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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u B  u. n. trap to catch eels <fishing>.  pron. my.  ex. baiu: my hand.  vi. go in great numbers, swarm about.  vi. fish for eels with an u.  O  u. suf. to nouns indicating poss. adj. 1st person.  ex. tina-u: my mother; bai-u: my hand, my arm.  u1. pref. to most words beginning with u.  meaning up, upwards, lifting up, rising <rise> up.  see u, uba, ubu, uka, uki, uma, unga, ta-ura, uti, ure.  u2. n. onomatopoeia of persisting noise.  see kareu, karu, karou.  u3. n. a humming noise, buzzing, ... of crowd, of wind.  v. to roar, to rumble, to hum, to buzz in swarms.  a. abounding, crawling, pollinating <pollinate>.  ex. e u te maninara: the mosquitoes are swarming and buzzing.  u4. n. te u, to u: eel basket, eel pot.  v. u: to fish for ...  ex. tao-u: to fix the eel basket, to put it down to sea bottom.  tae-u: to make eel basket.  taona te u: to put down ...  taeko te u: to pull up ...  nv. ka-u, kauai, kau kamakama, kau waro, etc.: to fish for crabs, kamakama, sea mantis, etc., by alluring <allure> them, enticing <entice> them (ka-u).  u5. n. perforation.  v. to perforate, to pierce.  ex. te bai n u: ancient gimlet of pointed shell.  te u-baba: brace drill.  vt. una: to pierce, to perforate with brace bit.  u6. n. te u: a skin disease (which makes holes).

ua B  úa. n. fishing in deep water in which a number of persons accompany or manage the seine by swimming <fishing>.  vi. swim, fish <fishing>.  uá. a. two, used in counting tens, hundreds, thousands, etc, days and years.  see a (for numeral suffixes).  vt. await the night or sunset.  uaa. n. fruit.  vi. bear fruit.  O  ua. a. two, in compound words: ua-kora, ua ngaun, ua-bubua.  ua1. a. two, when counting in pairs, by two's.  ua2. v. rad. of uota in compound words to have on oneself, to carry on oneself.  ex. ua-kai, ua bai: to carry arms ...  ua3. v. rad. of uaua: to swim.  ex. ua rio, uarake, ua nako: to swim down, ... up, away.  n. te ua: a manner of fishing with net in deep water.  vc. ka-uaua: to make swim.  see v.t. uana: to swim to, ... towards.  ua4. n. measure, manner.  idiom. uau naba, uam naba: me also, you also.  ex. uana naba: in the same way, and so on.  uau aei i tari: the water was up to here (show) on me in the sea.  akea uam: there's nobody like you, nobody your size.  ua5. v. to wait until, have patience till, insist until, remain until ...  ex. ti ua rekena: we will wait till we get it.  e ua matena: he kept at it till death.  n ua te: until.  n ua matena: even until death ...  vt. ka-ua: in a state of waiting, of patiently waiting, until ...  ex. kauako, kauangkami.  ex. kauangkami i main te ongora: have patience while waiting for the address.  kaua te ongora: wait until the ...  kaua matum: wait till it is time to go to bed.  kauai nanomi: be patient! you will get satisfaction!  intj. ua reke! ua roko! ua rongo! (ironical) let it come! what odds!  ua6. n. te ua, uan te ...: fruit, product, result, gain, profit.  ex. te ua ni, uan te ni: fruit of coconut tree; te ben: coconut.  te moan ua: the first fruit.  akea uana: without profit, ... value.  v. kariki ua: to give fruit, profits, results.  nv. kinika ua: to gather, ... pull fruit.  vc. kauaea: to make ..., to let produce fruit, ... profit.

ua n ati O  ua n ati. n. young fish just spawned around rocks.

ua tabe O  ua tabe. rad. of ua tabe ai, uatabeman, uatabeua ... kora.  vt. uatabeaia, uatabemania, uatabeua, uatabekora, etc.: to take, ... put one by one, one after another.

uaai B  uaai. see a. uaai.

uaang O  ua-ang. v. to take a deep breath before diving, to take in supply of air, energy.

uaanga O  ua-anga. a. ambidextrous.  ex. kaua anga: being able to use either left or right hand.

