Te taetae ni Kiribati

The language of Kiribati

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Kiribati - English Glossary

for the

Communication and Culture Handbook

(1523 entries)

Note on the alphabetization: Double letters (aa, nn, etc.), the

apostrophe (in m', b'), and spaces, have been ignored to simplify
look-up. For example, ab'aab'aki is alphabetized as if it were
spelled ababaki.

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A
a (aux) indicating immediate past.
a (pron) they.
aaba (n) lands.
aba (n) land.
ab'aab'aki (adj) big, large.
abaia (n) their land; land of.
Abaiang (pn) island in the Gilberts between Tarawa and Marakei.
ab'akin (n) size of.
abam (n) your land; your country.
abam'akoro (n) island.
abam'akoron (n) islands of.
abamii (n) your (pl.) islands; your (pl.) countries.
abau (n) my island, my country.
abea (n) bait.
abeana (n) its/his/her bait.
abeana (v) to use as bait.
Abemama (pn) island in the Gilberts, east of Kuria and Aranuka.
Aberika (pn) Africa.
abong (n) four days.
ae (rel pron) which (near).
aei (rel pron) this (and: aio).
aeka (n) sort; kind.
aekan (n) sort of, kind of.
aekia (v) take from (as food from fire).
ae e nako (adv) last (year, week, month...).
ae e na roko (adv) next (week, month, year...).
aera (v) what ... doing?
ai (excl) truly!
ai (n) fire.
ai (pron) such, like (n ai aron).
aia (n) firewood.
aia (pron) their.
aika (pron) who; which.
aikai (pron) these.
ai m'aneu (n) my cousin, opposite sex.
ai natiu (n) my nephew or niece.
aiine (n) female, woman.
aio (pron) this (and: aei).
ai tariu (n) my cousin, same sex.
akanne (pron) those.
akawa (n) fishing.
akawa (v) to fish.
akawam (n) your fishing.
ake (pron) which were; that are.
akea (neg) none.
akekei (pron) those (far).
aki (neg) not.
akuun (prep) behind, at the back of.
am (pron) your.
aama (n) hammer.
am'arake (n) a food.
am'arake (v) to eat.
am'arake n te tairiki (n) dinner.
Amerika (pn) America.
amii (pron) your (pl.).
amori (n) kind of fish.
aan (prep) under.
anaa (n) fish.
ana (pron) his/her/its.
anaa (v) take.
ana Ekaretia te Atua (pn) Church of God.
aane (pron) that.
aneang (n) mast.
anene (n) a singing or song.
anene (v) to sing.
anenei (v) to sing them.
ang (n) the wind.
anga (n) a shoulder.
anga (v) to give.
anganaki (v pass) be given.
angaatai (n) right hand.
angaataiu (n) my right hand side.
ao (conj) and.
aobiti (n) office.
Aokati (n) August.
aono (n) group (especially for islands), district.
aono ni Kiribati (n) Gilbert Group.
aontano (n) earth, ground.
aontari (n) surface of sea.
aonga (adv) in order that, so that.
aoraki (n) sick, sick person, illness.
aoranti (n) orange.
Aotiteeria (pn) Australia.
ara (n) name.
ara (pron) our.
araia (n) their names.
aram (n) your (sing.) name.
aramii (n) your (pl.) names.
aran (n) name of.
arana (n) his/her/its name.
aranaki (v) named, called.
araniia (v) name or call them.
Aranuka (pn) island in the Gilberts between Kuria and Abemama.
arara (n) our names.
arau (n) my name.
are (pron) who, which; that (yonder).
aarei (pron) that yonder.
ari (n) spathe (coconut).
ari (n) eyebrow.
Aaro (n) religions.
aro (n) way, manner.
Aro (n) religion.
aroia (n) their way, their manner.
aroka (n) plant.
aroka (v) to smell.
aron (n) way/manner of; like (n ai aron).
aroni (n) way/manner of.
Aro ni Momon (n) Mormon Church.
Arorae (pn) the last island in the south of Kiribati.
aroro (n) four generations.
arou (n) my way/manner of.
ata (adj) wide or broad.
ata (n) rope tied from mast to outrigger (canoe).
ataa (v) know.
ataei (n) children.
ataein (n) children of.
ataeinimm'aane (n) boy.
atai (v pl) know.
ataia (v) know him/her/it.
atama (n) gravel (small stones).
atatai (v,a) skilled.
Aatia (pn) Asia.
atiibu (n) stone.
atim'akoro (n) islet.
atongaki (a) famous, renowned.
atuu (n) head.
Atua (pn) God.
Atuaia (n) their God.
atuun (n) head of.
atuun te tautaeka (n) Government Headquarters.
au (pron) my.
au (v) caulk.
aua (num) four.
auee (excl) exclamation of intensive feeling.
auti (n) house.
auti n iruwa (n) house for guest; guest-house, hotel.

