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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w O  w. note. The Gilbertese w differs from the English w. It more like the sound of v especially if followed by e:  ex. kewe, keve, wete, vete, vene, wene ...

wa B  wa. n. a canoe.  n. sleepers of a floor.  wa. vi. to move along in a company as persons or fish.  O  wa. n. te wa, to wa (N) any vehicle, any means of conveyance: canoe, boat, bicycle, cart, toy ..., pawn in chess, ... checkers.  ex. wam te baitika: your bicycle.  te wa ni kiba: aeroplane <airplane>.  fig. e maninga wau: my head forgets.  see v.t. wana.  wa1. pref. of waki in compound words.  see wa-puaka, wa ni kangare, wanraea.  note. in the sense of, to be doing. corresponds to manibuaka, manraoi, manikangare, manrea: to be in a state of ... (slight nuance).  wa2. suf. wawa to go, ... move.  see au wa, a wawa.  wa3. n. beam, joist.  ex. te wa n nano: lower beam, floor beam.  te wa n anti: scaffolding, horse or trestle.  wa4. n. species, kind (fish, birds), category of ...  wa. n. te wa n Tarawa: a dance, manner of procedure, ceremonial <ceremony> for different rites, composition or performance following a method.  wa6. nv. wawa, wanako: to go, ... move, ... displace oneself, to flow, ... flow away.  ex. a wa nako ika: the fish are going off, travelling.  a wawa ranni matana: his tears are flowing.  vc. kawaea, kawawaea: to make flow.  n. te bai ni kawawa: guttering, spouting.  ex. ikawawa: to wander around in mobs, gangs, etc., vagrancy of number of persons together.  wa7. n. te Wa: a constellation.  wa8. pref. or suf. of wawa, waki, waanga.

wa buaka O  wa buaka. n. bad comportment, ill behaved in society or family, to be in an awkward situation for taking action.  ant. wa-raoi.

wa n anano O  wa n anano. n. joists, lower beams in a building.

wa n ei O  wa n ei. n. supporting cross piece (as in scoop net).

wa n o O  wa n o. n. small canoe, moved along by pole.  see o, oa.

wa n ra O  wa n ra. na. untowardly behaviour, unlucky.  vt. wanra: to bring disappointments, ill luck.  vc. kawanra: to disagree.

wa n tabakea O  wa n tabakea. nv. to swim on back, face upwards.  syn. uaua n tararake, wa-tangaina, wa n tararake.

wa n tabea O  wa n tabea. na. a canoe in danger, unbalanced kite, person in danger, at the end of strength.

wa ni banga O  wa ni banga. n. a native dance.  v. to dance ...

wa ni kangare O  wa ni kangare. n. pleasantry, jocularity, teasing, light banter, humorous ridicule, smutty talk, humbug, jest.  vt. wanikangarea te koraki: to make laugh, amuse the audience.  syn. manikangarea.  vt. waningarea: to make fun of, ... to joke about ...

wa ni matang O  wa ni matang. n. foreign manners, behaviour, systems.  v. to behave like a stranger, to follow the manners, fashions, systems of.

wa ni mate O  wa ni mate. nva. to be dying with ..., smitten with ..., passionately in love with ...  fig. wanimate, bakanimate: importunate person.

wa ni ngare O  wa ni ngare. n. laugh, joke.  v. to be amused.

wa ni ngarea O  wa ni ngarea. vt. to laugh at, to make fun of, to tease.

wa ni were O  wa ni were. v. to fish for were.  syn. werewere.

wa ririki O  wa ririki. n. a well-made canoe of average size.

wa tangaina O  wa tangaina. n. wa n tangaina: lying <lie> down face upwards <supine>.  v. to swim on back.

wabobo B  wábobo. vi. to engage in nourishing or bringing up.  O  wabobo. and wabwebwe, waboboa, wabwebwe to have a good system of culture, upbringing, educating <educate> children.  note. pron. wabwebwe.  vt. wabwebwea: to know how to cultivate, ... care for, ... bring up with skill and success, to bring up well.

waboboa B  wabóboa. vt. to bring up, to nourish, to raise.

wabuaka B  wábuaka. a. inhospitable to relatives.

