ground, surface).  vc. katabatibutibua, katatibutibu: to make ..., to raise up, to swell.

tabatoatoa B  tabatóatoa. a. having ridges or uneven places as a spot on which one is lying.  O  tabatoatoa. syn. of prec.  na. (1) said of trunk covered with knobs, protuberances, lumps, uneven ground, rough sea.  (2) buffeted by waves, jolted by bumps.  vc. katabatoatoa: to make ..., to cause, to jolt, to buffet.

tabatoutou B  tabatóutou. vi. to toss about as a craft.  O  tabatoutou. a. going in leaps and bounds (as over bumpy road or canoe on rough sea).  vc. katabatoutou: to cause ..., to make ...

tabaua B  tabáua. a. foolish, idiotic.  n. foolishness, a fool.  O  tabaua. na. sometimes normal, sometimes abnormal, a bit crazy at times, cracked ..., disordered brain.  vc. katabaua: to cause to be ..., to confuse the mind.

tabaura B  tabáura. n. a rainbow.  O  tabaura. n. a rainbow.

tabauraura O  tabauraura. na. red or pink cloud over horizon at sunrise or sunset (weather sign).

tabe B  tábe. va. busy, engaged, employed.  n. the state of being occupied.  tábe. a. some.  O  tabe. pref. tabe-ua, tabeman, tabekai: a few, some, several.  tabe1. rad. of tabeka and forming many compound words:  ex. tabeatibu: to carry stones.  tabe-kai: to carry sticks, etc.  tabe2. va. to be occupied, busy, busy about, busy working.  n. te tabe n nano: worry, preoccupation.  sup. tabetabe: very busy.  taberua, tataberua, taberua nako preoccupied, worried about, overworked.  vc. ka-tabea: to occupy, to give work to, to employ ...  freq. v katabetabea: to give much ...  ex. katabea te nano: to preoccupy.  katabea te ika: to go fishing.

tabea B  tábea. va. bewildered at sea.  n. bewilderment at sea, loss of reckoning.  O  tabea. from. taba.  v. tabea, tabea nako: to go astray, to get lost, to ge lost at sea.  fig. to get confused, to lose the thread of ...  ex. te tabea, te taba ni kawai: to get off right path.  te wa n tabea nako: a canoe in distress.  te tabea nako: to perish at sea.

tabeaianga B  tabeáianga. a. full of care, having much to look after.  n. care, responsibility for safety.  O  tabeaianga. ex. tabe n iangoa angana.  n. preoccupation, worry.  v. to have ..., be worried about.  ex. I tabeaianga irouna: I am worried about him.  vc. katabeaianga, kaka ...: giving ..., causing worry.  n. katabeaianga: to be worried, preoccupied.  ex. e bati te katabeaianga: there are many worries, cares.

tabeataei B  tábeatáei. vi. to act as foster parent.  n. the care of a child by a foster parent.

tabeatu B  tabeátu. n. an incantation for the dead.  vi. to maek an incantation for the dead.  O  tabeatu. nv. to raise the head (of corpse), ceremony with sorcery.

tabeba B  tábeba. a. some, used in speaking of leaves.  O  tabeba. n. a few leaves, pages.  vt. tabeba: to take by leaf, to turn page by page.

tabebaea B  tabebáea. vt. to turn the leaves as of a book, to gather a few pan leaves at a time when scarce.

tabeibeti B  tabéibeti. vi. to hover.  O  tabeibeti. from. beti.  n. to float in air, to glide.

tabeiro B  tábeiro. n. a sapphire (GR).

tabeitera O  tabeitera. n. lop sided, badly balanced (canoe, basket, kite, etc.).  fig. partial, taking sides, supporting.  ex. e tabeitera am taeka: you are speaking in favour of the other side against me, you are taking sides.  vt. tabeitera: to balance badly.

tabeka B  tábeka. vt. to lift up, to take up.  n. a kind of scoop-net.  O  tabeka. vt. to raise up, to elevate, to carry, to lift up.  fig. to begin to sing, ... to talk, ... to tell.  ex. tabeka te anene, tabeka te taeka, ti te tabekana: begin together to lift, take, sing.  tabeka rake ... rio: to lift towards ...  tabeka nako: to lift and carry away.  freq. v tatabeka, tabetabeka.  tabeka1. n. te tabeka: a large scoop net with short handle.

tabekai B  tábekai. a. some, referring to trees and objects, counted with the suffix kai.  tábekai. vi. to engage in carrying sticks of timber.

tabekanatu B  tábekanátu. n. a posthumous incantation, a fetish.  O  tabekanatu. n. a special dish prepared for an important person, person who uplifts the prestige of family, a magic -- religious ceremony to honour a defunct.  see tabeau.

tabekantabo O  tabekantabo. n. a welcome offering to a guest, to a spirit (anti).

tabeman B  tábemæn. a. some, several, a few, referring to animate objects.  O  tabeman. a. several, a few, some (animate).  vt. tabemania, tatabemania: to treat one by one, separately, individually.

tabemang B  tabem'aang/. a. some, referring to persons.  O  tabemang. or. temangina.  a. some, someone.

