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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 ta 
  n tar, paint (ENG)
B 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
O ta1 
  n a red rock fish, like mon
O 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
B tába 
  n the cheek
  n a fish,the
B tábaa 
  va choked with food
B tæ/ba 
  va disputed or unsettled as a boundary
B 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.
O taba1 
  n oil perfumed with pandanus leaves
O taba2 
  n a young girl.
  see otaba
O taba3 
  n cheek
  ex oro taba: to slap on cheek
  ex kabo taba: to embrace.
  see kaun taba
O taba4 
  n taban te rawa: sides, edges of passage.
  n te taba ni kawai: digression of route.
  v taba: to deviate, to go sideways.
  v 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)
  ex 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
O 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 ...
O taba6 
  vt taba, ta bia, tabaki: to cut, to split, to sharpen point.
  syn korotaba, korotabia (to sharpen pencil) taima
O 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
B tabaábaa 
  va fully armed
  va unkempt, bushy and curly as a head of hair
  va abounding in leaves
O tababa 
  n a man-eating shark. tiger shark
  sn Carcharodon carchavuas.
  v katababa: to fish for ...
O 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
B 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
  ex te tabakea ae i eta: spirit
O tabakea1 
  n (1) a species of turtle, having brilliant red shell (Banksbill turtle).
  n (2) ladybird
O tabakea2 
  v tabakeakea (value meaning)
  v 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>
O 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
B tab'ánin 
  n a square
O tabanin 
  n square, whole.
  a entire, quite visible, entirely formed
  ex e tabanin namakaina: the moon is full
  ex 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
  vt 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
O 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
O 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
B 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
O 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
B 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
O 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)
O 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.
  na (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
B tábe 
  a some
O tabe 
  pref tabe-ua, tabeman, tabekai: a few, some, several
O tabe1 
  rad of tabeka and forming many compound words:
  ex tabeatibu: to carry stones
  ex tabe-kai: to carry sticks, etc.
O tabe2 
  va to be occupied, busy, busy about, busy working
  n te tabe n nano: worry, preoccupation.
  sup tabetabe: very busy.
  sup 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
  ex 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
  ex te wa n tabea nako: a canoe in distress
  ex 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.
  vc 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
  ex tabeka rake ... rio: to lift towards ...
  ex tabeka nako: to lift and carry away.
  freq v tatabeka, tabetabeka
O 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
B 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
  a 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
B tábetabe 
  n a kind of game in which persons are taken up and carried
O tabetabe 
  see tabe
  n te kai n tabetabe: stretcher
O tabetabe1 
  n (1) child adopted from infancy (tabekaki).
  n (2) plant, transplanted plant.
  n (3) custom of carrying newlywed on shoulders
O 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
O Tabio 
  or Tabiroa
  or Tabiro
  or 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
B tábo 
  n a stranger who is made a friend of
O tabo 
  from bo
  n (1) (general meaning). a place where persons meet.
  n (2) end. tabo n te: the end of ..., extremity of ...
  ex tabon te: at the end of ...
  ex tabo kakang: pointed end
  ex tabokabubu: blunt end
  ex tabo-koti: curtailed, cut shorttabo-maki: flattened, bent end.
  ex 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
O 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
O tabo2 
  n offering for family spirit (anti).
  fig to honour a member of family
O 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.
  vt (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
B táboaa 
  n a coconut-leaf fiber used in tying on fish bait
O taboa 
  n te taboa: (S.), te ani (N.).
  n fibre, bark stripped off stem of palm leaf.
  vt taboaea abeam: tie your bait with a strip of fibre
O 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
O tabonang 
  see taboang

tabonanga

B tabonánga 
  n the shoulder extremity
O tabonanga 
  n te tabo n anga: tip of shoulder.
  vt tabonanga: to put or to carry on shoulder

tabonao

O tabonao 
  na rough part of sea
  ex tabonaonao: very rough place

tabonari

B tabonæ/ri 
  n a small coconut-shell bottle used in receiving the early sap from a spathe recently bound, the spathe in its earlier stage
O tabonari 
  n extreme end of spathe beginning to drip

tabonibai

B tabónibai 
  n a finger
  n a servant, an attendant, a waiter
  n the extreme end
  ex i tabonibai at the farthest end
O tabonibai 
  n (1) finger (te tabonibai) digit.
  n (2) measure of thickness of finger, width of finger.
  n (3) tool, instrument.
  n fig. servant, helper, agent, apprentice, right hand
  ex te tabonibai-aine: maid servant.
  n tabonibai raoi: skilfulness, dexterity.
  a dexterous, skilful, handy
  ex tabonibai-buaka:
  n awkwardness.
  a awkward, clumsy
  ex tabonibai iroun ...: to act as servant to ..., be servant of ...
  vt tabonibaina: to take or to use as servant

tabonibaibuaka

B tabonibáibuaka 
  a unskilled, wanting dexterity
  n unskillfulness, want of dexterity

tabonibaimaiu

B tabónibaimáiu 
  a skilled in procuring food
O tabonibaimaiu 
  n skill (in cultivating plants), skilful cultivator, green fingers

tabonibainrang

B tabónibainrang/ 
  a not skilled in making canoes or garments
O tabonibainrang 
  n bad worker.
  a clumsy, awkward

tabonibairaoi

B tabonibáiraoi 
  a dextrous
  n dexterity, skillfulness

tabonikai

B tabónikai 
  n a short piece of wood
B tabónikai 
  va occupied by a fish which is dead as a fish wier or trap long unvisited by man

tabonimaiaki

B tábonimáiaki 
  a having a somewhat upright stem and stern

taboniwae

B tabóniwae 
  n a toe
O taboniwae 
  n toes, toe, or tabo nu wae

taboniwi

B tabóniwi 
  vi to engage in attempting to induce another to slay one's enemy
O taboniwi 
  or tabo nu wi
  n agreement, oral consent, project consented to, mutual agreement ..., engagement, contract.
  vt taboniwia: to consult together about, to act in concert, to make plans about

tabono

O tabono 
  na te tabono ni mane: an adult male
  ex te tabono ni kai: hard wood.
  vc katabonoa: to make ..., to judge ..., to cause to change into ...

tabonritinga

B tábonrítinga 
  n a fire brand
  bib Zech 3 : 2

tabontaeka

B tábontáeka 
  vi to confer as to a suitable place for a meeting
  n an arrangement as to a trysting place
B tábontáekaa 
  vt to instruct a person as to where he is to be met

tabontanga

B tábontaánga 
  n a distant relative

tabora

B taboóra 
  n excellent fishing ground
  note used with the article te
O tabora 
  n insulting words, insults, injurious words, threats, curses.
  ex N na ibea atum!: I'll smash your head!
  vt tabora, tatabora: to insult, to threaten, to curse

taborang

O taborang 
  syn burarang
  a crazy, crack-brained.
  v to be crackers (slang)

taborengerenge

B taboréngerenge 
  n the exreme end of a branch or stick
O taborengerenge 
  n the extreme end, extremity.
  adv i taborengerenge: at the very end, at a dangerous place (for ex. on branch of tree)

taborin

O taborin 
  or taborein
  n tarpaulin tent> (ENG)

taboro

B táboro 
  n a mode of fishing with a line in deep water
  vi to fish with a line in deep water
O taboro 
  n a way of fishing, fishing in deep water

tabotabo

B tábotabo 
  vi to engage in mentioning a person's name with a challenge to fight
O tabotabo 
  n (no article) forefinger, <index finger>
O tabotabo1 
  see n.v. tabo, tabotaboa

tabotaboa

B tabotáboa 
  vt to mention a person's name with a challenge

tabotari

O tabotari 
  n a spathe giving abundant sap

tabotua

O tabotua 
  from botu
  vt to be bored with, tired of putting up with ...