wae B  wáe. n. a leg, a foot.  n. a shriveled, undeveloped coconut including the husk.  a. blighted, as a coconut.  O  wae. n. feet <foot>, leg;.  see ranga.  a. waewae: having fat legs, thighs.  idiom. katei wae, katea waena: to refresh oneself, to take refreshments, ... restore energy.  vt. aoniwaea, aniwaea: to place under leg or foot.  wae1. n. (1) te wae: a freak coconut with no kernel, barren woman, impotent man, dried up fruit, freak, good for nothing.  (2) this freak coconut used as skittles by children, as support under canoes.  nv. karewae: to throw a skittle between legs, to play game of ...  wae2. n. te Wae: name of a constellation.

wae bubura O  wae bubura. na. (1) fat legs.  n. (2) large rain drops (large as wae, freak coconut).

wae kiekie O  wae kiekie. a. limp, halting, lame, hobbling.  v. to hobble, to walk with a limp, to walk lamely.

wae kirere O  wae kirere. n. hopping on one leg.  v. to hop.

wae kororo O  wae kororo. a. one leg shorter than the other.

wae maranga O  wae maranga. n. long steps.  v. to take ...

wae mwere O  wae mwere. n. a slow walker.  v. to go very slowly, to be late.  vc. kawaemwerea: to retard the progress of ...

wae n noko O  wae n noko. n. spindle shanks, spindle legs.  see noko.

wae n rongo O  wae n rongo. n. a sitting position with one leg bent backwards.

wae n uea O  wae n uea. na. sitting with legs crossed like tailor.  see kabara n uea, bari.

wae ni baka O  wae ni baka. syn. bai ni baka, tara ni baka, taera-baka, taera ni baka.  n. approaching downfall, loss of position, rank, charge.  a. wae baka: fallen, destitute, outcast.

wae ni kaba O  wae ni kaba. na. long legs.

wae ni kinouta O  wae ni kinouta. vt. to approach furtively, with furtive steps stealthily <stealthy>.

wae ni kinouti O  wae ni kinouti. nv. to walk, or go with light tread.

wae ni koroa O  wae ni koroa. n. stilts.  v. to walk with ...

wae ni kun O  wae ni kun. nv. to walk like kun, dance step, small quick steps with sudden stops on one leg, walk like crane m.

wae ni ma O  wae ni ma. n. (1) arm of fish trap, low stone wall which gathers fish towards ma (fish trap) in form of V.  n. (2) idem. temporary barrier made of dry palm leaves.  wae ni ma1. v. to go, to swim in single file (as fish along wall of trap).

wae ni makauro O  wae ni makauro. n. a mat with design resembling crab's feet.

wae ni maku O  wae ni maku. v. to walk backwards, through fear or respect, to beat a retreat, to withdraw on tip toe.

wae ni were O  wae ni were. nv. to walk with poise, with precaution (as when looking for were shell fish).

wae ributata O  wae ributata. see wae rebutata.

wae tuairoa O  wae tuairoa. na. having bandy legs, knock kneed <knee>.

waea B  wáea. vt. to sew, to pierce, to stick.  to interrupt.  n. a coconut leaflet for extracting from a bottle a small quantity of oil adhering.  O  waea. from. wai:  vt. (1) to thread on to ..., to prick, pierce through, run through, put on skewer, stem.  ex. waea te ika: thread fish on to ...  v. (2) to show, or point to with finger, to designate.  ex. waea matan te: point towards someone's face.  (3) counterbalance ..., opposition to ...  waea nimam: mix your drink, dilute with water.  fig. waea te taeka: to interfere, to intervene, ... criticize, ... contradict, ... thwart, ... oppose, ... put a spoke in the wheel.  ex. waea rarikin te ...: to cavil, to give broad hints by allusions, to allude to ..., indirectly.  n. chicanery.  te waewae: criticism, objection, contradiction, opposition.  v. waewae: to interfere, to criticize, to object, to contradict, to thwart.  waea1. n. (1) a thin stem, or twig used to attain to things out of reach.  n. (2) an outsize mat.  n. (3) a contradictor, opposer, objector, vis-a-vis rival.  (4) sorcery using small roasted coconuts.  waea2. n. wire.  syn. kaukamea (S.).