uaba B  uáb'a. vi. carrying coconut oil.  n. carrying or transportation of coconut oil.  uába. a. two (leaves).  n. measurement of length.  O  uaba. n. two leaves <leaf>.

uabaea B  uabáea. vt. measure.  O  uabaea. vt. to measure with a midrib or stick.

uabai O  uabai. v. to have, or to carry on oneself any object.

uabangaki B  uábangaki. a. lying crosswise as tying-sticks on rafters , or as a ship in a channel.  O  uabangaki. a. a little crooked, slightly side ways.  vc. kauabangaka: to put or place in cross wise position.

uabarariki O  uabarariki. a. slightly curved towards the end (coconut, etc.).  see rurubaro.

uaboboa O  uaboboa. idiom. uaboboa mwina: to try to bring back to former state.

uabong O  uabong. n. two days.  uabong1. idiom. ua te bong, n ua te bong: until nightfall.

uabu B  uábu. n. wharf (ENG).  O  uabu. n. wharf, quay (ENG).

uabuaka B  uábuaka. vi. misrepresentt.  uábuakaa. vt. misrepresentt.  O  uabuaka. na. having bad results.  ant. uaraoi.  uabuaka1. n. uabuaka: calumny, slander.  v. to defame, to slander, to disparage, to discredit, to vilify.  syn. kabuakaka.

uabubua B  uabúbua. a. two hundred.

uabubuti O  uabubuti. n. a weapon.  see auabubuti.

uaburiburi O  uaburiburi. a. ready to break open, containing pus.

uabwi B  uábwi. a. twenty in counting things in general.  see uangaun.

uaea B  uáea. a. two million.

uaereti O  uaereti. n. wireless. (ENG).  v. to send telegram <cable> by wireless.

uai B  uaái. a. two in counting hardware, furniture, chests, barrels, timber, coconut-leaf stems, fingers, teeth, large fish, sharks and ikari.  O  uai. a. two (large fish, tools, etc.).

uaia B  uaia. n. race, racing.  uáia. vi. do in company with one or more, both do.  vi. race.  O  uaia. n. te uaia: rivalry, competition, emulation, concourse.  v. to contest for ...  ex. uaia wa, uaia makei: canoe regatta.  makei: (toy canoe) races.  v. uaia ma: to contest, to compete, to race with ...  uaia n, a uaia n: to vie, to go, to do together.  ex. a uaia ni biri: they both ran together.  vc. kauaia: to make ...

uaiaki B  uáiaki. a. twenty, in counting fish and tuae .  O  uaiaki. a. twenty (pieces of tuae, fish, etc.).

uaiakina B  uáiakina. vt. pursue a work or journey until completed.  O  uaiakina. v. to compete for ..., to accomplish together, to tend towards together ... (the same end, ideal).

uaitebu B  uáitebu. n. axe proper, also a small axe, but not a hatchet.  O  uaitebu. n. a large axe with long handle (needing two (uai) hands to manipulate).

uaitera B  uáitera. a. half and half.  a. double-edgeed.  uáiteraa. vt. divide in halfves.  O  uaitera. n. half and half.  a. two sided, in two pieces, double bladed, etc.  vc. kauaitera ... kaka ...: to make, have or carry by each holding an end.  ua-itera. vt. to do by halves <half>, to cut, divide, or separate in two, to make two equal parts, etc.

uaka B  uaáka. pron. these men who.  O  uaka. pron. those who.  see naka.

uakabu O  uakabu. n. a fish, a black riba.

uakai B  uákai. a. two in counting trees, plants, fish-hooks, and sections of land.  vi. go armed.  n. custom of carrying deadly weapons.  uaákai. pron. these men or boys.  O  uakai. pron. these.  uakai1. n. two (plants, instruments, arms ...).  uakai2. nv. to carry weapons, tools, to be armed to the teeth, provided with tools.

uakaka B  uákæka. va. curled up through heat or cold.  va. curled as the hair.  n. curling up through heat or cold.  uakaáka. vi. be hampered as when attended by several small children.  vi. be burdened with many packages.  n. care of a number of children.  O  uakaka. n. bristle.  v. to bristle up.  a. hairy, hirsute, bristling, dishevelled.  vc. kauakaka: to make, ... to bristle up, to make bristle or hair stand up (feather, spikes, etc.).  uakaka1. n. entanglements, embarrassments, worries <worry>.  v. to have ..., to bear or have many worries, be entangled in many matters.  vc. kauakaka: to give ...

