ae (rel pron) which (near). anene (v) to sing.

iribati - English aei (rel pron) this (and: aio). anenei (v) to sing them.
aeka (n) sort; kind. ang (n) the wind.
Glossary aekan (n) sort of, kind of. anga (n) a shoulder.
for the aekia (v) take from (as food from anga (v) to give.
fire). anganaki (v pass) be given.
ae e nako (adv) last (year, week, angaatai (n) right hand.
Communication and Culture month...). angaataiu (n) my right hand side.
Handbook ae e na roko (adv) next (week, ao (conj) and.
month, year...). aobiti (n) office.
(1523 entries) aera (v) what ... doing? Aokati (n) August.
ai (excl) truly! aono (n) group (especially for
Note on the alphabetization: ai (n) fire. islands), district.
Double letters (aa, nn, etc.), the ai (pron) such, like (n ai aron). aono ni Kiribati (n) Gilbert
apostrophe (in m', b'), and aia (n) firewood. Group.
spaces, have been ignored to aia (pron) their. aontano (n) earth, ground.
simplify look-up. For aika (pron) who; which. aontari (n) surface of sea.
example, ab'aab'aki is
alphabetized as if it were
aikai (pron) these. aonga (adv) in order that, so that.
spelled ababaki. ai m'aneu (n) my cousin, opposite aoraki (n) sick, sick person,
sex. illness.
ai natiu (n) my nephew or niece. aoranti (n) orange.
aiine (n) female, woman. Aotiteeria (pn) Australia.
A B E I K M N NG O R T U aio (pron) this (and: aei). ara (n) name.
W ai tariu (n) my cousin, same sex. ara (pron) our.
akanne (pron) those. araia (n) their names.
akawa (n) fishing. aram (n) your (sing.) name.
A akawa (v) to fish.
akawam (n) your fishing.
aramii (n) your (pl.) names.
aran (n) name of.
ake (pron) which were; that are. arana (n) his/her/its name.
a (aux) indicating immediate past. akea (neg) none. aranaki (v) named, called.
a (pron) they. akekei (pron) those (far). araniia (v) name or call them.
aaba (n) lands. aki (neg) not. Aranuka (pn) island in the Gilberts
aba (n) land. akuun (prep) behind, at the back between Kuria and Abemama.
ab'aab'aki (adj) big, large. of. arara (n) our names.
abaia (n) their land; land of. am (pron) your. arau (n) my name.
Abaiang (pn) island in the Gilberts aama (n) hammer. are (pron) who, which; that
between Tarawa and Marakei. am'arake (n) a food. (yonder).
ab'akin (n) size of. am'arake (v) to eat. aarei (pron) that yonder.
abam (n) your land; your country. am'arake n te tairiki (n) dinner. ari (n) spathe (coconut).
abam'akoro (n) island. Amerika (pn) America. ari (n) eyebrow.
abam'akoron (n) islands of. amii (pron) your (pl.). Aaro (n) religions.
abamii (n) your (pl.) islands; your amori (n) kind of fish. aro (n) way, manner.
(pl.) countries. aan (prep) under. Aro (n) religion.
abau (n) my island, my country. anaa (n) fish. aroia (n) their way, their manner.
abea (n) bait. ana (pron) his/her/its. aroka (n) plant.
abeana (n) its/his/her bait. anaa (v) take. aroka (v) to smell.
abeana (v) to use as bait. ana Ekaretia te Atua (pn) Church aron (n) way/manner of; like (n ai
Abemama (pn) island in the of God. aron).
Gilberts, east of Kuria and Aranuka. aane (pron) that. aroni (n) way/manner of.
Aberika (pn) Africa. aneang (n) mast. Aro ni Momon (n) Mormon
abong (n) four days. anene (n) a singing or song. Church.
Arorae (pn) the last island in the b'aene (n) basket. b'anaan (n) voice of.
south of Kiribati. b'aai (n) things. b'anaanaa (n) banana.
aroro (n) four generations. bai (n) hand. bane (adj) finished.
arou (n) my way/manner of. b'ai (n) thing. baannii (n) coconut leaf.
ata (adj) wide or broad. baiia (n) their hands. baanikaina (n) pandanus leaf.
ata (n) rope tied from mast to Baibara (n) Bible. b'anga (n) mosquito net.
outrigger (canoe). b'aibi (n) pipe. b'anga (v) to hide in a hole.
ataa (v) know. baika (n) these things. b'ange (n) chin.
ataei (n) children. baikara (interrog) what things? bangke (n) bank.
ataein (n) children of. baim (n) your hand. baoki (n) box.
ataeinimm'aane (n) boy. b'aim (n) your dress (clothing). b'aoua (v) bend.
atai (v pl) know. b'ain (n) thing of; clothing. b'ara (n) hat.
ataia (v) know him/her/it. b'aina (v) to wear (sing. form). b'ara (v) undone.
atama (n) gravel (small stones). b'ainaki (v pass) worn, used. b'arakarabe (n) paragraph.
atatai (v,a) skilled. b'ai n am'arake (n) eating b'aranako (adj) dispersed
Aatia (pn) Asia. utensils. (see: b'ara).
atiibu (n) stone. b'ai n aoraki (n) thing for baareka (adj) dirty.
atim'akoro (n) islet. sickness, medicine. b'ata (adj) black, blue.
atongaki (a) famous, renowned. b'aini (n) nose. b'ata (n) pot.
atuu (n) head. b'aini (v pl form) to wear. bati (adj) many.
Atua (pn) God. b'ai ni kao'ara tikuru (n) thing forb'ati (n) bus.
Atuaia (n) their God. unscrewing, screwdriver. b'aatika (n) bicycle.
atuun (n) head of. b'ai ni katena (n) thing for holdingb'aukin (n) pumpkin.
atuun te tautaeka (n) Governmenttight, pliers. beeba (n) paper.
Headquarters. b'aai ni mm'akuri (n) things for Beberuare (n) February.
au (pron) my. working, tools. beebete (adj) easy, light.
au (v) caulk. b'aai n taetae (n) things for beeki (n) pig.
aua (num) four. talking, telephone, speaker. bekobeko (n) cough.
auee (excl) exclamation of b'ai n tangira (n) thing for love, bekobeko (v) cough.
intensive feeling. gift, present. beem (n) your lavalava.
auti (n) house. baaire (n) measurement; been (n) lavalava of.
auti n iruwa (n) house for guest; arrangement. been (n) coconuts.
guest-house, hotel. baairea (v) to measure; to make been (n) pen.
arrangement. been (n) paint.