waeai B  wáeai. a. new, fresh.  n. a new article, a fresh article.  O  waeai. a. waeaituatua (sup.) young, fresh, tender (plants), fresh, new, recent (general).  syn. menai (mena-aii).

waeana B  wáeana. vt. to extract or draw out oil with a waea.

waebabaro O  waebabaro. na. bandy legged.

waebaka O  waebaka. a. fallen away, destitute.

waebatiraku O  waebatiraku. na. calf of leg of abnormal thickness, enlarged.

waebeka O  waebeka. na. knock kneed <knee>.  syn. tiribubua.

waebua B  wáebua. a. having a large calf.  n. the thumb.  O  waebua. n. big toee.  ex. waebua ni bai: thumb.  syn. ukinaba.  a. beautiful legs, thick calf of leg.

waebuangi B  waebuángi. a. having well developed legs.  n. a person having well proportioned legs.  O  waebuangi. from. buaki:  na. perfectly moulded legs, well built ...

waebuatake O  waebuatake. sup. superlative of waebuangi.  na. elegant legs, symmetrical ...

waeirariki O  wae-irariki. a. thin legged, thinnish, puny (legs).

waekiekie B  waekíekie. vi. to walk with a springhalt.  n. a springhalt gait.

waekirere B  wáekirére. vi. to hop on one foot.  n. hopping on one foot.

waekoa O  waekoa. n. wawae: haste, hurry.  v. to go quickly, to walk briskly, to hurry, to hasten.  vc. kawaekoa: to hurry, to hasten.  ex. kawaekoako! hurry up!

waematoa O  wae-matoa. a. waematoa: regular, punctual.  v. to go regularly to.

waemwere B  wáemwere. vi. to walk slowly, to be slow in arriving.  n. slowness in arrival, slow walking.

waena O  waena. from. wae.  vt. (use for legs).  ex. waena te batika: use a bicycle.

waenibaka B  wáenib'áka. a. in a defeated position, politically ruined.  n. one defeated and consequently becoming a serf.

waenikaba B  wáenikaáb'a. a. long-leggged.  n. a person with unusually long legs.

waenikoroa B  wáenikóroa. n. stilts.  vi. to walk on stilts.

waenima B  wáenim'a. vi. to swim as fish in long lines.  n. a low stone wall running toward the shore from a ma by which to run fish into it.

waenimakauro B  wáenimakáuro. n. a mat with figures resembling the tracks of a crab.

waenimaku B  wáenimaáku. va. retreating through fear.  n. a cowardly retreat.

waeniman B  wáenimæn. vi. to walk rapidly.  see waetata.

waenronga B  wáenrónga. vi. to sit a la mode Kusaie.  n. a sitting on a mat with the feet and lower part of the legs turned back and nearly parallel with the thigh.

waenuea B  wáenúea. vi. to sit on the ground with one leg crossed above the knee of the other.  n. a sitting on the ground with one lig crossed above the knee of the other.

waerake B  wáerake. vi. to go east.  O  waerake. v. to go ashore, to go eastwards.  vc. kawaerakea: to steer, or direct upwards, towards ..., to make ascend.

waerakea B  wáerákea. vt. to approach near to.  O  waerakea. vt. to ascend towards.  ex. e waerakeai: it came up towards me.

waerebutata B  wáerebutæ/ta. vi. to be constantly going from place to place.  n. a constant restless going from place to place.  O  waerebutata. v. to walk, or go with quick steps. .  or. wae riputata:  fig. a street walker.  vc. kawaerebutata: to make ..., to walk briskly.

waeremwe B  wáeremwe. vi. to go or walk slowly.  wáeremwe. n. slow walking, late arrival.  O  waeremwe. n. slowness, tardiness <tardy>.  v. to dawdle, to arrive late.  a. slow.  vc. kawaeremwe, kawaeremwea: to slow down the movement, to retard.  he movement, to retard.

waerena O  wae-rena. n. (stretching foot) one who keeps coming back to the same place.  vt. waerena: to come back again to, to frequent assiduously (place, person).

waeribeu O  waeribeu. na. deformation of toes, adhering ..., etc.