uakana B  uaákana. pron. those men who, those boys who.  vi. engage repeatedly in taking food to a person.  n. repeated carrying of food to a person.  uaákanaa. vt. go to or visit a person for the purpose of giving him food repeatedly.  O  uakana. pron. those who ...  uakana1. vt. ua-kana: to have, or carry provisions, victuals.  ex. I uakana Ten Naewa: I am taking food to so and so.

uakangkang O  uakangkang. n. a delicious coconut.

uakanne B  uaakanne. pron. those men or boys.  O  uakanne. pron. those ...

uake B  uaáke. pron. those men who, those boys who.  O  uake. pron. those who ... uakeke.

uakeang B  uaákeang. n. fish.  O  uakeang. n. tiny fish, fry of keang (seaweed).

uakeia O  Uakeia. n. name of soothsayer in the expedition of the people of Beru in the conquest of the northern islands. Kaitu was the principal chief: Kaitu ma Uakeia.

uakekei B  uaákekei. pron. those men or boys yonder.  O  uakekei. pron. those, those over there.

uakengakenga O  uakengakenga. see n.a. kengakenga idem.

uaki B  uaáki. vi. dragging or towing.  O  uaki. n. towage, haulage.  v. to pull, to drag, to tow.  idiom. a uaki n un: they started to quarrel.  v. kauaki: to fish (trawling).  vc. kauaka: to let line drag.

uakina B  uaákina. vt. drag or tow.  O  uakina. vt. to pull along, to drag, to tow.

uakinto B  'uákinto. n. hyacinth (GR).

uakonikon B  uakónikon. n. wrinkle, gather.  va. gathered as in sewing, wrinkled.  O  uakonikon. from. kon, konikon:  v. giving way, yielding under pressure and snapping back when released as elastic, retractile.  vc. kauakonikona: to make yield, give way, contract.

uakora B  uákora. a. two baskets.  O  uakora. a. two (baskets, songs, etc.).  v. to take measure.

uakunikun O  uakunikun. na. undulating with rolls of fat.

uakuri B  uákuri. a. two hundred thousand.  O  uakuri. na. two hundred thousand.

uakurikuri O  uakurikuri. na. in countless number, by hundreds of thousands.

uamae B  uamaáe. a. dispersed.  n. dispersee>ion, scattering.  O  uamae. n. dissemination, scattering.  a. scattered, dispersed, <general (meaning)>.  vc. kauamaea, kauamaenakoa: to scatter, to disperse, to disseminate here and there.

uaman B  uáman. vi. measuree>ing spaces evenly with cord or stick.  O  uaman. nv. to carry flag, ... banner.

uamane O  uamane. nv. to carry money on one's person.  uamane1. from. mane:  n. manoeuvre of encirclement.  v. to manoeuvre to ...

uamanea B  uam'ánea. vt. round up as pigs.  encircle fish on a reef when fishing with a seine.  uamæ/nea. vt. ask for, beg.  O  uamanea. vt. to encircle, to surround, to hem in, to catch.  fig. circumvent.

uamania B  uamæ/nia. vt. measure as spaces with stick or cord.  O  uamania. from. man:  vt. to put marks on, to take measure.

uamari O  uamari. n. productiveness, fertility, fecundity, produce in abundance.  v. to give, ... bear fruit, person who makes land productive, ... draws profit from business, fertile soil, fruitful tree.  ex. kauamari: ... which makes productive.

uamoa B  uaámoa. a. saucy, haughty, impudent, bold-faced.  n. impudence, sauciness.  O  uamoa. v. to try to be first.  n. tendency, emulation for better, for first place, ambition.  a. ambitious (without pride).

uamumun O  uamumun. see mumun.  nv. v.c. kauamumuna: to make ...

uamumuri O  uamumuri. n. Nei Uamumuri, wife of Ten Kantoa, daughter of Nao and Neiko (romantic tale).

uamwi O  uamwi. v. uamwiu, uamwim. to try to follow in the footsteps of, the example of, to imitate ...