tabotuakina

O tabotuakina 
  vt to treat person as insupportable, detestable, to be fed up with, to complain about ...

tabou

G tabou 
  sn Lethrinus rhodopterus (ll)
  n scavenger (sm)

taboua

O taboua 
  n long lance of coconut wood, pointed at both ends (ua)

tabououa

B tábouóua 
  a having one end of a canoe more or less upright, and the other projecting

tabowa

B tabowá 
  n a spear without teeth shorter than the maran
O tabowa 
  n (1) cord or string of root fibre.
  v to use this ...
  n (2) a kind of sorcery

tabu

B tábu 
  a taboo, forbidden, sacred
  n a taboo
B taábu 
  n a tub (ENG)
O tabu 
  n tub (ENG)
O tabu1 
  n taboo, tapu: prohibition, interdiction, sacred.
  a forbidden, prohibited (generally used with religious meaning of sacred, consecrated)
  see onatabu
  vc katabua, kaka ...: to make sacred, to bless, to consecrate (in Christian sense)

tabua

B tábua 
  vt to set aside as taboo, to sanctify
O tabua 
  vt tatabua, tabutabua: to forbid, to prohibit, to interdict
  ex tabua te aomata n ...: to forbid people to ...
  ex ti tabuaki n ...: we are forbidden to ...
  nv tabui amarake: abstinence

tabuaetia

O tabuaetia 
  see tabuarika
  or bai tabu etia: to abstain from doing right
  v (ironical) awkward!
  vt to damage, to do quickly and anyhow

tabuaiaka

O tabuaiaka 
  dim of buaiaka. vague temperament ..., image ..., form approximate idea, vague idea of the nature of ...

tabuariki

B tabuáriki 
  n the Jupiter of the Gilbertese
O Tabuariki 
  n a myth. person (anti ma aomata), personification of thunder
  ex e rebwe Tabuariki: there is thunder

tabuarikia

O tabuarikia 
  vt bai-tabuarikia: to treat (as thunder) harshly, brutally, without caution, to handle roughly, to spoil, to bungle a work

tabukaokao

O Tabukaokao 
  n a mysterious country:
  ex te I-Tabukaokao: native of ... <land>

tabuki

B tábuki 
  n a ridge, a mound, a hill
  a ridgy, hilly
O tabuki 
  n tatabuki, tabukibuki, kiritabuki, kiritabukibuki: elevation, hill, hillock, knoll.
  a hilly, uneven.
  ex e tabukibuki rarikina: there is a crowd around him
  ex aotabuki: elevated, high land
  ex aona-tabuki: idem.
  ex katabuki: elevated.
  vc katabuka, kaka ...: to build up land, to pile up, to heap up

tabukibuki

B tabúkibuki 
  a covered with rough protuberances or ridges
  n a ridgy rough place

tabukirurunga

O tabukirurunga 
  sup superlative of tabukibuki:
  a very uneven, full of obstacles, roughness, hills.
  syn kiritabukibuki
  vc katabukirurunga: to make very ...

tabun

B tábun 
  a this word is used only after tengaun (10), or 100 or 1000, etc, to indicate that the speaker means somewhat over ten or ten and more,etc,
  n units, used in counting units, as when we say, units, tens, hundreds, etc,
O tabun 
  n surplus, excess, over and above, left over, units less than ten
  ex uabwi tabun: over twenty.
  a tabun, tatabun: more than, over, more than enough
  ex e koro tabun: more than complete, over and above, superfluous
  n e tatabun: he is left over, superfluous, no wife for him.
  vc katabun, katabuna: to leave some over, to count, to indicate the surplus or the number of units over the tens

tabuna

B tábuna 
  vt to forbid, to make taboo
O tabuna 
  from tabu
  vt to forbid to ...
  ex e tabunira ...: he forbids us to ...

tabunaewati

O tabunaewati 
  from ewa
  nv v.t. tabunaewatia

tabunea

B tabunéa 
  n an incantation, sorcery
  vi to perform an incantation, to practice sorcery
B tabunéaa 
  vt to perform an incantation on a person
O tabunea 
  n te tabunea: magical religious rites, sorcery, magic in general with special names for each kind.
  vt tabunea, tatabunea: to submit to magical rite, to do magic oneself, to put under superior power (for good or evil)

tabunga

O tabunga 
  na things, persons in relief, forming heap, mass, protuberance, lump
  ex e tabunga rarikim: you are surrounded, you are well escorted.
  nv tiri tabunga, tiri tabuki: to level the hills, to flatten, to level.
  na te katabung: protuberant form, bulging, in relief, lump <bulge>

tabunimate

B tabúnimæte 
  n something set aside as for one's own use
O tabunimate 
  na (1) person or thing reserved under pain of death, very much loved or detested.
  vt tabunimatea: to love, to cherish, to idolize.
  vt (2) to detest, to hate, to abhor (often used in joking or irony)

tabunimatea

B tabúnimæ/tea 
  vt to set aside something for one's own use

taburaka

O taburaka 
  n one who exaggerates rules and regulations, a stickler for the letter of the law.
  a strict, exacting

tabureka

O tabureka 
  sup taburekareka:
  n roughness, sharpness.
  a bumpy, rough, knotty, rugged, uneven.
  fig peevish, churlish, surly person.
  vt tabureka, taburekareka: to spoil (a piece of work), to bungle ...

taburekareka

B taburékareka 
  a very rough as the skin of the baiku

taburimai

O Taburimai 
  n myth. person. name of ancestor

taburitokia

O taburitokia 
  n a large axe

taburoroko

B taburóroko 
  va persisting to old age in observing one's taboos
O taburoroko 
  sup superlative of tabu.
  n absolutely forbidden, prohibition, no admittance, entry prohibited.
  vc kataburorokoa: to forbid admission

tabutabu

B tábutabu 
  n the existence of many taboos
  va observing taboos
O tabutabu 
  n observance of interdictions, laws, prohibitions, abstinence, continence, temperance, moderation.
  a ae tabutabu: faithful in the observance of ..., abstemious, continent, temperate

tabutarawa

B tabutæ/rawa 
  va observing taboos
O tabutarawa 
  na faithful in keeping observance of Tarawa, partisan of ...

tabuteora

O tabuteora 
  n name of a star

tabuterang

O tabuterang 
  a forbidden, sacred, untouchable, under pain of madness (or other curse specified)
  ex tabu te ...