tabemania B  tabemæ/nia. vt. to go or do one by one, severally.

tabemoa O  tabemoa. n. the one who starts off, begins.

tabera B  tábera. n. the upper portion as the leaves nad branches.  O  tabera. n. summit, peak, top.  adv. i taberana: at the ...

taberaitiai O  taberaitiai. n. magic necklace garland with uri flowers at seven different spaces.

taberamae B  táberamáe. va. indicating dispersion or return to homes.  O  taberamae. n. disagreement, dispersion.  v. to disperse, to separate.  n. impending departure for long voyage.  v. to be about, or preparing <prepare> to depart.

taberamaiu B  táberamáiu. a. having a vigorous top, as a tree or plant.  O  taberamaiu. na. flourishing head (tree,plant).

taberamate B  táberamæ/te. a. having a dying top, as a tree or plant.  liable to accident or misfortune.  O  taberamate. a. withering at top, dying <die>, in peril.  ant. taberanimaiu.  fig. decaying, in danger.

taberamatoa B  táberamæ/toa. a. not yet, or slow in bearing fruit, as the pan.  O  taberamatoa. a. tardy or backward in bearing fruit.

taberanikai B  taberæ/nikai. n. kabubu mixed with coconut.  O  taberanikai. n. a variety of kabubu of superior quality (mixed with grated coconut).  fig. au taberanikai: my best friends, my favourite, preferred (for things and food, nikarearea).

taberanrongorongo B  táberanróngorongo. vi. to bring or impart news.  O  taberan-rongorongo. n. te marewen-rongorongo. person who is source of news and gossip, prime author.

tabernibou O  tabernibou. n. top angle of sail.

taberon B  tæ/beron. n. saffron (ENG).

taberua O  taberua. a. occupied, very busy.  sup. taberuarua, taberua nako: overworked, strained.

tabetabe B  tábetabe. vi. to engage in carrying, to repeatedly carry.  tábetabe. n. a kind of game in which persons are taken up and carried.  O  tabetabe. see tabe.  n. te kai n tabetabe: stretcher.  tabetabe1. n. (1) child adopted from infancy (tabekaki).  (2) plant, transplanted plant.  (3) custom of carrying newlywed on shoulders.  tabetabe2. n. a call to attract birds, frigates towards foor or bait.  syn. tabataba.  vc. katabetabe: to call ...

tabetabeka B  tabetábeka. vt. frequentative of tabeka.

tabetai O  tabetai. a. sometimes.  adv. n tabetai: at times.

tabetea O  tabetea. vt. to touch, to work, to do lightly, to glide over.

tabetinako B  tabétinako. vi. to pass away as a cloud, to pass as a shower at a distance.  O  tabetinako. from. beti.  v. to drift away, to float away lightly (cloud, smoke, canoe).

tabetirake B  tabétirake. vi. to rise up as smoke or a cloud at a distance.  O  tabetirake. v. to ascend, to drift upwards, to float airily.

tabetoa O  tabetoa. n. Protestant Communion service.

tabeua B  tabéua. a. some, several, a few, referring to inanimate objects.  O  tabeua. a. some, a few (general).  ex. ti tabeua te taeka: only a few words.  vt. tabeua, tetabeuaia: to take one by one, to give to each one ...

tabeuta B  tabeútaa. vt. to break into small pieces as food.  O  tabeuta. a. a very little, a tiny portion, a few scraps, etc.  vt. tabeuta, tabeutaki, tatabeutaki: to take or give in small portions, bit by bit, to give a little to each one.

tabia O  tabia. n. sapphire, ear ring, jewellery, etc. (ENG).

tabio O  tabio. n. the piece of forked timber in which oar rudder of canoe rotates.  Tabio. or. Tabiroa.  Tabiro.  Te Anoi.  n. all designating the three stars in triangle of tail of Scorpion.

tabiria O  tabiria. vt. to put through mincer.

tabiro B  tábiro. va. sprained as the ankle.  va. ended as an engagement.  O  tabiro. from. biro.  n. the entire pivot contraption of rudder. .  va. tabiro, tatabiro, tabirobiro: to entangle, to twist, to hinder one another, to sprain.  ex. e tabiro waena: he twisted his ankle.  fig. tangled.  vc. ka-tabiroa: to twist, to sprain.

tabitabita O  tabitabita. or. better witabitabita:  v. to change (bita), turn an accusation against others (instigator, accessory, others), to exculpate oneself on others, to give tit for tat.

tabiteuea O  Tabiteuea. n. the longest island in Gilbert group. Discovered by Bishop 771799.