uan B  uaan/. n. pumice stone.  vi. fertilizee>ing with ua:n .  O  uan. n. pumice stone.  vt. uania: to fertilize land with pumice stones.

uan nei rara O  uan Nei Rara. n. the first child of a young mother, cherished, richly dressed, bedizened.

uana B  uána. a. unchangeeable.  vt. swim out to.  O  uana. vt. to swim towards, to tend towards, to go to visit.  ex. uanai: come to see me, ... to visit me.  fig. seek to attain, to contest with, to imitate, to take for model, ... example.  ex. ti na uana Jesu Kiristo: we shall tend to imitate Christ.

uana naba O  uana naba. idiom. in the same manner, likewise, also, and so on.  ex. ai uau naba, ai uam naba: I also, you also.  ao ai uana naba: and so on, and so forthh <etc.>.

uananai B  uánanai. n. furred and whiteish condition of the tongue and mouth.  a. having a white and furry tongue and mouth.  O  uananai. n. kind of ulceration of mouth, thrush, aphthae, having ...

uananginang O  uananginang. from. nang.  na. scattered clouds.  vc. kauananginanga: to scatter with ...

uananti B  uaánænti. n. blighted or poorly developed coconut.  va. having small or blighted coconuts.  O  uananti. n. (1) badly formed fruit, deformed ...  (2) (Abaiang) a red fish (rock cod).  G  uananti. n. an Abaiang word for a species of red fish, possibly a rock cod (ll).

uanao O  uanao. from. nao.  na. uanaonao, a multitude, crowd, in crowds, numerous (waves).  vc. kauanao: to make ..., to multiply ..., to pile up.

uanaonao B  uaanáonao. a. very many, very numerous.

uanati B  uánati. n. fish.

uang B  uaang/. vi. sway preparatory to throwing or jumping or swimming.

uanga B  uánga. a. two thousand.  a. two fathoms.  vt. overfeedd.  uaánga. a. ambidextrous.  O  ua-nga. na. two thousand, two fathoms.  see nga.

uangaun B  uángaun. a. twenty.  see ngaun.  O  ua-ngaun. a. twenty.

uangia B  uaángia. vt. swing a person in a swing.  vt. sway one's body before throwing.

uangingi B  uangíngi. a. very small.  uangingi. n. smallness, diminutiveness.  O  uangingi. a. little, tiny, minute.  vc. kauangingia, kaka ...: to retract, to shrivel up, to grow thinner, to lessen, to shrink.

uani karau O  uani karau. nv. to stay out in the rain, to bathe, play, work ...

uania B  uaánia. vt. fertilize a plant with powdered uan .  O  uania. from. uan.  vt. to fertilize land with pumice.

uano B  uaáno. a. very many.

uano|u B  uano|u:. n. flower of the mao .

uanou O  uanou. n. flower of mao.

uanrongo B  uaánrongo. vi. glean.

uaoi O  uaoi. nv. to have, or carry torches for fishing.  n. te tia ua oi: the carrier of ...

uara B  uára. va. of or in what state or condition (interrog) que).  uáraa. a. embarrassed or deterred by the presence of company.  n. embarrassment in or a deterring from through the presence of another.  O  uara. n. faulty behaviour, bad conduct.  a. gawky, badly adapted, insecure, uncertain, slow, awkward, embarrassed.  vc. kauara, kaka ... kauaraea: to make ..., to fetter, to embarrass, to make go wrong, ... act wrongly.

uara? O  ua-ra?. v. idiom inter. preceded by ko, e, kam, a (for condition, demeanour).  ex. ko ua ra? how are you?  e uara tamam? how is your father?  e uara te buaka? how is the war going? what is happening? be how?>.

uaran B  uáræn. n. tobacco ooze or juice in a pipe-stem.  n. form of syphillis.  va. abounding in tobacco juice or ooze in a pipe.  va. afflicted with a form of syphillis.  O  uaran. v. (1) to have ..., to give, to carry juice, liquid.  a. juicy.  n. (2) nicotine.  (3) syphilitic <syphilis> discharge.  uaran1. from. ran.  nv. to have coconuts to drink (ran) or carry coconuts to sell (S.).

uarao B  uárao. vi. deceive, lie, prevaricate.  n. lie, deception.  O  uarao. v. to cheat, to fraud,.  n. imposture, lying, humbug, liar, braggart, impostor.  vt. kauarao, kaka ... kauaraoa: to look on as ..., to treat as impostor, etc.