tabutora

B tabutóra 
  n the name of a certain star

tabweang

O Tabweang 
  n a village of fools at Tanaeang, Aranuka
  ex te I-Tabweang: a fool

tabwena

B tábwena 
  va split, cracked as a board, rent
  n a split, a rent
O tabwena 
  n tapwenapwena, tabwena-ua, tabwena-ten, tabwenang: slit, cleft, crevice, crack, rent.
  a split in two, three.
  ex e tabwena mainiku, e maibi mainiku: it is daybreak.
  vc katabwena, katabwenaua, katabwenatenia, katabwenangia: to split, to split in two ..., three ..., four.
  n te katabwena: a breach between rocks

tabwenabwena

B tabwenábwena 
  va frequentative of tabwena

tabwenaua

B tabwenáua 
  va broken or split into two parts

tabwerebwere

B tabwérebwere 
  a experiencing the after effects of sickness
O tabwerebwere 
  n (Banaban word) after effects of sickness

tadbotua

B tadbótua 
  vt to weary of

tae

B táe 
  va stripped, extracted, drawn out, defeated
B táe 
  n a pandanus fruit in a half developed state
  va tae: cracked as a board
  n a crack in a board or plank
O tae 
  radica of taeka. to pull off, to remove
  v kataea, kakataea: to remove, to pull off by separating, to strip off, to suppress, to cut off, to abolish.
  ex kataea ana kai: take away his weapons, conquer
  ex kataea te butika:
  see katae
O tae1 
  rad of taera. to tie.
  see taeba, tae-o, tae buia
O tae2 
  n coconut or fruit fallen before maturity, broken branch
  a tae, tatae: taken off <take off>, pulled off <pull off>, stripped from trunk (bark, branch).
  fig defeated, suppressed, passed, finished, ended (time).
  n te taenikai: defeat, prisoner of war
  ex e tae te bong: the day, the time is passed. (see compound words.)
  nv see compound words:

tae ata

O tae ata 
  nv taebaba: tearing away clew line, strong wind

tae bauta

O tae bauta 
  n a splint bandage come undone, loose.
  a undone, untied, loose

tae ma unna

O tae ma unna 
  n totally demolished, not a soul left after a gathering, massacre, carnage, deportation

tae meang

O tae meang 
  n the season of meang (after equinox of March) is passed

tae nano

O tae nano 
  ex e tae nanona, e a bara nanona.
  n te tae n nano: discouragement, depression.
  a discouraged, depressed, demoralized, disheartened.
  vc kataea te nano: to depress, to discourage, to dishearten.
  na kataenano: depressing, discouraging, disheartening

tae u

O tae u 
  n a manner of tying <tie>, making eel traps

tae ua

O tae ua 
  vt to bind eel pot with double cord
O tae ua1 
  a cut in two

tae uaran

O tae uaran 
  v to shake pipe to remove nicotine

taea

B táea 
  vt to brush off
B táea 
  n a second best mat
O taea 
  vt tataea: to take off, to dust off, to wipe off (dust, dirt), to shake off, to clean, to dust, to brush, to sweep, to beat a mat
  ex taea waem: wipe your feet, shake the dust off ...
  fig to shake off, to reject, to chase away a bad thought
  ex taea te iango anne: put away that idea
O taea1 
  n te taea, te taea ni wae: a door mat

taea ni maro

O taea ni maro 
  n idem.

taeaba

B táeæba 
  vi to ask as a bride for more dowry in land
O taeaba 
  v to claim a piece of land, to demand ..., to exact a dowry, to demand compensation, etc.

taeabea

B taeæ/bea 
  va stripped as a fishhook of its bait
B táeabeaa 
  vt to strip a fishhook of its bait as a fish does
O taeabea 
  v to pull off bait, to pull up bait

taeaea

O taeaea 
  or ntaeaea:
  n small fry which pull at and detach bait

taeani ie

O taeani ie 
  n sign, omen (distant lightning, dark sky, etc.), that it is time to lower sail, ... return to port

taeanibai

O taeanibai 
  v taeanibaia: to get liberty, ... freedom, to escape from hands (bai), ... domination, from grasp, to shake off yoke
  ex e taeanibai ao e birinako: he escaped and got away

taeanie

B taeæ/nie 
  vi to lighten in the distance
  n distant lightning

taeanimaro

B taeæ/nimæro 
  va squally in the distance
  n squally weather in the distance

taeare

O taeare 
  na short of provisions, exhausted, ruined, reduced to misery
  ex ti taeare: our stocks are exhausted.
  a kataeare, kataearea: impoverishing, exhausting, ruinous.
  vc to impoverish, to exhaust, to ruin, to reduce to misery

taeari

B taeæ/ri 
  va torn as a finger nail
O taeari 
  n a tear, abrasion, excoriation of tender parts of body.
  vc kataeari, kataearia: to hurt, to wound, to excoriate a sensitive spot (under finger-nail, etc.)

taeba

B táeba 
  vi to disrobe, to undress
O taeba 
  nv to tie sticks (mid rib of palm) together side by side
  ex tae-o ...: to make wall
  ex tae-buia ...: to make platform or floor

taebaba

O taebaba 
  and iebabaea:
  from baba. suf.
  v to do, to act rashly, in giddy manner.
  ex e taebaba n nakonako: he got up suddenly and went

taebaeba

B taebáeba 
  vt to lift off or up. as the wind does a roof-cap or a side screen
O taebaeba 
  nv a sudden gust of wind blowing off thatch, blinds.
  fig tae-ebaeba n nakonako: going like a whirlwind, acting quickly.
  see ebaeba

taebai

B táeb'ai 
  vi to engage in plundering or robbing
  n robbery, the work of plundering
O taebai 
  n taebaia: spoliation.
  v to plunder, to strip someone of his belongings, to rob, to rifle, to pillage

taebaia

B taeb'áia 
  vt to plunder, to rob
B taebáia 
  vt to lift up and carry a canoe
O taebaia 
  from bai
  vt to lift up by hand, all together

taebatai

B taebaátai 
  vi to disrobe, to undress
O taebatai 
  vt (1) taebataia: to take off green leaves wrapped around food cooked in earth oven
  vt (2) to pull withered leaves off tree

taebekebeke

B taebékebeke 
  va stripped of one's food by much entertaining

taeben

O taeben 
  v to tie coconuts in two by strips of husk semidetached

taebenu

O taebenu 
  v to take benu (young coconut husk) out of soaking pits <take out>

taebo

B táebo 
  va bright or brisk as a blaze
O taebo 
  na tataebo, taeboebo: intensity of ardour (fire or soul), vivacity.
  a eager, ardent, hasty, alert.
  vc kataeboa: to make ..., to stir up, to animate, to reanimate, to intensify

taeboebo

B taebóebo 
  vi to walk briskly

taeboto

B táeboto 
  va uprooted
  n a tree torn up by the roots
O taeboto 
  n a tree pulled up by roots, uprooted

taebu

O taebu 
  na taebuebu, takaebuebu. used to denote vividness, eclat of whiteness.
  syn taebo:
  vt takaebuebuea, kataka: ... to make, ... dazzling white <dazzle>