Bairiki (n) Capital town on Tarawaben (n) coconut.
where Government Headquarters are.beeniaki (v pass) painted.
A B E I K M N NG O R T U b'aiu (n) my dress. bentira (n) pencil.
W baiu (n) my hand. beretitenti (n) president.
b'aka (v) fall. beero (n) bell.
b'akantaai (n) afternoon. Beru (n) island west of Nikunau.
B bakatibu (n) ancestor.
baakee (n) tobacco.
Betebeke (n) Pacific.
beetin (n) basin.
baakeena (n) its tobacco. Betio (n) port town on Tarawa.
be bi bo bu baan (n) leaf of (see: baa). bia (excl) denoting a wish.
baana (n) its leaf (see: baa). bia (n) fish ovaries.
b'a (conj) because, for, that, as. Banaba (n) name of an island biia (n) beer.
baa (n) midrib of coconut leaf; leaf(Ocean Island). biibi (n) throat.
of plants. b'anaaia (n) their voice. bike (n) beach.
b'ab'ai (n) taro-like food plant. b'aanaki (v pass) filled with (oil, Bikenibeu (n) town on Tarawa
b'aab'aiaa (n) pawpaw; papaya. kerosene, benzine, etc. ). where Central Hospital is located.
babooboo (adj) yellow. b'anaam (n) your voice. bikoukou (adj) pregnant.
bina (n) last born child.
bina (v) come last.
bino (n) sitting dancing.
bino (v) to do sitting dance.
bira (v) plait.
biri (v) run.
biriari (n) full stop (period).
birim'aaka (v) run fast.
biri mwere (v) run slowly.
biroto (n) stomach.
birotou (n) my stomach.
bitaki (v pass) changed.
biti (n) knife.
Biti (n) Fiji.
biiua (n) fever.
biwa (n) fever.
boo (n) hit, cost.
boo (v) strike, meet (especially for bubua ni wae (n) knee.
time).
boob'ai (n) shopping.
boob'ai (v) do shopping.
boobete (adj) cheap.
bobootaki (v) use to gather
together.
Bobooti (n) Cooperative.
booia (v) strike it; ring it (the bell).buun (n) wife of or husband of.
boitin (n) poison.
boki (n) book.
booki (n) books.
boki n anene (n) song book, hymnbuoka (v) help.
book.
boki n tataro (n) prayer book.
boom (n) bomb.
bon (affirmative) truly.
boona (n) price, cost of.
boni (excl) truly.
bonota (v) close, shut.
bonotaki (v pass) closed, shut.
bong (n) day; night.
boongana (adj) useful.
boonganan (n) use of.
boonganana (n) his/her/ its use. buraawa (n) flour.
bongin (n) day of.
boora (n) bowl.
borau (v) sail.
booro (n) ball.
bootaki (n) assembly.
bootaki (v) meet, assemble.
boti (n) marked places in the
m'aneaba, etc.
booti (n) boat.
botu (n) weariness, fatigue.
botura (n) our weariness.
boou (adj) new.
boou (n) my salary.
bouan (n) post of.
buu (n) wife or husband.
bua (adj) lost.
buaka (adj) rough, not calm.
buaakaka (adj) bad.
Buariki (n) a name of a village on butim'aai (v) welcome.
Tarawa.
bubu (n) smoke (as from fire,
etc.).
bubu (v) smoke (as a fire, etc.). bwee (v) to paddle, steer.
bubuaka (adj) bad.
bubuaka (v) use to battle.
bubua ni bai (n) elbow.
bubuia (v) to rub it.
buubura (adj) big, large.
buki (n) back.
bukin (n) back of.
bukin (prep) for.
bukina (prep) because.
bun (n) shell fish.
bung (v) set (sun).
bungiaki (v pass) born.
bungintaai (n) sunset.
buokai (v) help me.
buokaki (v pass) helped.
buoki (v pl form) help.
buokiko (v) help you.
burae (n) hair; feather.
burae ni man (n) feather.
burakibooti (n) blackboard.
Buranti (n) France.
burati (n) brush.
burati (v) brush.
buraaun (adj) brown.
bure (n) wrong; a mistake; a sin. Engiran (p n) England.
bureitiman (n) policeman.
bureen (n) plane (tool).
buriki (n) brick.
Buritan (n) Britain.
buroo (n) hearts.
buro (v) boiling.
buroburo (n) bubble.
buuta (v) to call out (as to fight); toA B E I K M N NG O R T U
withdraw.
Butaritari (n) second island in
north of Gilberts.
buteeta (n) potato.
buti (v) run, as for vehicles and
boats.
butibooro (n) football.
butibooro (v) play football.
butiiko (v) request you.
butu (n) foot (measurement).
butu (v) to push.
bwee (n) a paddle; a rudder.
bweenaki (v pass) driven by means
of paddle or rudder.
bweennarina (n) a paddle.
bweennarina (v) to paddle.
bwenauaaki (v pass) divided, cut
into.
bwereeti (n) press.
bwereeti (v) press (print).
bweeuru (n) steering paddle.
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W
E
e (pron) he, she, it.
eea (n) air.
Eberi (n) April.
Eita (p n) village on Tarawa.
Ekaretia (n) Church.
ekueetoa (n) equator.
embaea (n) empire.
eng (excl) yes.
engaa (interrog) where?
Ereti (p n) Ellice (Tuvalu).
eta (prep) up.
eti (adj) right, correct, straight.
ewanin (n) coconut husk.
 W ikotaki (n) gathering. itoi (n) star.
ikotaki (v) add to; included.
im'aaim (prep) before you.
I im'aain (prep) before.
im'aaiu (prep) before me. A B E I K M N NG O R T U
imanaki (v pass) scaled. W
I (pron) I. I Matang (n) white people;
iaa (interrog) where? Europeans.
ia (n) blood vessel.
ia (n) tide.
imwiim (prep) after you.
imwiin (prep) after.