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B
 be bi bo bu

b'a (conj) because, for, that, as.

baa (n) midrib of coconut leaf; leaf of plants.
b'ab'ai (n) taro-like food plant.
b'aab'aiaa (n) pawpaw; papaya.
babooboo (adj) yellow.
b'aene (n) basket.
b'aai (n) things.
bai (n) hand.
b'ai (n) thing.
baiia (n) their hands.
Baibara (n) Bible.
b'aibi (n) pipe.
baika (n) these things.
baikara (interrog) what things?
baim (n) your hand.
b'aim (n) your dress (clothing).
b'ain (n) thing of; clothing.
b'aina (v) to wear (sing. form).
b'ainaki (v pass) worn, used.
b'ai n am'arake (n) eating utensils.
b'ai n aoraki (n) thing for sickness, medicine.
b'aini (n) nose.
b'aini (v pl form) to wear.
b'ai ni kao'ara tikuru (n) thing for unscrewing, screwdriver.
b'ai ni katena (n) thing for holding tight, pliers.
b'aai ni mm'akuri (n) things for working, tools.
b'aai n taetae (n) things for talking, telephone, speaker.
b'ai n tangira (n) thing for love, gift, present.
baaire (n) measurement; arrangement.
baairea (v) to measure; to make arrangement.
Bairiki (n) Capital town on Tarawa where Government Headquarters are.
b'aiu (n) my dress.
baiu (n) my hand.
b'aka (v) fall.
b'akantaai (n) afternoon.
bakatibu (n) ancestor.
baakee (n) tobacco.
baakeena (n) its tobacco.
baan (n) leaf of (see: baa).
baana (n) its leaf (see: baa).
Banaba (n) name of an island (Ocean Island).
b'anaaia (n) their voice.
b'aanaki (v pass) filled with (oil, kerosene, benzine, etc. ).
b'anaam (n) your voice.
b'anaan (n) voice of.
b'anaanaa (n) banana.
bane (adj) finished.
baannii (n) coconut leaf.
baanikaina (n) pandanus leaf.
b'anga (n) mosquito net.
b'anga (v) to hide in a hole.
b'ange (n) chin.
bangke (n) bank.
baoki (n) box.
b'aoua (v) bend.
b'ara (n) hat.
b'ara (v) undone.
b'arakarabe (n) paragraph.
b'aranako (adj) dispersed (see: b'ara).
baareka (adj) dirty.
b'ata (adj) black, blue.
b'ata (n) pot.
bati (adj) many.
b'ati (n) bus.
b'aatika (n) bicycle.
b'aukin (n) pumpkin.
beeba (n) paper.
Beberuare (n) February.
beebete (adj) easy, light.
beeki (n) pig.
bekobeko (n) cough.
bekobeko (v) cough.
beem (n) your lavalava.
been (n) lavalava of.
been (n) coconuts.
been (n) pen.
been (n) paint.
ben (n) coconut.
beeniaki (v pass) painted.
bentira (n) pencil.
beretitenti (n) president.
beero (n) bell.
Beru (n) island west of Nikunau.
Betebeke (n) Pacific.
beetin (n) basin.
Betio (n) port town on Tarawa.
bia (excl) denoting a wish.
bia (n) fish ovaries.
biia (n) beer.
biibi (n) throat.
bike (n) beach.
Bikenibeu (n) town on Tarawa where Central Hospital is located.
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 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).
boitin (n) poison.
boki (n) book.
booki (n) books.
boki n anene (n) song book, hymn 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.
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 Tarawa.
bubu (n) smoke (as from fire, etc.).
bubu (v) smoke (as a fire, etc.).
bubuaka (adj) bad.
bubuaka (v) use to battle.
bubua ni bai (n) elbow.
bubua ni wae (n) knee.