taebuia

O taebuia 
  v to make, or tie sticks to make a floor or platform

taebuka

B táebuka 
  n a certain kind of taeriri
O taebuka 
  n thick grass skirt

taeibenao

O taeibenao 
  n v.t. taeibenaoa; contra magic, take away ill-luck
  see ibennao

taeka

B táeka 
  n a word, a say or speech, a talk
B táeka 
  vt to root up, to tear up by the root, to twitch on a fishline in order to catch the hook in the mouth
O taeka 
  from tae
  vt tataeka to detach by pulling, to separate brusquely, to pull up, to uproot.
  vt tae uteute, taeka te uteute: to pull grass, to weed, to pull out weeds
  ex tae waka, taeka te ...: to pull out roots.
  nv tae-aua, tae ninimai: to fish for ...
  ex a taeki waeia n birinako: they took to their heels
O taeka1 
  n word, words, talk, terms, remarks, message, advice, promise, statement
  ex taekau, taekam, taekana: what is said about me, you, etc., subject, object of remarks
  ex taekan te Aro: religious instruction, theology
  ex te taeka n akoi: benevolent words, word of welcome
  ex iai au taeka: I have something to say
  ex en te taeka: accent, pronunciation
  ex kanoan te taeka: content, matter, meaning of words
  ex manin te taeka: letter, alphabet
  ex manin te taeka: messenger, spokesman
  ex nanon te taeka: meaning, idea expressed
  ex rarikin te taeka: beside the point
  ex an te taeka: under, hidden meaning
  ex te a n taeka: dependent, subordinate, under orders, subject to ...
  ex oin ana taeka: the actual words he said
  ex te oi n taeka: an important statement, ... message
  ex te moan taeka: capital letter, preface, prologue, introduction te anga taeka nakon: promise, engagement
  ex anga taekana nakon: to leave, to submit the question to ...
  ex te kabo taeka: discussion, debate, retort, answer back
  ex bon te taeka: answer, reply
  ex te kaun taeka: dispute, controversy, argument, lively discussionte moti n taeka: resolution, contract, decision
  ex motin te taeka: conclusion, end akea te taeka iai: nothing to find fault with, nothing to reply
  ex akea taekana: nothing to be said about, nothing to blame for
  ex e baka ana taeka: he could not find an answer, ... reply
  ex e baka n taeka, e banga n taeka: loquacious, talkative
  ex e baka n te taeka: to be scandalized, ... shocked by a word or beaten in a debate
  ex e obuki te taeka: confirmed, rapidly verified, proved
  ex ana taekau (taekam, etc.): to ask, obtain, permission for me, youatong taeka: to pronounce, to repeat, to say
  ex atonga taekan te ...: speak of ...
  ex bita te taeka: to alter, change, deform the statements
  ex botina te taeka: to arrogate, appropriate a word, subject
  ex buta te taeka: to ask permission
  ex kabara te taeka: to explain, interpret, analyse ...
  ex kabeou, kabaewaea te taeka: to embroil, confuse ...
  ex kabuta te taeka: transmit, make circulate, pass along
  ex kaeti taeka: to rectify, correct, explain, interpret
  ex kaing taeka: to bring up question, open the debate
  ex kaoti taeka: announce, publish, reveal, divulge
  ex kaki taeka: let matter drop, abandon
  ex kamabua te taeka: to pass over in silence, forbidden matter
  ex kamanga te taeka: to bring up matter already decided
  ex kaminoa te taeka: to mix up subject; karaka te taeka: to exaggerate, to add on to ...
  ex karau taeka: to give an excuse for non ...
  ex karokoa te taeka: to inform, transmit, forward ...
  ex katang taeka: to spread, make known, noise abroad
  ex katea te taeka: to propose a subject, to bring forward ...
  ex katekea te taeka: to give out hints
  ex katira te taeka: to spread, to retail gossip
  ex katoka ana taeka: to make prevail one's opinion, idea
  ex katoki taeka: to interrupt, to stop, to make cease, to put a stop to ...
  ex katua te taeka: to change the subject of conversation, to get away from subject
  ex kau taeka: loquaciousness, loquacious, chatter box
  ex koroi taeka: to write, compose words
  ex motiki taeka: to judge, to decide
  ex nuna te taeka: to obscure, to shade ...
  ex ongo taeka: obedience, to obey ongo ana taeka: to listen to, to hear ...
  ex raira te taeka: to translate ...
  ex reke n te taeka: brought forward, aimed at, exposed, compromised, committed
  ex ri an te taeka: to be in accord with, willingly obeying ...
  ex ringa te taeka: to touch up, to rearrange ...
  ex tabo n taeka: to agree, to plan together
  ex tinea te taeka: to retard the decision, to prolong the debate
  ex totokoa te taeka: to support, to corroborate
  ex ua-taeka: to carry tales, slander, libel
  ex uota te taeka: to carry a message, to take a ...
  ex wai taeka, waea te taeka: to contradict, to criticize, to blame...

taekai

B táekai 
  vi to engage in tying canoe planks
  n the work of lashing canoe planks together
O taekai 
  from taera, taera te kai
  nv v.t. taekaia, to tie, to tie with string, ... the boards of canoe to curved staves and to each other
O taekai1 
  n promptness at work, dispatch, haste.
  vt taekai: to conduct rapidly (work)

taekaia

B taekáia 
  vt to tei together canoe planks
B taekáia 
  vi to move rapidly

taekaiaki

O taekaiaki 
  n the season after equinox of September is over

taekana

O taekana 
  from taeka:
  vt to take for subject matter, theme, or discourse, conversation, discussion, to speak of, to mention in narrative
  note used esp. in plural
  ex taekanira, taekania: to speak of us, of them

taekarau

O taekarau 
  ex e tae te karau, e tae karauna: the rain has ceased

taekarawa

O taekarawa 
  ex e tae $karawa~: the sky has cleared, is ...

taekeke

B taekéke 
  va high pitched and shrill as the voice
O taekeke 
  n tang n taekeke, banataekeke: a piercing cry, a shrill sound, hurling cry.
  v to have shrill voice

taekina

B táekina 
  vt to talk about
  n a talking or discoursing about
O taekina 
  from taeka
  vt to speak of, to tell about, to narrate, to relate, to mention

taekiti

B táekiti 
  n tax, custom (ENG)

taekounga

O taekounga 
  na pulled up holus-bolus (plant, tree, etc.).
  vt taekounga: pull up ...
  vc kataekounga ...

taemaka

O taemaka 
  v to do rapidly

taemata

O taemata 
  vt (1) to take off lid, to pull off cover, to make forced entry, to overcome obstacle.
  n (2) faded colour, not fast dye

taemauna

O taemauna 
  n uprooted tree.
  a disappearing totally

taenako

O taenako 
  na pulled off, detached, completely separated.
  n te taenako: branches, fruit fallen off trees, windfalls.
  vc kataenakoa: to separate, to detach, to pull off

taenakoa

O taenakoa 
  vt to hit in a certain position, to chase away, to push far back, to sweep away completely in one swoop

taenananga

B taenæ/nanga 
  va scratched as the skin, injured as a mat that is being braided
O taenananga 
  n grazed skin, torn mat.
  a peeling, crumbling <crumble>, falling in shreds

taenang

O taenang 
  na obstacle removed, hindrance ..., embarrassment lifted, one worry less, relief, freedom from
  ex a taenanginang: quickly done, quickly dispatched, rid of
  ex e tae naninga: it is finished and done with.
  vc kataea nangin te ...: to get rid of ..., to deliver from, to relieve of ..., to free from worry.
  n kataenang: relief, deliverance.
  a which causes worry, relieves, frees.
  ant kateinang