K
ia (n) hair. imwiina (prep) after him/her/it.
iabuti (n) high tide. in (adj) closed, shut. ke ki ko ku
iai (affirmative) thereby, there is, inaai (n) mat (coconut leaf).
there are. inanon (prep) in. kaa (n pl) car.
iaan (adv) below, under. inaaomata (n) independence. kaab'a (n) corrugated iron, copper.
ianimaama (adj) moonlit. inti (n) inch. kabae (n) knot; bandage.
iangoa (v) think of. ingaabong (n) morning. kabaeaki (v pass) tied, bandaged.
iaon (prep) on/over. irakea (v) to hoist. kabaeanatu (n) hair scarf.
iaona (prep) on/over it. iraman (interrog) how many? (for kabaei (v pl) tie (pl of kabaea).
iaati (n) yard. animals). kab'aia (adj) lucky, fortunate.
ibu (n) shell of coconut. iran (n) strands of. kab'akaa (v) to drop.
ibuakoia (prep) among them. iranna (v) how to do (a thing). kab'akaaki (v pass) fallen.
ibukiia (prep) for them. iraanaki (v pass) how (something)kabane (adj) all, altogether.
ibukin (prep) for. is done. kabanea (v) to finish.
ibukina (prep) for him/her/it, iraorao (adj) friendly. kabanei (v) to finish them all.
because; at the back of him/her/it. irarikin (prep) beside. kab'angab'angaa (v) to make a
ibun (n) shell of. iraua (interrog) how many? hole; to bore a hole.
ibuna (n) its shell. irewii (n) tooth brushing. kab'araa (v) undo, untie.
ibuobuoki (adj) helpful. irewii (v) to brush teeth. kab'arab'ara (v) to preach.
ibuobuoki (n) helping. iri (v) go with, follow, attend. kab'arab'araa (vt) to describe.
ie (n) sail. iriko (n) meat. kab'arab'arai (v) to describe.
iein (n) marriage. iriko (v) go with you;. kabaraaki (v pass) undone,
iein (v) marry. irikona (n) its flesh. untied.
ieka (n) flood. irouia (prep) by them. kab'aroa (v) pour out (water).
ieka (v) to flood. iroum (prep) by you. kab'aroi (v pl form) pour out.
iena (n) its sail. iroun (prep) by, of. kaabentaa (n) carpenter.
ika (n) fish. irouna (prep) by him/her. kabeta (v) put on water to float.
iika (n pl) fish. iroura (prep) by us. kabetan (n) floater of.
ikai (adv) here. irua/iriwa (n) guest, stranger. kabi (n) keel.
ikan (n) fish of. iruwa (n) stranger, foreigner. kaboo (n) farewell.
ikanne (adv) right there. itauu (n) boxing. kaboo (v) to complete.
ikaraaba (n) hide and seek. itera (n) half. kabooa (v) buy.
ikaraaba (v) hide and seek. iteran (n) half of. kabooaki (v pass) bought.
ikarii (n) bony fish. iterana (n) half of it. kabooaki (v pass) to get to meet at
ikawai (n) grown-up. iteran to kawai (n) side of the the ends, points.
ikawaina (n) his/her/its age; road. kabooanako (v) sell.
growing up. iti (n) lightning. kabooi (v pl form) buy.
ikekei (adv) over there. itiia (v) scoop it up. Kaabong (n) Thursday.
I Kiribati (n) Gilbertese. itibong (n) half moon. kaboonganaa (vt) to use it.
ikoaki (n) wounded person. itibwi (num) seventy. kaboonganai (v pl form) use.
ikoaki (v pass) injured. itiua (num) seven. kaboonganaaki (v pass) used.
kaboonganaan (n) use of. kainikawaawaa (n) gutter. kam'anuui (v pl form) to fold.
kaboowi (n) a conference. kainiwene (n) bed. kamariri (adj) chilly.
kaboowi (v) to have a conference;.kaintekateka (n) chair. kamatea (v) kill.
kabuanib'ai (n) accident. kairabong (interrog) what day? kamateb'ai (v) study.
kabubu (adj) blunt. kairai (v) lead me, guide me, directkamatoai (v) make them strong.
kabubu (n) a powdered food mademe. Kamatuu (n) Protestant Church.
from pandanus fruit. kairiko (v) lead you; guide you; kamea (n) dog.
kabuubuta (v) to run a thing direct you. kam rab'a (v) thank you (pl.).
several times. kaairua (n) mistake. kaan (prep) almost, close to.
kabuebue (adj) hot. kaaitara (prep) face to face. kan (v) want, wish.
kaburoa (vt) boil. kaaitarai (v) give opposites. kana (v) eat.
kaburoaki (v pass) boiled. kaaitaraan (n) opposite of. kanaia (n) their food.
kabururu (v) wash one's face. kaitiakan (n) cleaning of. kanaia (v) put more fire-wood on
kabuta (v) to drive; to cause to kaitiaki (v pass) cleaned. the fire.
move something. kaitiakia (v) clean it. kanaki (v pass) eaten.
kabutikai (n) a kind of game kaaitiboo (v) meet. kanakoaki (v pass) sent away.
played with playing cards. Kaitibong (n) Seventh day. kanakoi (v pl form) take away;
kaea (v) go for; to chase. kakaaea (v) look for; find out. send away.
kaei (v pl form) chase; go for. kakaaei (v pl form) look for; find kanana (n) his/her/its food.
kaeta (v) straighten; correct. out. kani (v) want; wish.
kaetai (v) correct me; straighten kakaaki botu (n) pass time. kaaniia (v) to go closer.
me. kaakanaki (v pass) edible. kanikina (n) the mark or sign;.
kaetia (v) correct him/her/it; kakanoa (adj) having something kanikinaea (v) to mark or sign.
straighten him/her/it. inside. Kanimabong (n) Friday.
kaetiko (v) correct you; put you kaakang (adj) keen to eat. kaniiman (num) fifth; come fifth.
right. kakang (adj) sharp. kanoaia (v) fill it.
kai (n) stick. kakangia (v) sharpen. kanoaaki (v pass) filled.
kaai (n pl) timber; woods; sticks; kaaki (v) take away, to put. kanoan (n) content of.
trees. kakibaa (v) to cause to fly, jump, kanoana (n) its content.
kaaiia (n) their people. leap. kaantaninga (n) hope;
kaiia (n) their sticks; stick for kakooa (v) to fasten tightly. expectation.
them. kakoauaa (v) believe; to say kaantaninga (v) to hope for;
kaiia (n) points lost in game. something or someone is true ; to expect.
kaaibibiti (v) to exchange. prove. kantoka (n) the fare or freight.
kaibuke (n) ship. kakua (adj) tiresome. kang (v pl form) eat.
kaika (v) pail water out of. kakukurei (adj) pleasant, kangaa (interrog) how?
kaikan (n) pail of or for. pleasing. kaanga (v) seem.
kaimatoa (n) stiff action, kind of kam (pron pl) you. kaangai (adv) thus.