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.
buun (n) wife of or husband of.
bung (v) set (sun).
bungiaki (v pass) born.
bungintaai (n) sunset.
buoka (v) help.
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.
buraawa (n) flour.
bure (n) wrong; a mistake; a sin.
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); to 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.
butim'aai (v) welcome.
butu (n) foot (measurement).
butu (v) to push.
bwee (n) a paddle; a rudder.
bwee (v) to paddle, steer.
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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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?
Engiran (p n) England.
Ereti (p n) Ellice (Tuvalu).
eta (prep) up.
eti (adj) right, correct, straight.
ewanin (n) coconut husk.
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I
I (pron) I.
iaa (interrog) where?
ia (n) blood vessel.
ia (n) tide.
ia (n) hair.
iabuti (n) high tide.
iai (affirmative) thereby, there is, there are.
iaan (adv) below, under.
ianimaama (adj) moonlit.
iangoa (v) think of.
iaon (prep) on/over.
iaona (prep) on/over it.
iaati (n) yard.
ibu (n) shell of coconut.
ibuakoia (prep) among them.
ibukiia (prep) for them.
ibukin (prep) for.
ibukina (prep) for him/her/it, because; at the back of him/her/it.
ibun (n) shell of.
ibuna (n) its shell.
ibuobuoki (adj) helpful.
ibuobuoki (n) helping.
ie (n) sail.
iein (n) marriage.
iein (v) marry.
ieka (n) flood.
ieka (v) to flood.
iena (n) its sail.
ika (n) fish.
iika (n pl) fish.
ikai (adv) here.
ikan (n) fish of.
ikanne (adv) right there.
ikaraaba (n) hide and seek.
ikaraaba (v) hide and seek.
ikarii (n) bony fish.
ikawai (n) grown-up.
ikawaina (n) his/her/its age; growing up.
ikekei (adv) over there.
I Kiribati (n) Gilbertese.
ikoaki (n) wounded person.
ikoaki (v pass) injured.
ikotaki (n) gathering.
ikotaki (v) add to; included.
im'aaim (prep) before you.
im'aain (prep) before.
im'aaiu (prep) before me.
imanaki (v pass) scaled.
I Matang (n) white people; Europeans.
imwiim (prep) after you.
imwiin (prep) after.
imwiina (prep) after him/her/it.
in (adj) closed, shut.
inaai (n) mat (coconut leaf).
inanon (prep) in.
inaaomata (n) independence.
inti (n) inch.
ingaabong (n) morning.
irakea (v) to hoist.
iraman (interrog) how many? (for animals).
iran (n) strands of.
iranna (v) how to do (a thing).
iraanaki (v pass) how (something) is done.
iraorao (adj) friendly.
irarikin (prep) beside.
iraua (interrog) how many?
irewii (n) tooth brushing.
irewii (v) to brush teeth.
iri (v) go with, follow, attend.
iriko (n) meat.
iriko (v) go with you;.
irikona (n) its flesh.
irouia (prep) by them.
iroum (prep) by you.
iroun (prep) by, of.
irouna (prep) by him/her.
iroura (prep) by us.
irua/iriwa (n) guest, stranger.
iruwa (n) stranger, foreigner.
itauu (n) boxing.
itera (n) half.
iteran (n) half of.
iterana (n) half of it.
iteran to kawai (n) side of the road.
iti (n) lightning.
itiia (v) scoop it up.
itibong (n) half moon.
itibwi (num) seventy.
itiua (num) seven.
itoi (n) star.