taenano

B táenæno 
  va somewhat splintered

taenanoa

B taenæ/noa 
  vt to tie slats on the inside of a fish-trap

taenibong

B táenibong 
  n the rainy season, Dec - Feb
  a being winter
O taenibong 
  n last fine days <season> of Rimwimata (October)

taenikai

B táenikai 
  n one defeated, a captive
  va overcome, defeated
O taenikai 
  n defeat, a conquered person, a disarmed prisoner.
  a defeated, vanquished
  ex e tae ana kai: he is beaten.
  vt taenikaia: to disarm, to vanquish
  ex taenikaiaki: defeated, disarmed, vanquished

taeninimai

B taenínim'ai 
  vi to fish for the ninimai
  n fishing for ninimai with a rod and line on the beach
O tae-ninimai 
  v to fish for ninimai

taenoa

B táenoa 
  vi to hasten
B táenoaa 
  vt to hasten , to expedite
B táenoa 
  n hurry, expedition, hustling, great haste
O taenoa 
  n tataenoa, taenoanoa, taenoa nako: haste, hurry, urgency, impatience, precipitation.
  v to hasten, to hurry, to get impatient.
  vc kataenoa, kaka ...: to make hasten.
  vt tataenoa: to hasten, to urge, to make hurry

taenoanoa

B taenóanoa 
  vi frequentative of taenoa

taenoko

O taenoko 
  v to pare away leaf from noko (small midrib)

taeo

O taeo 
  v to make wall, or partition by tying ba side by side

taera

B táera 
  vt to scrape out the soft kernel of a coconut
  vt to tie slats or pickets in place
O taera 
  vt taeraea, tataeraea: to take off, to take off what is useless, bad, to cut off dead wood, to correct books, compositions, to lop, to prune, to trim, to peel
  ex e tataeraeaki iroun te tia ototo: the author has corrected his work
O taera1 
  v in compound words
  ex taera-maiu, taera mate: to follow such a way, course, direction, appearance of ..., same meaning as bura ni mata ni, tabe ni.
  ex e taera maiu: he looks as if he will live
  ex e taera aoraki, taera ikoaki: looks sick, appears exposed to danger

taerababa

O taerababa 
  v to become a bit loony (slang), to get childish.
  see taera

taerabata

O taerabata 
  v take off the dried wrapping around spathe

taeraea

B taeráea 
  vt to strip a coconut tree of all the young coconuts suitable for food

taerake

O taerake 
  n a mixture of molasses and moimoto
O taerake1 
  v to denude, to undo upwards
  ex e taerake marana: his baldness is spreading upwards.
  vc kataerakea: to take off, to denude, to undo from bottom upwards

taerawa

B táerawa 
  n a squall
O taerawa 
  n hurricane, a tempest which closes up passage

taerawata

B taeráwata 
  vt to impart courage to a man once wounded by incantation
  n an incantation for recovering courage
O taerawata 
  n charm or magic to suppress pain, sorrow, ill-luck.
  v to help with medicine but more so by magic, to give courage

taereme

B táereme 
  vi to act prematurely
  n premature action
O tae-reme 
  sup taeremereme:
  n a hasty premature action.
  v to act heedlessly, thoughtlessly

taeremea

B taerémea 
  vt to act on prematurely
O taeremea 
  vt to do, to accomplish without reflection, thoughtlessly, hastily without calculating.
  a unpremeditated

taeremereme

B taerémereme 
  vi frequentative of taereme

taerere

B taereére 
  a severe, acute as a pain
O taerere 
  a takaerere: rapid, sudden, violent.
  n violent effort.
  adv n taerere, n takaerere: vigorously, violently, rapidly.
  ex e taerere birina: his pace is rapid
  nv buti n taerere: going full speed
  ex bai taerere: deft
  ex baitaererea: to do quickly
  nv bu-taerere: exhaling a strong smell
  nv maraki n taerere: sudden feeling of sharp pain
  ex te mate n taerere: a sudden death

taerieri

B taeríeri 
  va smarting, stinging
O taerieri 
  n te maraki ae taerieri. a sharp, burning pain, result of whipping
  ex kataerieri: whipping, lashing e kataerieri te karau: the rain lashes, drives

taerina

O taerina 
  na tae-rina (little used): rapid, sudden.
  vc kataerina: to do, to accomplish, to hasten, to dispatch a work in the twinkling of an eye, at full speed

taeriri

B taeríri 
  vi to engage in fastening the fringes of a riri
  n the process of braiding in or securing the fringes of a skirt
O taeriri 
  v taeriri n nako: to leave quickly, promptly, to be in a hurry, to go rapidly
O taeriri1 
  from taera
  v to make a grass skirt, to attach leaves on string of skirt

taeririka

B taerírika 
  va stripped off as the mats on a ridgepole by the wind
O taeririka 
  na torn off by wind (roof ridge)

taero

B táero 
  vi to weigh anchor
O taero 
  v taeka te ro: to lift anchor

taeroata

B táeroæ/ta 
  vt to make a riri after a certain fashion
  n a certain style of securing the fringe of a riri
O tae-roata 
  nv a special way of tying, binding, to imitate design on back of centipede, idem., for making grass skirt

taeroro

O taeroro 
  n to pull dried spathes off tree

taetae

B táetae 
  vi to speak, to talk
  n speech, talking, language
O taetae 
  n speech, language, spoken language
  idiom dialect, chat, talk, conversation.
  v to speak, to chat, to converse, to talk.
  vc kataetaea: to make speak, to address, to speak to, to question.
  nv taetae n akoi: to speak kindly
  ex taetae n aki akaka: to speak without reflection, senseless talk
  ex taetae n aomata: vernacular, Gilbertese language
  ex taetae n anena: foreign language, beside the point
  ex taetae ni baba: foolish talk
  ex taetae ni bakanrerei: frivolous, trifling, bantering talk
  ex taetae ni bau: to promise, to take oath
  ex taetae n ioawa: violent, wicked, insulting talk
  ex taetae ni kamaira: bad language, filthy talk
  ex taetae n ikawai: conversation, holding ..., chatting
  ex taetae ni kamarane: flattering talk, ... to please
  ex taetae ni kinano: flirting, erotic talk
  ex taetae ni manikangare: joking, joke
  ex taetae n un: expressing anger, violent language

taetae raoi

O taetae raoi 
  v to speak nicely, kindly

taetaea

B taetáea 
  vt frequentative of taea

taetaebuaka

B táetaebuáka 
  vi to engage in reproaching
  bib Acts 18 : 6
  n reproach, invective
B táetaebuákaa 
  vt to reproach, to revile, to villify
  bib Rev 16 : 9
O taetae-buaka 
  n bad language, bad words, injurious, insulting words, outrageous, filthy, coarse, rude language.
  vt taetae-buaka: to insult, to threaten

taetaenikawai

B táetaenikáwai 
  vi to converse familiarly, to chat
  n familiar conversation, chat

taetango

O tae-tango 
  v (1) to take tango off coconut.
  n (2) a kind of skirt.
  n (3) leaves prepared for skirt

taetoa

B táetoa 
  vi to engage in stripping off the central thorns of the pan leaf
B táetoaa 
  vt to strip a pandanus leaf of its central line of prickers
O taetoa 
  v to remove any unevenness, lumps, etc.