Kiribati dancing movement. kam'aa (v) cook. kaangai (v) say thus, say as
kaimoa (n) crews of the ship. kam'aim'ai (n) molasses (cooked follows.
kaain (n) person of, people of; toddy). kaangaanga (adj) difficult hard.
owner of; occupier of. kam'aitoro (adj) cold. kangkang (adj) delicious.
kain (n) stick of; wood of. kamaiu (adj) pleasant. kangkangin (n) deliciousness of.
kaaina (n) its people; owner; kamaiu (n) supper. kaoaki (n) orders.
occupier. kamaiu (v) life giving. kaoaki (v pass) invited.
kaina (n) its stick, its wood;. kamaiuaki (v pass) saved, rescued,kaoi (pl v) order (things).
kaina (n) pandanus tree. healed. kaokoro (n) different or
kaainabana (n) his wife/her kamaamana (n) its window. difference.
husband. kamaanaki (v pass) kept longer. kaona (v) fill up.
kaainabau (n) wife or husband. kam'anea (v) to trick; betray. Kaonobong (n) Saturday.
kainnakotinaniku (n) latrine. kamani (adv) previously, before. kaongoraeai (v) inform me.
kaotii (v) show them (things). kataeki (v pass) built, established. kauniko (v) make you angry.
karab'arab'a (v) to say thankful kataia (v) try it. kauniwae (n) shoe.
words. katairiki (n) meal taken in the kaunrab'ata (n) wrestling.
karaki (v) to tell a story; to talk. evening. kaunrab'ata (v) wrestle.
karaanga (n) river. katake (n) kind of Kiribati song kautuaa (v) to grate (as coconut).
karanga (n) Kiribati stick dancing.mostly sung in a talking manner; kaawa (n) village.
karaanga (v) to flatter. chant. kaawa (n) poor, sad condition.
karaoa (v) do, make. kataaki (v pass) tried; tempted. kawaekoa (n) haste.
karaoaki (v pass) made. katam'a (n) cat. kawaekoa (v) to hurry.
karaoan (n) the doing or making katangitang (n) instrument. kawaerake (n) pants.
of. katangitang (v) play music on anykawai (n) path, lane, road, street.
karaoi (v) do; make them (things).musical instrument;. kawakiniia (v) keep them, look
karaoia (v) do it or make it. katararakea (v) to put someone orafter them.
karatiin (n) kerosene. something face up. kawanaai (v) make me feel light,
karau (n) rain. katarinaki (v pass) being extractedcomfortable after eating too much.
karaun (n) fishing net. from coconut (kernel). kawara (v) to visit.
karaaure (n) farewell. katati (n) knife for cutting toddy. kawiiremweko (v) to eat/drink;
karau tanginako (n) shower of kataua (v) to try on as dress, etc.; talk slowly.
rain. permit. kawiitatako (v) to eat/drink; talk
karawa (n) sky, heaven. katauraoi (n) preparation. fast.
kare (v) blow; throw. katautau (n) an approximate ke (v) dig.
karekea (v) get; catch. calculation. kena (v) dig.
karekeaki (v pass) caught. katawanou (n) meal taken at kewe (n) lie.
karekean (n) catching of. noon. kewe (v) tell a lie.
kareke nano (n) sweet talking. katea (v) to build; to establish. kiaro (n) outrigger of a canoe.
karewe (n) a toddy; sweet. katebe (v) spear fishing. kiba (v) jump, fly.
kariki (n) bread. katei (n) custom. kibee (n) torch fishing.
kariki (n) descendant. kateitei (n) construction. kibee (v) torch fishing.
kariki (v) to become pregnant. kateitei (v) construct. kibu (n) verse of a song or poetry.
karikirake (n) business; katenaa (v) make it crowded; tied;kibuntaeka (n) sentence.
promotion. joined. kie (n) mat made of pandanus
karimoa (n) first born child. Katenibong (n) Wednesday. leaves.
karimwiina (n) second child to katerea (v) to show. kiie (n) mats made of pandanus
him/her. kaati (n) playing card. leaves.
karin (v) put them on; divide; put katoaa (v) to make a pair. kiika (n) octopus.
them in. katoobibia (v) surround. kimoa (n) a rat.
karina (v) put it on; divide; put it katoobibiaki (v pass) surrounded. kimoa (v) to steal.
in. katoka (v) to stop, halt; cure. kimototo (adj) short; not long.
karinaki (v pass) put on; divided; katokaa (v) put something on kinaa (v) recognize.
put in. something or somebody. kinai (v pl) recognize them.
karinrin (n) admitting. katoki (v pl) stop; cure. kinaka (n) sore.
karo (n) father, parent. Katorika (n) Catholic Church. kiriaria (adv) later on.
karokoa (v) to wait until the katorobubua (v) to kneel. Kiribati (n) Gilberts.
coming of; the time of. katuka (v) put, leave behind. kirikiti (n) cricket (game).
karongoaa (n) noise. kauu (n) pair of shoes. kirikiti (v) play cricket.
karongoaa (v) to make noise. Kauabong (n) Tuesday. kiriin (adj) green.
karuoa (v) to put down; to get kauaaki (n) trawl fishing;. kiromiita (n) kilometer.
something/somebody down. kauaaki (v) to trawl a fishing line. kiitani (v pl) to leave; to abandon;
katabea (v) to make someone kauarinan (adj) secondary. to go from.
busy. kauarinan (n) second line/class. koo (adj) tight.
katabetabe (v) to be bothering. kaunai (v) make me angry. ko (pron) you.
koaua (adj) true, real.
koaua (n) truth.
koobe (n) coffee.
koikoi (n) kind of shellfish.
koikoi (v) to grate using shell.
kokookoo (v) to be jealous.
konaa (v) can, to be able to.
konana (n) his/her/its catch.
kora (n) string, cord.
ko rab'a (v) thank you (sing.).
koraki (n) class (in school).
koraki (n) relative.
korakora (adj) strong; big.
koran (n) string of.
koran (n) colon (grammar).
korea (v) cut, write.
koreaki (v pass) been cut.
koreia (v) cut it.
koro (n) husking stick.
koro (v) cut.
koroboki (v) write.
koroi (v pl) cut them; write them maekia (v) to cut it tenderly.