waeribono B  wáeribóno. vi. to visit repeatedly and frequently, to take short steps.  n. a frequent visitation.  O  waeribono. nv. to walk with short steps, close steps.  fig. (more used), multiplying one's visits, coming back at short intervals, faithful in coming often.  vc. kawaeribonoa: to make ...

waerio O  waerio. or. wairio:  v. to go downwards ..., towards the lagoon, towards the west.  vc. kawairioa: to make ...  ant. waerake, kawaerakea.

waero O  waero. n. a species of crab with black claws (ro).  waero1. syn. kawai n ro, kawinroa:  v. v.t. waeroa. to go by night, to travel about ..., to go to ..., stealthily <stealthy>, secretly (for good or bad end).  syn. kimoa ni bong: marauder, robber, scrounger.  v. to maraud, to rob, to scrounge by night.

waeroa O  waeroa. a. having long thin legs (like fishing rod).  v. to walk with long steps.

waetata B  wáetata. vi. to go or walk rapidly.  n. a rapid gait.  O  waetata. n. general word for: haste, hurry, promptitude.  v. to hurry, go quickly, do quickly, promptly, smartly.  vc. kawaetata, kaka ...: to make haste, to hurry, to hasten.  ex. ti kawaetataira: we are hurrying, we hurried.  waetata1. n. waewaetata ... rapid pace, accelerated movement.  sup. superlative of waetata:  v. to hurry, go, ... do smartly, ... rapidly.  vc. kawaetatawe, kawaetatawea: to do ..., to make do ...

waetatawe B  wáetatáwe. vi. to walk rapidly.  n. a rapid gait, brisk walking.

waetebe B  wáetebe. va. afflicted with springhalt as a man.  n. a springhalt gait.  O  waetebe. nv. waetebetebe: to lift one leg and throw it forward when walking.  syn. waeteme.

waetebetabe B  waetébetabe. va. frequentative of waetebe.

waeteke B  wáeteke. a. nimble, active, quick in motion.  O  waeteke. na. waeteketeke: rapid in pursuit, ... to catch.

waetemeteme O  waetemeteme. syn. n.v.a. waetebe.

waetoka B  wáetoka. vi. to walk briskly.  O  waetoka. n. rapid walk, haste.  v. to hurry, to go quickly, to do rapidly.  a. to be prompt, ... smart.  syn. waetata.

waeuai B  waeuaái. n. a miniature racing canoe with two sticks holding the outrigger.  O  wae-uai. n. toy canoe for makei racing <race>;  ex. wae-kaina: idem. another kind.

waeura B  wáeura. n. a shell-crab, the.  O  wae-ura. n. a crab with red claws.

waewae B  wáewae. a. having large feet, large footed.  wáewae. n. an interruption or checking of one who is speaking.  O  waewae. na. having stout legs.  waewae1. from. waea:  n. obstruction, opposition <oppose>, contradiction, objection, criticism.  v. to make ..., to object, to contradict ...  waewae2. freq. of waea:  nv. inf. to point out, to designate.  ex. e waewae te aomata: person stretching arms to attain something out of reach.  see tawaewae.

waewaea B  waewáea. vt. frequentative of waea.

wai B  wái. vi. to blow as the wind.  vi. to engage in spearing as fish, to engage in seine making.  n. the spearing of fish, seine making.  wái. a. oblong.  O  wai. a. oblong, long, elongated, tapering, pointed.  fig. e wai ubuna, e wai: he has a long face, crestfallen, ashamed, disappointed, taken in.  wai1. rad. of waea or waia:  pref. to harpoon fish, whales, etc.  ex. wai ika, wai baiku, wai bainamu, wai kua, wai rereba.  wai2. a. coming on well, making way through.  ex. e wai te ang: the wind is blowing up.  vc. kawaia te ang: to wait till the breeze blows.

wai itua O  wai itua. vt. to thread on, to string by piercing <pierce> with needle, etc.

wai kakang O  wai kakang. na. pointed, sharp, tapering.

wai karaun O  wai karaun. nv. waea te karaun: to make mesh net.

wai keke O  wai keke. na. wai keke rake: going to a point, a cape.

wai ki O  wai ki. to. prick the back (of loser to make advance).