taetoba

O taetoba 
  and raetoba:
  na paleness of recently confined and nursing mothers, pale, sallow, wan

taeua

B táeua 
  n a double lashing
B táeuaa 
  vt to tie on as pickets with two lashings

taeun

B táeun 
  va torn up by the roots including the un
  n a drift log having roots
O tae-un 
  n (1) uprooted tree.
  n (2) floating tree trunk.
  see taemauna

taewa

B táewa 
  n a longitudinal slice of babai, a portion of a pan bunch
O taewa 
  na tataewa: split from end to end, in quarters, in pieces.
  vc kataewa, kataewaewa: to cut, to chop, to split in pieces.
  n te kataewaewa: sandy crevice between reefs

taewaka

O tae-waka 
  n a plant pulled up by roots <pull up>

taewariri

O taewariri 
  n pain of hair being pulled.
  vt tae-wariria: to hurt by ...

tai

B tái 
  adv surely, certainly, in due time
B tái 
  v do not, used in the imperative
B tái 
  n time, season, harvest
B taái 
  n the sun
O tai 
  neg imperative. don't!
  ex tai tang! don't cry!
O tai1 
  n time, times, period, season, time (music)
  ex te taina: once
  ex uatai: twice
  ex ten tai: three times
  ex te tai are rimoa: long ago, formerly, in ancient times.
  ex e a tai roko, bon ana tai n roko: it is his time to come now
  note see compound words following.
  nv orotai: to beat time.
  adv n te taina: one time, once, once upon a time
  ex n te tai nako: each time that ...
  ex n tai nako: every time that ... n tabetai: sometimes, occasionally, now and then.
  n n tai ra: when? at what time?
O tai2 
  n (1) clock, watch.
  ex e a bo iraua n am tai?: what time is it by your watch?
  n (2) te tai: dial (of weighing machine)
O tai3 
  n harvest season, harvest.
  v to gather in harvest
  ex tain te tou: pandanus fruit season.
  vt taia: to harvest
  ex taia te wita: harvest the wheat
O tai4 
  n Nei Tai (1) the sun
  ex e oti tai (no article): sunrisee bung tai: sunset.
  ex (2) te tai or te ai tai: magnifying glass (for lighting fire)

tai ataei

O tai ataei 
  or te tai n ataei:
  na (1) childhood, infancy, youth, to be at the age of ..., in the time of ...
  n (2) a very young coconut

tai babu

O tai babu 
  or tai tikabu!
  intj silence! not a sound! keep quiet! don't move!

tai bakoa

O tai bakoa 
  n time for sharks (overcast)

tai baoa

O tai baoa 
  vt to hit on the top of the skull (special word used instead of insulting term, to hit on head)

tai eta

O tai eta 
  or aieta
  n coconut at stage of kernel just beginning to form

tai ikawai

O tai ikawai 
  na (1) spathe too developed to be used for toddy.
  n (2) taro, beyond stage of being given certain compost

tai taing

O tai taing 
  intj wait! don't move! wait a minute!

tai tikabu

O tai tikabu 
  intj taitababu. don't speak! don't make a noise

tai toki

O tai toki 
  na mature coconut, spathe at the stage of giving less and less juice, when tide ceases to rise any higher

taia

O taia 
  from tai:
  vt to wind, to coil around, to bind with cord
  ex taia te bwe: attach rudder to tabio by tying with string <tie>

taia ni bwe

O taia ni bwe 
  n (1) te taia ni bwe: the string, or cord with which rudder-oar is tied to tabiro.
  n (2) magical strings, charms to attract persons

taian

B táian 
  a a sign of the plural, i.e. pf several or more
O taian 
  art (plural) the (all)
  ex Taian Apotoro: the Apostles, the apostolic college
  ex taiani bai: the things, all the things, collection of ... <some>

taianibwe

B taiæ/nibwe 
  n the cord by which the rudder to a canoe is fastened

taiataei

B táiatáei 
  a in a somewhat tender stage as a coconut spathe

taibabu

B taibaábu 
  vi let be, let alone, wait a bit (used imperatively>

taiben

O taiben 
  n a dish of kabubu and coconut

taiboa

O taiboa 
  vt to threaten to thrash without carrying it out.
  ex I taiboa iroum: you can't catch me (child threatened running away)

taibora

B táibora 
  n a table (ENG)
O taibora 
  n table (ENG)

taibourua

O taibourua 
  na time to catch ..., at dawn

taie

O taie 
  v (vague meaning) to importune, continually changing subject of conversation

taiikawai

B táiikáwai 
  a in a mature stage, as a coconut spathe

taim

B táim 
  n a dime, ten cents (ENG)
O taim 
  n taitaim: sharpening, whetting.
  v to sharpen, to whet
  ex te tia taitaim: knife grinder
  ex te bai n taitaim: sharpener

taima

B táima 
  vt to sharpen, to grind, to whet
B táima 
  n a kind of mollusk
O taima 
  vt tataima, taitaima: to sharpen, to whet, to point
  ex taiman te ria: a chant to whet the appetite, incantation to inspire composers
  ex taiman te ao: idem.
O taima1 
  n species of mollusc

taimake

B táimæke 
  n a marine gelatinous animal, the
O taimake 
  n cuttle fish

taiman

B táiman 
  n a diamond (ENG)
O taiman 
  n diamond, diamond (playing card) (ENG)
  ex te ai n taiman: the ace of diamonds

taimano

O taimano 
  or tainamo
  n mosquito nett (S.)

taimarau

B táimærau 
  n afternoon
  a being afternoon
O taimarau 
  na late afternoon.
  vc kataimaraua: to wait till the cool of the day to ...

taimatoa

O taimatoa 
  na hottest part of the day (afternoon).
  vc ka-taimatoa: to wait till, or do when ...

taimonio

B táimonio 
  n a demon (GR)
  a possessed of a demon
O taimonio 
  n demon, spirit (GR)

taina

O taina 
  from tai,
  vt tataina: to fix a time, to regulate, to keep to the time prescribed

taine

O taine 
  na taineine: adaptation, preparation suited to one's destiny
  ex kataineaki: made apt, skilful in art, composition.
  vc te kataine, katainea, kataineinea: a certain rite (formerly), to prepare, to adapt performer, esp. to make him skilful, apt in an art

tainga

B táinga 
  vt taingai wait for me
O tainga 
  vt antiquated word for taninga: to wait

tainunu

B tainúnu 
  a late in the afternoon
  n the latter part of the afternoon
O tainunu 
  na time when shadows lengthen in late afternoon

taira

B táira 
  n the middle portion of the night
  a about midnight
O taira 
  na late at night, midnight, two or three hours before or after
  ex taira matoa: very late, after midnight, unfavourable, unseasonable time.
  vc ka taira: to wait till ..., to do, to accomplish at unfavourable time, at wrong time

tairake

O tairake 
  na beginning of day, early in the day

tairaoi

B tairáoi 
  a in an intermediate stage as a coconut spathe
O tairaoi 
  n propitious, favourable, just at the right moment.
  vc katairaoa: to wait for a good occasion, to do at the right moment

tairiki

B táiriki 
  n evening
  a being evening
O tairiki 
  n evening, late in the day, night.
  ex e tairiki: it is evening
  ex tairiki matoa: late evening, 7 or 8 o'clock
  ex n tairiki: adv. this evening
  ex n tairikina: on the evening of ...
  ex n te tairikina: one evening
  ex ngke tairiki: last evening
  ex ngke e tairiki: when it was evening, when evening came
  vc ka-tairiki, ka-tairikia: to wait till evening, to do at ...