tabo B  tábo. n. a place, end, point, extremity.  tábo. n. a stranger who is made a friend of.  O  tabo. from. bo.  n. (1) (general meaning). a place where persons meet.  (2) end. tabo n te: the end of ..., extremity of ...  ex. tabon te: at the end of ...  tabo kakang: pointed end.  tabokabubu: blunt end.  tabo-koti: curtailed, cut shorttabo-maki: flattened, bent end.  teke ua tabo: beaten at both ends ..., going and coming back.  fig. typical or same type of persons. many compound words.  na. tabo-moa: superior type, superior man.  tabo1. n. (1) place, spot, locality, position.  nv. koro-tabo.  vt. korotaboa: to delimit, to fix boundary, to mark, to indicate spot or place.  n. (2) te tabo, te kau tabo, au tabo, am tabo: a guest made welcome, a friend related by bonds of hospitality.  vt. tabona: to have, or take for friend.  tabo2. n. offering for family spirit (anti).  fig. to honour a member of family.  tabo3. n. a strong, solidly built man, a strapping blade.  see taboang, tabomane, tabokaikai.

tabo n newe O  tabo n newe. n. (1) tip of tongue.  vt. tabonnewea: to say or touch with tip of tongue.  (2) to make arrangements with ..., to agree to ..., to speak about ...

tabo n ora O  tabo n ora. or. tabo ora (no article).  n. shallow place, extremity of foreshore.  v. to fish at this place.

tabo n ritinga O  tabo n ritinga. n. (1) wisp of smouldering husk, charcoal.  n. (2) dark blood following placenta.

tabo n taeka O  tabo n taeka. n. agreement, understanding.  v. to project, to plan a meeting, to agree about ...

tabo n tanga O  tabo n tanga. nv. to be as united as a couple, intimate friendship, to treat one another so.

tabo ni bara O  tabo ni bara. n. detached piece of land at end of island.

tabo ni bata O  tabo ni bata. n. neighbour.  v. i tabo ni bata ma: to be adjacent to ...  n. te i tabo ni bata: the neighbour.

tabo ni kai O  tabo ni kai. n. a small piece of timber, wood.

tabo ni kiko O  tabo ni kiko. n. clitoris (anat.).

tabo onaona O  tabo onaona. n. half mad person.  a. foolish, cracked.

taboa B  táboa. vt. to call, to mention.  táboaa. n. a coconut-leaf fiber used in tying on fish bait.  O  taboa. n. te taboa: (S.), te ani (N.).  fibre, bark stripped off stem of palm leaf.  vt. taboaea abeam: tie your bait with a strip of fibre.  taboa1. vt. tataboa, tabotaboa: to call from his dwelling (tabo) by pronouncing his name.  v. (1) with respect, to invoke, having recourse to, call to witness.  ex. I taboa aran te Atua: I invoke the name of the Lord.  v. (2) in defiance, to defy, to challenge, to attack. so and so come out!  see taboakina ... tabora.

taboaba O  taboaba. syn. kau-aba rich in land.  n. rich land owner.  ex. tabo-bai: rich in things.

taboakina O  taboakina. syn. taboa.  vt. to have recourse to, to invoke in distress.

taboang O  taboang. a. taboangang, tabonang: strong, strapping, vigorous, enterprising, zealous, ardent, audacious.

tabobai O  tabobai. a. rich in every way.  n. a rich type.

tabobe B  tábobee. va. behaving ugly, mean in action.  n. meanness in action.  O  tabobe. syn. moa be.  n. scoundrel, vagabond, scamp, good for nothing.  a. bad, wicked, perverted.  see be.

tabobebeku O  tabobebeku. from. bekubeku.  n. a canoe with rounded ends.

tabobeku O  tabobeku. na. hard working type (beku).  see taboang.

tabobobeku B  tábobobéku. a. having a somewhat upright or perpendicular stem or bow.

taboingana O  taboingana. v. v.t. to make incantation on end of canoe, to protect it by ...

taboitari O  taboitari. n. mau-i-tari: a person always at sea, ... fishing, a sea dog, an old salt.

tabokabubu B  tabokábubu. a. having an upright stem as a canoe.  O  tabokabubu. a. having rounded, blunt end.

tabokai O  tabokai. see ntabokai.  n. a fish.  sn. Plessiops nigricans.

tabokaikai B  tabokáikai. vi. to go fully armed.  n. the habitual carrying of deadly weapons.  O  tabokaikai. n. a warrior armed to the teeth.  a. fearful, formidable.

tabokakang B  tabokákang. a. having a sharp or projecting prow.

tabokaokao O  tabokaokao. n. person of high class, well bred, influential.  syn. tabukaokao.

tabokeke O  tabokeke. n. narrowing end, point.

tabomake B  tabom'áke. a. having a projecting stem.

tabomane B  tabom'aáne. va. not quickly angered, mildly displeased.  O  tabomane. a. fig. virile, energetic and self-controlled.

tabomoa O  tabomoa. n. te tabomoa: the place of honour, primacy.  ex. te mauri, te raoi, te tabomoa!: health, peace and honour! (formula of toasts, good wishes, concluding speeches, etc.).

tabon O  tabon. va. i tabon. to be neighbours, next door neighbours.  ex. a i-tabonibata: they live next door to each other.

tabona O  tabona. vt. to have, or to take for friend.

tabonamarake O  tabo-n-amarake. n. agape, party, friendly repast with exchange of food.  vt. tabonamarakea: to celebrate with ...

tabonang B  tabonang/. a. strong.&