wai maranga O  wai maranga. v. to pierce, or sew too far apart (thatch, etc.).  vt. waimaranga: idem.

wai marena O  wai marena. nv. v.t. waimarena: to put, prick, place, or pass between, at intervals.

wai n ang O  wai n ang. idiom. (1) e wai te ang: the wind comes up,... blows, gusts of wind.  idiom. (2) a refreshing drink, agreeable ...

waia O  waia. vt. to pierce, ... prick, ... skewer, ... harpoon, to thread on to ...  see waea.

waiananau O  wai-ananau. a. long, lengthy, lengthening, stretching, prolonged.

waibakarere O  waibakarere. nv. v.t. waibakarerea: throwing dart, to throw and pierce.

waibana B  waibæ/naa. vt. to pierce with a sharp-pointed stick.  waibæ/na. vi. to engage in piercing with a shar7 pointed stick.  O  waibana. vt. to pierce the body, to pierce through.

waibora O  waibora. v. to pierce, sew (thatch, etc.) in irregular faulty manner.

waibua O  waibua. na. sore throat, having ..., which irritates throat.

waiki B  wáiki. n. the taking of another's place in a game when required.

waikia B  waikía. vt. to succeed another in taking his place in a game when two are needed.

waimata B  wáimæta. n. a disease of the eyes, the.  vi. to engage in reproving or chiding.  wáimataa. vt. to reprove.  O  wai-mata. n. sore eyes, ophthalmia.  v. to have ...  wai-mata1. nv. v.t. waea matan te ... wai mataia: to point to with finger, to make ashamed, to blame by pointing at the face of culprit.

wain B  wáin. n. wine (ENG).  O  wain. n. wine (ENG).

wainang B  wáinang. n. very sweet and fresh karewe.  a. very sweet and fresh as karewe .

wainekeneke B  wainékeneke. va. having a rash like prickly heat.  n. a rash resembling prickly heat.  O  wainekeneke. and unekeneke:  n. a twitching, itching, tingling <tingle> sensation ...

wainiman B  wáinimæn. n. a method of tying the feather float in the game of kab'ane .  O  wai-ni-man. nv. v.t. wainimania: a manner of placing feather on stick in game of kabane.

waiora B  wáiora. n. a viol (ENG).

waira B  wáiraa. n. feces, excrement.  wáira. vi. to perform a certain incantation.  O  waira. n. excreta.  vt. waira, bekara .  waira1. n. (1) wairaea: disparagement.  v. to disparage, to speak badly of ..., to speak disparagingly of ...  n. (2) king of malevolence, maleficence, cursing <curse>.

wairaea B  wairaáea. vt. to subject a person to the effects of a certain incantation.

wairakau O  wairakau. nv. magical practice imported from Fiji to counteract malevolence, to prevent or cure sickness, to provoke love.

wairau B  wáirau. vi. to engage in sewing or fastening pan leaves to a stick for thatching.  n. the process of fastening pandanus leaves to a coconut rib for thatch.  O  wai-rau. n. work of making thatch (rau);  v. wawairau, waea raun te bata: to stitch, or sew thatch for house.

wairena O  wai-rena. nv. to go in single file, in Indian file.

wairinan B  wáirinæn. vi. to stand in a row, to march in a procession.  n. a row, a rank, a file, a line.  O  wai-rinan. n. get in ..., be in line, in ranks.  vc. kawairinana: to put, or make go in a line.

wairio B  wáirio. vi. to go toward the west.  n. a going to the west or to the leeward.  O  wairio. v. to go downwards, towards the west, descend towards the lagoon.  vc. kawairioa: to make ...

wairioa B  wairioa. vt. to approach a canoe from the east or the shore.

wairoro B  wáiroro. vi. to play with on of the same age.  n. play or sport with one of the same age.  O  wai-roro. a. wairorona: being about the same age, judge by the age, the generation of ...

waitaninga O  wai-taninga. n. ear ache, any pain in ear.  v. to have ...

waitebu O  waitebu. or. waitubu:  n. large axe needing two hands to manipulate.

waiteke B  wáiteke. n. a fork.  vi. to engage in using a fork.  O  waiteke. n. te kai ni waiteke: fork, garden ..., table ...