tairikimatoa

B táirikimæ/toa 
  n late evening
  a being late in the evening

tairo

O tairo 
  n a bird
O tairo1 
  na end of twilight, beginning of night.
  vc katairo, katairoa: to wait till dark, to do when ...
O tairo2 
  a beginning to light up, to blaze.
  vc katairoa: to make ignite, to light up

tairoa

B táiroa 
  va not arriving in season, too late

taitababu

B taitabaábu 
  vi don't be in a hurry, let be, let alone
  vi (used imperatively) stop, stay, wait a bit, hold on a bit

taitai

B táitai 
  vi to adze
  vi to tattoo
  n tattoo
O taitai 
  n tattooing, tattoo.
  v to tattoo, to cut.
  nv koro-taitai: to do tattoo.
  n te riba n taitai: shavings (of wood).
  vc taitaia: to tattoo
  ex some terms used:
  ex te nu: shading, filling in
  ex bonu: ... colour in
  ex te mauri: charm to succeed
  ex te wi ni bakoa: the shark tooth used as stylet
  ex kana ni kua: large tattoo on back
  ex te korea n riri: ... at the limit of skirt
  ex wi ni wete: ... in form of dart

taitaia

B taitáia 
  vt to tattoo a person

taitaim

B taitáim 
  vi to engage in sharpening

taitaima

B taitáima 
  vt to sharpen, to whet

taitaing

B taitáing 
  vi (used imperatively) stop, stay, wait a bit, hold on a bit, desist, let be, let alone

taitoki

B táitoki 
  a too mature to yield much karewe
  n a coconut spathe in its third stage of growth

taka

B tá-ka 
  n a tiger (ENG)
B táka 
  vi to thirst
  n thirst
B tákaa 
  n the upper streak in a canoe
B tákaa 
  vi to shout, to call by shouting
O taka 
  pref freq. of many compound words
O taka1 
  n takataka, batakataka: dryness, aridity.
  a dried, dry, arid, very ..., altogether ...
  see bataka ...
  ex te takataka: copra
  ex e taka, e takaroro: time of great drought
  ex e taka buau: my throat is dry
  ex I taka ni kani moi: I am very thirsty
  ex I taka: I am thirsty.
  vc kataka, katakaroroa, kabatakataka: to dry, to make dry, thirsty, arid, causing thirst
O taka2 
  n small pieces of timber terminating parvis of canoe, between kiaro and kiaromoti

taka ni man

O taka ni man 
  n roar of animal.
  v to roar, to shout like ...

takabe

B tákabe 
  n a fish, the
  a fully grown as a baweata
  a rich in flavor as a baweata
O takabe 
  n a fish, striped snapper
G tákabe 
  sn Lutianus kasmira
  n striped snapper (mainly yellow with four bright blue lines on its body) (hh)

takabea

B tákabea 
  a garrulous, loquacious, talkative, long-winded
O Takabea 
  n myth, name of giant, son of Kabanebane and Nei Keba
O takabea 
  n a chatter box
  ex ai takabea ra! what a bore!

takaberoro

O takaberoro 
  sup superlative of beroro
  n inveterate babbler

takabiabia

O takabiabia 
  n kind of mobile cyst under the skin

takabiri

O takabiri 
  n a restless spirit (anti)

takabiribiri

O takabiribiri 
  sup superlative of biri.
  n running about continually, moving <move>

takabu

O takabu 
  ex tai takabu! tai tikabu, tai karongoa: keep quiet! silence!

takaburi

O takaburi 
  v takaburi nako ... rake; to ooze, to ooze out, overflow, to spread out
  sup superlative of buri:

takaburinako

B takabúrinako 
  vi to run over and off, to overflow

takaburirake

B takabúrirake 
  vi to overflow

takaeakina

B takáeakina 
  vt to shout about
O takaeakina 
  vt from takaka: to shout, to cry out, to proclaim, to call out in a loud voice

takaebuebu

B takáebuebu 
  a whitest

takaebwebu

O takaebwebu 
  na dazzling <dazzle> whiteness, bright colour.
  vc katakaebuebua: to make ...

takaere

B takáere 
  vi to flop as a fish
O takaere 
  sup superlative of erere
  v takaerere. to cut, to hit, to strike out in all directions, to struggle with flapping tail as shark, eels, etc., when caught

takaerere

B takaerére 
  vi to flop about, to thrash about or struggle as a crying child

takai

B takaái 
  n a short cord attached at the middle to a fishhook and then twisted into one as a link to the principal fish line
  vi to engage in twisting to a fishhook a short segment of line by which it is to be finally connected with the main line
O takai 
  pron dem. (Butari and Makin) these
  for nakai:
O takai1 
  n a strong cord tying hook to line

takaia

B takaáia 
  vt to provide a fishhook with a short segment of line by which it is to be finally connected with the main line
O takaia 
  vt to strengthen the line near the hook

takaiaia

B takaiáia 
  vi to shiver with cold, to chatter as the jaws
  n a shivering with cold, a chattering of the jaws
O takaiaia 
  sup superlative of iaia:
  na having grey hair
O takaiaia1 
  from ia:
  v to tremble with fear, to shiver with cold, to have teeth chattering.
  n ten Takaiaia: a shivering type of person.
  vc katakaiaia: to make ...

takaka

B takaáka 
  vi to shout
  n a shout, a shouting
B tákaka 
  va greatly frightened, terrified
O takaka 
  v (more used than taka) to shout, to clamour, to speak in high-pitched voice.
  vt to shout loudly, to call out.
  vc katakaka : to make ...
O takaka1 
  v cackle.
  ex e takaka te moa: the fowl is cackling

takakaro

B takaákaro 
  vi to play, to sport
  n play, sport, a game
O takakaro 
  n noisy games, , play (in general), amusement, diversion, entertainment, pastime, sport.
  v to play, to amuse oneself.
  n te bai n takakaro: plaything, toy.
  vc katakakaroa: to amuse, to make play.
  vt baintakakaroa: to make fun of

takamainaina

B tákamaináina 
  a very white
  n great whiteness
O takamainaina 
  sup superlative of mainaina
  a very white

takaminomino

B takamínomino 
  vi to writhe in pain
  n a writhing in pain, great restlessness
O takaminomino 
  sup superlative of a. minomino
  see mino
  vc ka ...

takamokimoki

B takamókimoki 
  a long
  see ananau

takanakana

O takanakana 
  a covered with dirt.
  vc katakanakana: to cover with, to dirty, to soil, to bemire, to besmirch, to bespatter, to besmear

takanana

B tákanæna 
  va daubed, besmeared, muddied
  n mud, mire, slime
O takanana 
  n sticky dirt, mud, slime, mire, dung, filth, foul dirt.
  vt katakanana: to dirty, to soil, to besmear, to bedaub, to smear, to soil, to besmirch, etc.