(see: korea).
koroia (v) cut it.
korokarewe (n) cutting toddy.
korokarewe (v) cut toddy.
korone (n) colony.
koronen (n) colony of.
kooti (n) coat (animal or clothing). maiakina (adv) south of it.
kootiueei (n) causeway.
koumara (n) small shell fish.
koowana (n) governor.
kua (adj) tired.
kua (n) a whale.
kuata (n) quarter.
kuuka (n) a cook; a cooker.
kukurei (adj) happy glad.
kun (n) skin.
kunan (n) song of.
kunea (vt) find.
kuneaki (v pass) found.
kunnikai (n) cloth.
kunnikaim (n) your cloth.
kunnikaiu (n) my cloth.
kuo(ta) (v) to skin.
kuotaki (v pass) skinned.
kuoti (v pl) skin them.
kuri (adv) almost;.
kuri (v) to get something hastily ormaium (n) your life.
greedily.
Kuria (n) island in the central
Gilberts.
A B E I K M N NG O R T U
W m'akoron (n) part of.
M mm'akuri (v) work.
me mi mo mu
ma (conj) and, with.
maa (n) fish trap.
m'ae (n) necklace.
maeao (n) west.
maeaoia (adv) west of them.
maeaon (adv) west of.
maeka (n) the home.
maeka (v) live, stay.
m'aenroroa (n) necklace.
maii (adj) pale white.
mai (n) breadfruit.
mai (prep) from.
maiaki (n) south.
maiakin (adv) south of.
Maiana (p n) island south of
Tarawa.
maibiibi (adj) broken into tiny
pieces.
maibiibi (n) tiny pieces.
m'aiee (n) Gilbertese dancing.
m'aim'ai (adj) wet.
m'aain (prep) before.
mainaina (prep) white.
mainiku (n) east.
mainikun (adv) east of.
maingim (n) your left-hand side.
maire (n) mile.
mairoun (prep) from.
m'aiti (adj) many.
m'aitiia (n) their number.
m'aitoro (adj) cold.
maiu (n) life; alive.
maiuia (n) their life.
m'aaka (adj) fast; powerful.
m'aaka (n) power.
maaka (n) scar; decay; sore.
m'akeiia (n) their thorns (on a
pandanus leaf).
Makin (n) the very last island in
the north of the Gilberts.
m'akorona (n) its part.
mm'akuri (n) work.
m'am'ananga (n) the traveling.
m'am'ananga (v) traveling, used
to traveling.
mamaraki (v) keep aching, used to
aching.
mamàara (adj) weak, feeble.
maan (adj) long.
maan (n) animals.
man (n) animal.
man (prep) from.
m'anai (n) land crab.
mm'anako (v) fall away, fall out.
m'ananga (v) travel.
m'ane (n) money.
mm'aane (n) man; old.
m'aane (n pl) money.
m'aneaba (n) assembly building,
public meeting house.
m'aneka (n) footstep.
m'aanem (n) your sister/brother
(opp. sex sibling).
manena (adj) useful.
manena (n) use of it, its use.
m'aaneu (n) my sister/brother
(opp. sex sibling).
mmanii (adj) thin.
mani (prep) from.
m'anib'a (n) well.
mannikiba (n) bird.
manin (n) animal/birds of.
maninnara (n) mosquito.
m'aninga (v) forget.
maanra (interrog) how long?
manga (adv) again.
m'aangan (n) branch of.
manging (adj) sour; drunk.
manging (n) intoxicating drink.
m'angko (n) mug, cup.
mao (adj) bitter; healed.
mao (n) a bush.
m'aoto (n) break, fracture.
m'aoto (v) break (as stick, pencil,
etc.), fracture.
mara (adj) soft (after soaking); assembly.
wet.
mara (adj) bald.
marae (n) field.
marai (n) the kernel of a green
coconut.
m'arairai (adj) long (esp. when mena (v) stay, to be at a certain
something is hanging down).
Marakei (n) island between
Abaiang and Butaritari.
maraki (n) pain, ache.
maraki n atuu (n) headache.
maraki ni biroto (n) stomachache.mino (v) go round, spin.
maraki ni wil (n) toothache.
marau (adj) somewhat soft.
maraurau (adj) quite soft.
marawa (n) ocean.
mare (n) marriage.
mare (v) to wed, to marry.
marenaia (prep) between them. moaa (v) call at.
marenan (prep) between.
marenaua (n) countryside.
marooroo (n) conversation.
marooroo (v) engage in
conversation.
marurung (adj) healthy.
mata (n) eye.
mataia (n) their eyes.
matan (n) the eyes of.
matana (n) his/her/its eyes.
mataniwi (n) border, edge.
mataniwi (n) boss, director, chief. primary.
mataniwi (v) be boss, director,
chief.
mataniwiina (n) its border.
matau (n) my eyes.
matauninga (n) not courtesy,
offense.
mate (n) die.
matenten (adj) thick.
Maati (n) March.
maatiati (n) matches.
maatimtim (v) dripping.
matoa (adj) stiff; hard, strong.
matuu (n) sleep.
matuu (v) sleep.
m'auu (adj) dry.
m'au, m'auu (adj) dry.
maungatabu (n) general
assembly.
maungatabu (v) hold a general mtakoro (n) part.
mumuta (n) vomit.
mauri (n) good health. mumuta (v) vomit.
mawaawa (adj) blue. mweengau (n) my home.
meang (n) north. mweere (adj) slow, late.
meangin (adv) north of. mwiin (prep) after, result of.
Meei (n) May.
place.
meeri (n) mail; ferry. A B E I K M N NG O R T U
minita (n) minister. W
miniti (n) minutes.
mino (n) file (tool).
miriki (n) milk.
N
miita (n) meter.
mitinare (n) missionary, pastor. ne ni no nu
moa (adj) first.
moa (n) front. n (prep) of (and: ni).
moa (n) chicken. N (pron) I (before na, nang(i)).
na (aux) will (future).
moan (adj) very. naa (n) group of stones on the
moan (adj) first. reef.
moan (n) front part of. naa (n) collection of.
moana (v) call at; start. naba (adv) too, also; again.
moanaki (v pass) called at; started;naaibi (n) knife.
hit by. naaka (excl) word for calling the
moani (adj) first. attention of more than one person.