uaraoa O  uaraoa. vt. to lie to ..., to cheat, to trick by lies, humbug, fabulous tales, impostures.

uaraoi B  uáraoi. a. suitable size or fit.  a. not severe as a sickness.  a. moderate.  O  uaraoi. a. convenient, suitable, just, sufficient, right size, ... quantity, ... quality.

uarea B  uárea. int. how much more so.  O  uarea. idiom. kind of condit. interrog ..., how would it be if ...  ex. uarea ngkana I kanna? what would happen if I ate it? and if I ate it?

uarebu B  uárebu. a. ten thousand.

uareke B  uáreke. a. very much, over-much, excessive.  intj. exclamation of inability to do.  O  uareke. a. which is common, easily found.  int. uareke! what a find! it fell into my hands.

uarereke B  uaréreke. n. smallness, diminutiveness.  a. small, little, not much.  O  uarereke. n. smallness, puniness, small dimensions, small quantity.  a. small, puny, not tall, not big.  vc. kauarerekea, kaka ...: to make smaller, to diminish, to reduce, to lessen, to shorten, to curtail, to abridge.

uariki O  uariki. see wariki.  n. narrowness.  a. narrow.

uaroko B  uároko. intj. exclamation of confidence in one's championship.  n. gift or present brought as to a chief.  vi. taking a present to a chief.  O  uaroko. nv. to have, or bring presents when paying one's respects.  uaroko1. intj. (many meanings) to urge on.  ex. uaroko! go on!  to a neglectful friend; uaroko? so you have come at last! it is a long time since I saw you last!

uarokoa B  uarókoa. vt. present a chief with food.  n. presentation of food to a chief.  O  uarokoa. vt. to take presents to ..., to visit with a gift in hand.

uarongo B  uárongo. intj. equivalent to " the land cannot be famine stricken ".  O  uarongo. intj. let the famine come! we won't die of it.

uarongorongo B  uaróngorongo. vi. carrying news.  O  uarongorongo. v. to have news to tell, to bring news.

uarongorongoa B  uarongoróngoa. vt. give information about.

uarurung B  uárurung. vi. shift about as a cargo not well stowed.  vi. scatter suddenly as a crowd.  n. shifting of cargo.  O  uarurung. see rurung.  v. to move in crowds here and there, to move, to drift, to be tossed, to fluctuate.

uatabeai B  uatæ/beai. va. occurring here and there as grey hairs.  bib. Hosea 7 : 9.

uatabo O  uatabo. n. two ends, two pieces.  nv. to carry between two, one at each end.  vc. kauatabo, kauataboa, kauataboia: to hold, take, or carry (one at each end).

uataeka B  uatáeka. vi. carry word.  O  ua-taeka. n. uataeka: tale bearing.  ex. te tia ua taeka: tale bearer, informer, disparager.  v. to inform, to carry tales, to disparage.

uataetae B  uatáetae. vi. carry word.

uatano B  uátano. a. twenty million.

uatao B  uaatao. a. great in quantity.  two ( layers or tiers).  O  uatao. na. one above another, superposed, two storey, in layers, ... in series.  vc. kauataoa, kaka ... kauataoarakea: to put one on top of the other, ... layer upon layer, to pile up, to heap up.  n. te bora uatao: two storied house, biplane, etc.  ex. ten atao: three ...

uatari O  ua-tari. nv. (1) to have, give, or carry juice, liquid.  v. (2) to carry one's share of toddy to the co-operative for making molasses, to give one's contribution to ...  (3) to make or leave a wake, wash, track in water.

uataria O  uataria. vt. to supply the co-operative, to give one's share to ...

uatata O  uatata. n. two beats, double beat (rapid).

uati B  uaáti. va. swollen as a boil, but not discharging.  vi. wash.  n. work of washing clothes.  O  uati. n. swelling.  v. to swell, get bigger, to swell after rubbing.  ex. e uati waena: his foot is swollen.

uatia B  uaátia. vt. wash.

uatibu B  uátibu. intj. equivalent to "my foot cannot swell").

uatoki B  uátoki. a. two hundred million.