takaneanea

B takanéanea 
  a bright, resplendent, shining
O takaneanea 
  sup superlative of raneanea:
  a dazzling <dazzle>, sparkling <sparkle>, very brilliant, resplendent.
  vc katakaneanea: to make ...

takaneinei

B takanéinei 
  a very wet as a path in rain
  n a wet or flooded condition of the ground
O takaneinei 
  sup superlative of neinei:
  a covered with pools of water, have sound of liquid when shaken.
  vc katakaneineia: to cover with ..., to make give ..., sound

takanoi

B tákanoi 
  n the mind, the spirit
O takanoi 
  n consciousness.
  ex e maiu takanoina: he is fully conscious, has mind alert
  ex e bua takanoina, e rerenako takanoina: he has lost his head, he is rambling <ramble>, no longer conscious of ...

takaramentu

O takaramentu 
  n sacrament (ENG)

takarara

B tákarara 
  vi to talk noisily
  n noisy talk
O takarara 
  sup takarara n taetae:
  v mautakarara. to speak quickly in shrill voice which can't be understood

takarea

O takarea 
  sup superlative of rea:
  a spread, scattered about.
  vc katakarea: to scatter, to spread, to strew around
  ex nora katakarean abana! look at the state of his land!

takareare

O takareare 
  sup superlative of areare
  a (food, etc.). becoming rare, getting scarce, nearly exhausted, almost nothing left

takareau

O takareau 
  n Ten Takareau: a large spider, spider's web, cobweb.
  a full of cobwebs

takarebu

O takarebu 
  sup superlative of rebu
  n takareburebu: agitation, feverish activity.
  a eddying in all directions, agitated, restless, shaken about.
  vc katakarebua, katakarebutata: to agitate, to shake

takareburebu

B takaréburebu 
  vi to slop over when agitated

takarebutata

B takarébutæta 
  vi to crackle, to make small abrupt noises
O takarebutata 
  sup superlative of rebutata:
  v to stir, to struggle, to agitate with precipitation, noisily, continually.
  vc katakarebutata

takarebwetata

O takarebwetata 
  sup superlative of rebwetata:
  n crackling, crepitation.
  v to crepitate, to crackle.
  vc katakarebwetata: to make ...

takarema

B tákarem'a 
  vi to flop about as a fish on shore
O takarema 
  n takaremarema: agitation.
  v to flutter, to move about, to frisk about, to flutter, to struggle.
  vc katakaremarema: to make ...

takaremarema

B takarém'arem'a 
  vi to flop about, to toss about

takaremweremwe

O takaremweremwe 
  sup superlative of remwe, remweremwe
  n extreme slowness, tardiness.
  a slow, tardy.
  vc katakare ...

takarere

O takarere 
  a outstanding, evident, obvious, standing out, isolated, solitary (one among many).
  n atu takarere: person isolated, solitary, alone, forsaken
O takarere1 
  ex ti ngaia takarere: it alone, all alone, unique

takariorio

O takariorio 
  a moving in all directions, as if disjointed.
  fig in continual movement, unable to keep still, craze for travelling.
  vc katakariorio: to make move ..., to give no rest to ...

takariri

O takariri 
  n shudder.
  v to shudder, to have goose flesh (fever, cold, fear).
  fig excitement, general motion.
  vc katakariri, katakariria: causes ..., to cause ...

takariroriro

O takariroriro 
  a wriggling <wriggle>, fidgety, frisky (as fish caught), jumping about, fidgeting, wriggling around

takaro

B tákaro 
  n a spark
  vi to emit sparks
O takaro 
  n takarokaro: spark, flame of fire.
  v to emit ..., to kindle, to inflame.
  a red hot (iron).
  vc katakarokaroa: to make ...

takarokaro

B takárokaro 
  vi to emit or throw off sparks
  n the throwing off of many sparks

takaroro

B tákaroro 
  vi to be very thirsty
  n very great thirst
O takaroro 
  sup mautakaroro:
  na from taka. very dry, dry, dried up, very thirsty, extremely arid.
  vc katakaroroa: to dry thoroughly, to give great thirst

takaru

O takaru 
  sup superlative of karu:
  n row, shindy, great noise, uproar.
  v to make a row
  ex tai takaru! stop the noise!

takarua

B takaárua 
  vi to shout
  n a shout, a shouting
O takarua 
  sup superlative of taka
  v to shout, to call out, to announce, to signal, to call in loud voice
O takarua1 
  sup superlative of rua takaruarua
  v (1) to flutter about, to act, to speak at random.
  n te takarua n aomata: a mischief maker, a jack in the box.
  a (2) changeable, versatile

takaruaea

B takaaruáea 
  vt to shout, to utter with a shout

takaruaeakina

O takaruaeakina 
  vt idem.

takaruberube

O takaruberube 
  sup superlative of n.v.a. ruberube

takarumerume

O takarumerume 
  sup superlative of rume, rumerume

takaruru

B tákaruru 
  vi to rattle as the dried kernel of a coconut or a pebble in a coconut-shell
O takaruru 
  sup superlative of ruru:
  v to give a muffled sound when rattled, to shake, to rattle.
  and (takariuriu S.).
  vc katakarurua: to make ...

takataka

B tákataka 
  n copra, the dried kernel of the coconut
  n a kind of sea urchin
  a very dry as the kernel of a ripe coconut
O takataka 
  n (1) socket of canoe mast, tutarina (N.), tunari (S.), at each end of canoe.
  n (2) n. a species of sea urchin
O takataka1 
  from taka. dry.
  n (1) copra, dried coconut kernel.(2) a nut brought by sea currents, used to perfume oil

takauraura

B tákauráura 
  a very red
  n a very red color
O takauraura 
  sup superlative of uraura
  a bright red, gleaming red.
  vc katakauraura

take

B táke 
  n a duck (ENG)
B táke 
  va sprouting, starting as a tooth
B taáke 
  n a grasshopper
O take 
  n duck (ENG)
O take1 
  n grasshopper
O take2 
  a taketake: sticking out, exceeding ..., dominating <dominate> in height, length.
  ex e taketake banana: his voice stands out, dominates.
  vc kataketakea
O take3 
  n a bird (Phaeton) with two red feathers in tail (Phaeton rubriacuda mela norhynchos), rarely seen in Gilbert Islands, sign, omen of death for person of clan of which it is totem
O take4 
  n corner of canoe sail where yard arms meet. te wi n take
O take5 
  from ke:
  n a slight backward movement of surprise.
  a abashed, surprised, dumbfounded, sheepish, crestfallen.
  ex ti a take naba: we were left ...
  vc katakea: to make ..., to surprise, to abash ..., to remove pawn or piece at game of draughts, chess, to take someone down a peg
O take6 
  n te take ni bai: native boxing glove made of cord
  n te take ni wae: leggings of warrior, gaiters
G taake 
  sn Phaethon rubricauda melanorhynchos
  n red tailed tropic bird (aa)

takebati

B tæ/kebæti 
  n a sackbut (ENG)

takebono

B takeébono 
  a indifferent to a request or order
O takebono 
  a