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K
ke ki ko ku

kaa (n pl) car.

kaab'a (n) corrugated iron, copper.
kabae (n) knot; bandage.
kabaeaki (v pass) tied, bandaged.
kabaeanatu (n) hair scarf.
kabaei (v pl) tie (pl of kabaea).
kab'aia (adj) lucky, fortunate.
kab'akaa (v) to drop.
kab'akaaki (v pass) fallen.
kabane (adj) all, altogether.
kabanea (v) to finish.
kabanei (v) to finish them all.
kab'angab'angaa (v) to make a hole; to bore a hole.
kab'araa (v) undo, untie.
kab'arab'ara (v) to preach.
kab'arab'araa (vt) to describe.
kab'arab'arai (v) to describe.
kabaraaki (v pass) undone, untied.
kab'aroa (v) pour out (water).
kab'aroi (v pl form) pour out.
kaabentaa (n) carpenter.
kabeta (v) put on water to float.
kabetan (n) floater of.
kabi (n) keel.
kaboo (n) farewell.
kaboo (v) to complete.
kabooa (v) buy.
kabooaki (v pass) bought.
kabooaki (v pass) to get to meet at the ends, points.
kabooanako (v) sell.
kabooi (v pl form) buy.
Kaabong (n) Thursday.
kaboonganaa (vt) to use it.
kaboonganai (v pl form) use.
kaboonganaaki (v pass) used.
kaboonganaan (n) use of.
kaboowi (n) a conference.
kaboowi (v) to have a conference;.
kabuanib'ai (n) accident.
kabubu (adj) blunt.
kabubu (n) a powdered food made from pandanus fruit.
kabuubuta (v) to run a thing several times.
kabuebue (adj) hot.
kaburoa (vt) boil.
kaburoaki (v pass) boiled.
kabururu (v) wash one's face.
kabuta (v) to drive; to cause to move something.
kabutikai (n) a kind of game played with playing cards.
kaea (v) go for; to chase.
kaei (v pl form) chase; go for.
kaeta (v) straighten; correct.
kaetai (v) correct me; straighten me.
kaetia (v) correct him/her/it; straighten him/her/it.
kaetiko (v) correct you; put you right.
kai (n) stick.
kaai (n pl) timber; woods; sticks; trees.
kaaiia (n) their people.
kaiia (n) their sticks; stick for them.
kaiia (n) points lost in game.
kaaibibiti (v) to exchange.
kaibuke (n) ship.
kaika (v) pail water out of.
kaikan (n) pail of or for.
kaimatoa (n) stiff action, kind of Kiribati dancing movement.
kaimoa (n) crews of the ship.
kaain (n) person of, people of; owner of; occupier of.
kain (n) stick of; wood of.
kaaina (n) its people; owner; occupier.
kaina (n) its stick, its wood;.
kaina (n) pandanus tree.
kaainabana (n) his wife/her husband.
kaainabau (n) wife or husband.
kainnakotinaniku (n) latrine.
kainikawaawaa (n) gutter.
kainiwene (n) bed.
kaintekateka (n) chair.
kairabong (interrog) what day?
kairai (v) lead me, guide me, direct me.
kairiko (v) lead you; guide you; direct you.
kaairua (n) mistake.
kaaitara (prep) face to face.
kaaitarai (v) give opposites.
kaaitaraan (n) opposite of.
kaitiakan (n) cleaning of.
kaitiaki (v pass) cleaned.
kaitiakia (v) clean it.
kaaitiboo (v) meet.
Kaitibong (n) Seventh day.
kakaaea (v) look for; find out.
kakaaei (v pl form) look for; find out.
kakaaki botu (n) pass time.
kaakanaki (v pass) edible.
kakanoa (adj) having something inside.
kaakang (adj) keen to eat.
kakang (adj) sharp.
kakangia (v) sharpen.
kaaki (v) take away, to put.
kakibaa (v) to cause to fly, jump, leap.