uatou B  uátou. vi. carrying pandanus fruit.

uaua B  uáua. vi. swim.  n. swimming.  uáuaa. vt. execute one's purpose.  O  uaua. idiom. uaua nanona, katoka nanona, ira nanona: to content, to satisfy, to follow one's instincts, desires.  ex. uaua nanon: ... to please, to satisfy, to content.  uaua1. vt. freq. of ua, uaua rekena.  see ua.  uaua2. n. swimming.  v. to swim.  ex. uaua ni kimoa: to swim like a rat.  vc. ka uaua: to make swim.

uauaki O  uauaki. idiom. te uauaki n aine, te uauaki ni mane, te uau-uau: idem. model man, ... woman, examples to be aimed at as regards physical form and proportion.

uauamoa B  uauaámoa. a. frequentative of uamoa carrying fowls.  n. impudence, sauciness.

uauana B  uáuaána. a. remaining unchanged.

uauananona B  uáuanánona. a. eager to obtain, greedy.

uauarao B  uáuaráo. vi. frequentative of uarao.

uauaroko B  uáuaróko. vi. frequentative of uaroko.

uauati B  uauaáti. vi. frequentative of uati wash.

uauatia B  uauaátia. vt. frequentative of uatia wash.

uaung B  úaung. a. two in counting pandanus fruit.  see ung.

uba B  úb'a. n. the part of the upper breast over the sternum.  n. flat shell ornament hung over the uba .  O  uba. n. (1) breast, thorax, poitrel, span of kite.  n. (2) shell worn on the chest.  see nikabangabanga, nikabono, nikabibi, nikataratara.  n. (3) a system of binding, nira n ubana.  (4) figures in game of cat's cradles. (te wau) uba n eitei, uba ni moa aine, etc.  na. ubauba, kauuba, kauubauba: wide span, large thorax.  uba-ro, uba ura, uba mai: black, red, whitish colour ... (birds).  vc. kauba, kakauba.  v. (5) to strut, to stick out chest, to take advantageous pauses.  ex. kaubako! kaotiko! show yourself, exhibit yourself!  idiom. nira ubana, taera ubana: to tie, to make uba (special figure).  see ubana v.t.

uba mara O  uba mara. n. a species of frigate bird (unplumed).

ubaba B  ub'áb'a. n. brace for boreing.  O  ubaba. n. brace (carpenter's tool).  idiom. ubabaea te ang : steer straight into the wind.  or. ubanibania te ang.

ubaete B  ub'áete. va. suffering with dyspepsia or a sense of fullness after eating.  n. form of dyspepsia.  O  ubaete. n. dilatation of the stomach.  v. to have ...

ubai B  úbai. n. bit for boreing.  vi. boring with a bit.  O  ubai. n. a small hand brace.  vt. to pierce with ...

ubaia B  ubáia. vt. bore a plank with a bit.

ubaitoi O  ubaitoi. n. a young frigate bird.  fig. a person too proud and too lazy to work (as frigate bird which lives at the expense of other sea birds).

ubana B  úb'ana. vt. wear an uba .

ubanaine O  ubanaine. n. a fish (Labridae sp.), wrasse.  G  ubanaine. sn. family Labridae (ll).  n. wrasse (sm).

ubaniban B  ub'ániban. n. brace for boreing.  vi. boring with a brace-drill.  O  ubaniban. n. brace (carpenter's tool).  vt. ubanibania: to bore a hole with ...

ubanibania B  ub'anib'ánia. vt. bore a plank with a brace-drill.

ubanon B  ub'æ/non. vi. fly low as a kite.  O  ubanon. na. a kite which is too soft, too flexible.  ant. ubamatoa.

ubara B  úbæra. vi. be blown away as litter.  úbaraa. vt. fill or occupy a place as flying litter.  vt. flood a country as immigrants.  O  ubara. vt. to fall on, to rush on (flock of birds), to invade a place, to flock in crowds towards.  ex. a ubaraiko aomata: the crowd is thronging towards you.  see tikubara.

ubaranako O  ubaranako. vt. ubaranakoa: to be carried <carry> away by a gust, a puff of wind.  vc. kaubaranakoa ...

ubaraniti O  ubaraniti. n. sea snaill.  syn. Nei Kamanging.  L  uba