Moanibong (n) Monday. naakai (pron) these people.
moaningaabong (n) early naakanne (pron) those people.
morning. naake (pron) those people.
moanrinan (n) first class/line/row;nakea (interrog) where to?
naakekei (pron) those people
moantaai (adj) early. there.
moantaai (n) early. nako (v) to go to.
moantairiki (n) evening. nakoiia (prep) to them.
mooi (v) drink. nakoim (prep) to you.
moimoto (n) green coconut. nakoina (prep) to him/her/it.
moko (n) smoke (of a pipe, cigar, nakomai (v) come here.
etc.). nakon (prep) to.
moko (v) smoke (pipe, cigar, etc.). nakona (n) his/her/its departure.
mokon (n) smoke of. nakonako (v) walk.
moko to rauara (n) smoke made Nam (excl) person. article for
of chipped tobacco and pandanus males; names starting with B or M.
leaf. nama (n) lagoon.
Moomon (n) Mormon religion, nam'akaina (n) moon (no article);
church. month.
moone (n) hell (no article). Nan (excl) person. article for males
morikoi (n) name of a fish. (N. Gilb.).
motirawa (n) a holiday. naano (adv) down.
motirawa (v) to leave, rest. nano (n) heart or mind.
nano (v) keep. nim (v pl) to drink. ngke e ingaabong (adv) this
nanoia (n) their nimaia (n) their drink. morning.
minds/heart/thought. nimaki (v pass) drunk. ngke e tairiki (adv) last night.
nanokaawaki (adj) sad, unhappy. niiman (num) five ngkoa (adv) long ago.
nanon (n) mind of; depth of; persons/animals/ small fish, etc. ngkoananoa (adv) yesterday.
meaning of. niman (num) five (animate). ngkoe (pron) you (sing).
nanona (n) his/her mind; its nimaua (num) five (general). ngongo (v) itching.
meaning. ningaabong (n) tomorrow.
nanonna (v) to mean something. nningai (interrog) when?
nanou (n) my mind. niiraki (v pass) rolled up.
nang (aux) will, about to (future). niirakina (n) its rolling. A B E I K M N NG O R T U
Nang (excl) person. article for niirana (n) its rolling cord W
males. (coconut spathe rolling string).
nango (n) fly. niiri (v pl) to roll them up.
naango (n pl) flies (insect). niiria (v) to roll it up.
Nao (excl) word to call a man's or Nobemba (n) November.
O
boy's attention. nono (n) bunker, battlement.
nao (n) wave. Nonouti (n) island in the Gilberts oo (n) wall, enclosure, pen.
naao (n pl) waves. between Tabiteuea and Abemama. oi (n) torch light made by rolling
naon (n) waves of. noora (v) see. dry coconut leaves.
nati (n) a child. nooraki (v pass) seen. oi ni kibee (n) torch for torch-
natiia (n) their child. noori (v pl) see. fishing (on reef).
natina (n) his/her child. nooria (v) see him/her/it. oi n tatae (n) torch for torch-
natira (n) our child. nooriko (v) see you. fishing (for flying fish).
natiu (n) my child. nuuka (n) middle; center; back. oki (n) return.
Nauru (n) name of a nearby nuukaia (n) middle of them. oki (v) come back.
Micronesian country (island). nuukan (n) back/center/middle of. okira (v) return to; come back to.
Nei (excl) person article for nuukanibong (n) midnight. Okitoba (n) October.
females. nutibeeba (n) newspaper. okiu (n) my return.
neie (pron) this woman/girl okoro (adj) different.
(usually followed by name). okoro (n) difference; aside; apart.
neiei (pron) this woman/girl. okoro (v) aside; apart.
neienne (pron) that woman/girl. A B E I K M N NG O R T U on (adj) full up.
neierei (pron) that woman/girl W on (n) turtle.
there. oon (n) wall of.
Neiko (excl) word used to call a oonaoraki (n) hospital.
female's attention.
neinei (adj) having water inside;
NG onauti (n) flying fish.
onean (n) replacement of.
swampy. onobwi (num) sixty.
neera (n) nail. ngaa (interrog) where? onoman (num) six (animate).
neeti (n) nurse. ngaa (num) thousand. Onotoa (p n) island in the Gilberts
newe (adj) lodged up in a tree, etc. ngae (adj) enough, satisfied. between Tabiteuea and Tamana.
newe (n) lodged up in a tree, etc. ngai (pron) me, I. onoua (num) six (general).
nii (adj) bitter. ngaia (pron) him/her/it; he, she, it. ongo (v) hear.
nii (n) coconut tree. ngaina (n) daylight. ongoraa (v) listen to.
ni (prep) of (and: n). ngkai (adv) now. ora (n) low tide.
nikira (n) remainder. ngkam (excl) I don't know. oreaki (v pass) hit.
nikira (v) deliver. ngkamii (pron) you (pl.). orean (n) beat of.
Nikunau (n) third island from the ngkana (conj) when, if. oreano (n) ball bat (kind of game
south. ngkanne (conj) then. where one group bats the ball and the
nim (adj) stuck. ngke (conj) when. other group tries to catch).
oota (adj) bright, clear. ranga (v) capsize, overturn. reirei ni kaimoa (n) marine
oota (n) light. rangi (adv) very. training school.
oota (v) see clearly, understand. raoi (adj) calm (as calm sea); fine, reirei n tia reirei (n) teachers'
otabaniniaki (v pass) surrounded. peaceful. college.
oti (v) rise; show; appear. raoi (adv) exactly, properly. reireiti (v) join together (as short
otintaai (n) sunrise. raoi (n) peace. pieces of string).
otooto (n) composing, raoiroi (adj) good, nice. reke (v pp) gotten.
composition. raonna (v) be friends with. rereaki (v pass) mixed
raonna (v) to accompany. (drink/food).
raoraona (v) be friends with. reerio (n) radio.
raou (n) my friend. reta (n) letter.
A B E I K M N NG O R T U raraa (adj) rusty. ri (v) pass.
W raraa (n) bleeding; blood;. ria (v) appear.
raranga (n) weaving. riai (adj) proper, better;.
raranga (v) weave. riai (aux) must.