waitekea B  waitékea. vt. to fork food, to lift food with a fork.  O  waitekea. vt. to prick, pierce with fork, skewer, etc.

waiteketeke O  waiteketeke. a. spotted, marked, mottled, speckled.  vt. waiteketekea: to spot, to mark ...

waitoa O  waitoa. vt. waitoa:: to double leaves <leaf> when making rau (thatch).

waitoko B  wáitoko. vi. to engage in suppressing another's speech.  O  waitoko. n. general interference, obstruction, opposition <oppose>, contrariness <contrary>.  v. to make interfere, etc.

waitokoa B  waitókoa. vt. to suppress another's speech.

waitotokoa O  waitotokoa. vt. waitotokoa: to hinder, ... stop, ... counteract, to be opposed to ..., to put spokes in the wheel.

waitua O  wai-tua. vt. waitua: to pierce, ... prick obliquely, ... superficially.

waiwai B  wáiwai. n. the furrowed edge of the reef.  n. gonorrhoea.  wáiwai. va. afflicted with gonorrhoea.  O  waiwai. n. reefs (jutting, wai), breakwater around islands.  waiwai1. n. disease of bladder, urethra, inflammation caused by toddy contaminated by cantharides beetle.  vc. kawaiwai, kaka ...: which causes waiwai.

waka B  wákaa. n. one who gives support.  n. a root.  waáka. a. full of roots, as soil.  O  waka. n. root, fibre, string.  fig. relationship, roots, moral attachments, base, foundation, cause.  a. waka, wawaka, wakariri.  sup. wakawaka, kau-waka, kiriwakawaka: fibrous, stringy, tough, undercooked, full of threads, strings, fibres, having ...  fig. ae waka i, e waka n te ...: having its roots, base, cause in ..., to be rooted, ... attached, fastened, tied to ...  vc. kawakaea: to make or wait till ...  n. te waka tabanin: square root.  idiom. reke-waka: to be staying, ... held <hold> by roots, ... attached.  ex. tae-waka, rou waka, rou-waka, taeka, ... routa te: to uproot.  na. wakamarumaru wakamatoa: thick set roots, bushy ..., many ..., strongly rooted.

waka n ni O  waka n ni. n. coconut roots.

waka ni ba O  waka ni ba. n. stalactite.

waka ni kaina O  waka ni kaina. n. pandanus roots.

waka uea O  waka uea. n. tap root.

wakabuaka O  wakabuaka. a. badly rooted.  fig. not well transplanted, not well accepted in strange or new surroundings (for ex. young wife in husband's family).

wakana O  wakana. vt. to have, ... take for, root, basis, foundation.

wakanei B  wákanei. n. a small fragment of feces.  O  waka-n-ei. n. aerial roots of certain trees, pandanus, mangrove.

wakaniba O  wakaniba. n. a species of dark coloured shark.

wakanikaina B  wakaánikáina. n. a root of the pan.

wakanni B  wakaan/ni. n. a root of the coconut tree.

wakaraoi O  wakaraoi. a. well embedded, rooted.  fig. well received, adopted, integrated in strange place.

wakariri B  wakáriri. a. tough-skinnned.  O  wakariri. a. stringy, fibrous, tough.  sup. superlative of wakawaka: underdone.

wakawaka B  wákawaka. a. stringy, fibrous as pandanus fruit.  O  wakawaka. a. stringy, fibrous, tough.

waki B  waáki. vi. to go on, to proceed.  O  waki. n. wawaki: advancement, progress.  v. to progress, to go forward, to advance, ... make progress, ... follow up an idea, ... realize a plan.  vc. kawaka, kaka ...: to make ...

wakina B  waákina. vt. to shove.  O  wakina. vt. wawakina: to push forward, to carry out, to impel, to proceed with an idea, to pursue actively ..., to make affairs progress, advance.

wakiraoi O  wakiraoi. syn. butiraoi.  good. progress, going well, making progress (used for actions, work, affairs).  ex. wa raoi, wa buaka used for persons of good or bad social behaviour.

wakiti B  wæ/kiti. n. wax (ENG).

wakoro B  waákoro. vi. to work by one's self.  n. work performed by one's self.