R rarangaaki (v pass) woven.
rarangaan (n) the weaving of.
ribana (v) cultivate.
riki (adv) else; more.
rarikin (adv) beside, near. riki (v) happen, become;.
re ri ro ru rarikin (n) side of. riki (v) start to grow.
rarikin (n) pauper. rikitemanna (n) only child.
rab'a (n) thanks. raroa (adv) far, distant. rimoa (adj) past.
rab'a (n) car or motor bike tire. raroaia (n) their distances. rimoa (v) go before or go ahead
raababa (adj) wide, broad. raroara (interrog) how far? of.
rabakau (adj) clever, skillful. rauara (n) cigarette paper made rimwi (adj) late.
rabakauu (n) my skill, my from pandanus leaf. rimwi (v) come late, come after.
knowledge. rauarana (n) its cigarette paper rin (v) get in, enter.
rab'ata (n) body. (rauara). rinan (n) row.
rab'ata (v) to hold to one's body. rauia (n) their thatch (house). rine (v) excel, be superior.
rab'atau (n) my body. rauna (n) its thatch. rineaki (v pass) chosen, elected.
rabono (n) eel. raurau (n) plate; record (for recordrinerine (n) election.
raeuaia (v) tear it; break it (as a player). riniia (n) their entrance, their
glass). raurau ni wae (n) top part of the admittance.
rai (adj) withered. foot. ririki (n) year.
rai (n) layers of canoe planks. raure (v) separate. Ritemba (n) December.
rairaki (v) turn. raure nako (adj) separate, apart. roo (n) anchor.
rairan (n) translation of. rawa (n) channel, passage to a roo (n) rope.
raiti (n) rice. lagoon. roo (n) dark, darkness.
rake (adj) lucky. rawa (v) refuse. roaroa (n) rodfishing.
rake (adv) up, upward. rawa (v) dislike. roobu (n) rope.
raama (n) outrigger side of a rawaawata (adj) heavy. roka (n) a lock.
canoe. rawaawata (adj) sad. roka (n) a game played with
rama (n) canoe float (outrigger). rebwerebwe (n) motorbike. playing cards.
ram'a (n) forehead. rebwerebwe (n) successive roki (n) blind (as window blind),
ram'a (n) gable of house. crashing around sounding like curtain.
raami (n) playing card game. thunder. rooki (n) curtains.
ran (n) water. reirei (n) school. roko (v) come, arrive, be present.
ranna (n) its water. reirei (v) study. rokoia (n) their arrival, their
ranniben (n) coconut milk. reirei ibukini mm'akuri (n) presence.
rannimoimoto (n) green coconut technical institute. rokona (n) his/her presence or
water. reirei n neeti (n) school of arrival.
raanti (n) launch. nursing. rongorongo (n) news.
rongorongoni (n) news of. him//her/it. taninga (v) wait.
roroo (adj) black. taekin (v) speak about (pl. taningaia (n) their ears.
rooro (n) ages. of taekina). taningaia (v) wait for him/her/it.
roro (n) age, generation. taekinna (v) speak about it. tanoni (n) soil of; sand of; earth
rooroo (v) be at anchor. taetae (n) language. of.
roroa (n) neck. taetae (v) speak. tanrake (n) ocean side or eastern
rooroko (v) visit at regular times. taetae ni kawai (n) old language; side or shore.
rootongitong (adj) very dark. conversation. tanraken (n) ocean side of, eastern
ruu (n) room. taetae ni kawai (v) to speak, have side of.
ruabwi (num) ninety. a conversation. taan reirei (n) teachers.
ruaiua (num) nine. taai (n) times. tanrion (n) lagoon side of; western
ruoia (n) Kiribati dancing. taai (n) sun (no article). side of.
rurungaa (n) rumbling. tai (n) time; clock or watch. taan ununiki (n) agricultural
tai (neg) don't. workers, farmers.
taian (pron) those (things, people, taanga (n) couples.
etc.). taanga (n) army.
A B E I K M N NG O R T U taiani (pron) those (things, people,tangi (v) cry.
W etc.). tangim (n) your cry.
taiaoka (aux) please. tanginako (n) shower of rain.
taibora (n) table. tanginako (v) move away (as
T tain (n) time of; season.
taai nako (adv) all the time,
sound).
tanginako (v) ignored,
everytime. embarrassed.
te ti to tu tairiki (n) evening. tangira (v) want; like; love.
tairikin (n) evening of. tangirai (v) want me; like me; love
taaba (n) a long and broad knife. taka (v) thirsty. me.
taba (n) cheek. takaakaro (n) a game. tangiria (v) like him/her/it; love
Taabati (n) Sunday. takaakaro (v) to play. him/her/it.
tabe (adj) busy. takaakaroia (n) their play. tangiriko (v) like you; love you.
tabeai (adj) some (sticks, etc.). takataka (n) copra. tao (aux) about; perhaps.
tabeka (v) lift. taakinaki (v pass) spread out as taoo (n) saw (tool).
tabekia (v) lift it. mat. taoo (v) saw (wood, etc.).
tabeman (n) somebody. taku (v) say. taobongiia (adv) every other day,
taberan (n) top of (tree, plants andtama (n) father. leaving off days.
mast). tam'akan (n) climbing of. taokita (n) doctor.
tabetabe (adj) busy. Tamana (n) the second island fromtaonna (v) press down; stand or sit
tabetai (adv) sometimes. the south of the Gilberts. on.
tabeua (n) some (things). tam'arakea (v) climb up, ascend. taonna (v) postpone.
taabia (n) earring. tamau (n) my father. taorooro (n) taro.
Tabiteuea (n) the biggest island in taamnei (n) picture. taotaona (v) pressing down.
the Gilberts. taamnein (n) picture of. taotaona (v) to be patient.
taabo (n) places. taan (n) -ers, those who do. taara (n) towel.
tabo (n) place; point or end. tanai (n) axe (small). taaraa (n) dollar.
taboia (n) their ends or points. taan akawa (n) fishermen. taraia (vt) look at it.
tabon (n) end of; point of. taani (n) those who, -ers (pl. taraiia (vt) look at them.
tabona (n) its end, point. of tia). taraan (n) the look of something/
tabonibai (n) finger. taani kateitei (n) construction someone.
tabu (adj) holy; forbidden; sacred. workers. Tarawa (n) capital island of the
taeka (n) word. tanimaeaontaai (n) afternoon. Gilberts.
taekan (n) word of; news of. tanimainiku (n) eastern side;. taari (n) sea; seawater.
taekana (n) words or news about taninga (n) ear. taariaki (adj) salted.
tarim (n) your sibling of same sex.teirake (v) to stand up. tibuu (n) my grandparent.
taarin (n) salt of. teitei (v) standing. tibu (v) swell.
taarin (n) sea of. tekateka (v) sit. tiibuta (n) mini dress for women,
tarin (n) his/her/its sibling of sameteke (v) pricked; beaten, (as in a like blouse.
sex. competition). tibu to mm'aane (n) grandfather.
tariu (n) my sibling of same sex. tekena (v) to beat (as in a tientemiita (n) centimeter.
taromauri (v) pray, worship. competition). tikareti (n) cigarette.
tatae (n) torch fishing for flying temanna (num) one tikiraoi (adj) beautiful, pretty, nice
fish. (person/animal/small fish/insect). looking.
tataneiai (v) used to, accustom. tena (v) bite. tiku (v) stay, stay away.
tataninga (vi) wait; keep waiting. tenaiko (v) bite you. tikuni (v) stay away of.
tataningaa (vt) wait for tenamoko (n) smoke, e.g. from tikuru (n) screw.
(someone). tobacco. tina (n) mother.
taatang (v) cry at regular time; thattenibwi ma nimaua (num) thirty tinaia (n) their mother.
can cry; make sound or rings. five. tinan (n) mother of.
taatangira (v) fond of. teniman (num) three tinaniku (n) outside.
tataro (v) to pray or a prayer. (persons/animals, etc.). tinanikun (n) outside of.
tau (adj) enough; fit. teniua (num) three (things). tinau (n) my mother.
tauu (v) hold, plural verb form tengaun (num) ten (people, tiireeree (n) Gilbertese kind of
of taua. animals, etc.). dancing using short skirts.
taua (v) hold. teraa (interrog) what? tiriwae (n) panty.
tauaki (v pass) held. teuaae (pron) this man who titaokin (n) stockings.
tauakin (n) hold of. (followed by name or description). titeboo (n) same (tiiteboo).
tau manin taninga (n) singing teuaaei (pron) this man. titiraki (n) a question.
with hand covering the ear. teuana (num) one (article). titiraki (v) to ask, to question.
tauni mate (n) funnel. teuaane (pron) that man. titirakinna (v) to ask him/her, to
tau on (n) turtle chase. teuaare (pron) that man who question him/her.
taura (n) lamp; something that (followed by name or description). titirakinai (v) to ask me, to
gives out light at night. teuaarei (pron) that man there. question me.
tauraoi (adj) ready. teutana (adj) some. titooa (n) a store.
tautaeka (n) government. tewaana (num) one toa (adj) even.
tautaeka (v) rule, govern. (canoe/ship/boat). toa (n) a giant.
tawanou (n) noon. ti (adv) only. toa (n) church feast.
te (art) the, a. ti (pron) we. toabuaka (adj) odd, not even.
teaina (n) one stick. tii (v) shoot out, gush out. toabuaka (v) disabled.
Teaoraereke (n) village on tia (aux) have/has/had; finished. toaraoi (adj) equal in number.
Tarawa. ti a boo (interj) good-bye. toobu (n) soap.
Tebetemba (n) September. tiaabora (n) shovel. toobu ni irewi (n) toothpaste.
te boo (n) same. tiaki (neg) not. toka (v) ride.
tebotebo (n) bath. tianaki (n) something like food, tokatoka (v) riding on as in
tebotebo (v) bathe. etc. prepared for a journey. surfing.
tebubua (num) one hundred. tianti (n) cent (money). toki (v) stop, halt, pause.
tebwi (num) ten followed by unit. Tianuare (n) January. tomai (v) join.
tebwi ma itiua (num) seventeen. tiaoka (n) chalk (blackboard tonotonon to bai (n) soft part of
tebwi ma nimaua (num) fifteen. pencil). palm of hand.
tebwi ma aua (num) fourteen. tia reirei (n) teacher. Toromon (n) Solomon.
tebwina (num) ten. tib'a (aux) just. totooa (adj) very big in size.
teei (n) baby, child, kid. tib'aake (n) lighter (= spark). toua (v) hit with a foot; step on.
teei (v) keep standing. tiib'aati (n) teapot. tuae (n) pandanus dried pulp.
tei (v) stand. tibeeranna (v) spell it. tuai (adv) not yet.
teinnaiine (n) girl. tibu (n) grandpa or grandma. tuangai (v) tell me.
Tuun (n) June. unuuniki (n) agriculture. wii (n) tooth; mouth.
Tuurai (n) July. unuuniki (v) to plant. wiib'ara (n) wheel barrow.
tuta ni kawai (n) junction.
uoman (num) two (people/animalswiiki (n) week.
Tutia (n) Mass. or birds). wiikin (n) week of.
Tuvalu (n) group of islands
uotaki (v pass) brought. wiin (n) mouth of; peak of; blade
formerly named Ellice Islands.
uoti (v) to carry (plural of uota). (razor, knife, axe, etc.).
uoua (num) two (general).
uraura (adj) red.
uringa (v) remember.
A B E I K M N NG O R T U uringga (v) remember it.
W uruakaki (v pass) broken.
uruaki (v pass) broken.
uto (n) young coconut tree.
U utuu (n) family, relative.

uu (n) eel trap.

uaa (n) fruit. A B E I K M N NG O R T U
uaa (v) bearing fruit. W
uabaa (num) two (leaves).
uabwi (num) twenty.
uaia (adj) both.
uaaia (n) their fruits.
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uaia (n) racing.
uaakai (pron) these men. waa (n) canoe.
uaakanne (pron) those men. wae (n) leg, foot.
uaakekei (pron) those men there. waebua (n) thumb.
uaana (n) its fruit. waekoa (adj) fast.
uaanikai (n) fruit. waekoa (v) walk fast.
uangaun (num) twenty. waeremwe (adj) slow.
uara (interrog) how is it? waeremwe (v) walk slowly.
uareereke (adj) small, tiny. waetata (adj) fast.
uatai (num) two times; twice. waaia (n) their canoe.
uaati (v) wash. waaki (v) go on; progress.
ukeuke (n) examination. waan (n) canoe of.
ukeuke (v) to examine, to test. waanibanga (n) Kiribati dance (for
uki ni bai (n) fingernail. men).
uki ni baim (n) your fingernail. wanibwi (num) eighty.
um'a (n) house. waanikiba (n) airplane.
um'an reirei (n) house of waniman (num) eight (men,
schooling, classroom. women, etc.) (animate).
um'an tabu (n) house of holiness; waniua (num) eight (stone, books,
church. etc.) (inanimate).
um'an tebotebo (n) house of bath;wareka (v) read; count.
bathroom. warekia (v) read it; count it.
umunaki (adj) baked. warem'ane (n) counting money.
unika (n) plant. warem'ane (v) count money.
unika (v) plant. wareware (n) reading.
unikaki (v pass) planted. wareware (v) read.
uniki (v) plant (pl. form of unika).wene (v) lie down.
unimm'aane (n) old man. wetea (v) call.