kakooa (v) to fasten tightly.
kakoauaa (v) believe; to say something or someone is true ; to prove.
kakua (adj) tiresome.
kakukurei (adj) pleasant, pleasing.
kam (pron pl) you.
kam'aa (v) cook.
kam'aim'ai (n) molasses (cooked toddy).
kam'aitoro (adj) cold.
kamaiu (adj) pleasant.
kamaiu (n) supper.
kamaiu (v) life giving.
kamaiuaki (v pass) saved, rescued, healed.
kamaamana (n) its window.
kamaanaki (v pass) kept longer.
kam'anea (v) to trick; betray.
kamani (adv) previously, before.
kam'anuui (v pl form) to fold.
kamariri (adj) chilly.
kamatea (v) kill.
kamateb'ai (v) study.
kamatoai (v) make them strong.
Kamatuu (n) Protestant Church.
kamea (n) dog.
kam rab'a (v) thank you (pl.).
kaan (prep) almost, close to.
kan (v) want, wish.
kana (v) eat.
kanaia (n) their food.
kanaia (v) put more fire-wood on the fire.
kanaki (v pass) eaten.
kanakoaki (v pass) sent away.
kanakoi (v pl form) take away; send away.
kanana (n) his/her/its food.
kani (v) want; wish.
kaaniia (v) to go closer.
kanikina (n) the mark or sign;.
kanikinaea (v) to mark or sign.
Kanimabong (n) Friday.
kaniiman (num) fifth; come fifth.
kanoaia (v) fill it.
kanoaaki (v pass) filled.
kanoan (n) content of.
kanoana (n) its content.
kaantaninga (n) hope; expectation.
kaantaninga (v) to hope for; expect.
kantoka (n) the fare or freight.
kang (v pl form) eat.
kangaa (interrog) how?
kaanga (v) seem.
kaangai (adv) thus.
kaangai (v) say thus, say as follows.
kaangaanga (adj) difficult hard.
kangkang (adj) delicious.
kangkangin (n) deliciousness of.
kaoaki (n) orders.
kaoaki (v pass) invited.
kaoi (pl v) order (things).
kaokoro (n) different or difference.
kaona (v) fill up.
Kaonobong (n) Saturday.
kaongoraeai (v) inform me.
kaotii (v) show them (things).
karab'arab'a (v) to say thankful words.
karaki (v) to tell a story; to talk.
karaanga (n) river.
karanga (n) Kiribati stick dancing.
karaanga (v) to flatter.
karaoa (v) do, make.
karaoaki (v pass) made.
karaoan (n) the doing or making of.
karaoi (v) do; make them (things).
karaoia (v) do it or make it.
karatiin (n) kerosene.
karau (n) rain.
karaun (n) fishing net.
karaaure (n) farewell.
karau tanginako (n) shower of rain.
karawa (n) sky, heaven.
kare (v) blow; throw.
karekea (v) get; catch.
karekeaki (v pass) caught.
karekean (n) catching of.
kareke nano (n) sweet talking.
karewe (n) a toddy; sweet.
kariki (n) bread.
kariki (n) descendant.
kariki (v) to become pregnant.
karikirake (n) business; promotion.
karimoa (n) first born child.
karimwiina (n) second child to him/her.
karin (v) put them on; divide; put them in.
karina (v) put it on; divide; put it in.
karinaki (v pass) put on; divided; put in.
karinrin (n) admitting.
karo (n) father, parent.
karokoa (v) to wait until the coming of; the time of.
karongoaa (n) noise.
karongoaa (v) to make noise.
karuoa (v) to put down; to get something/somebody down.
katabea (v) to make someone busy.
katabetabe (v) to be bothering.
kataeki (v pass) built, established.
kataia (v) try it.
katairiki (n) meal taken in the evening.
katake (n) kind of Kiribati song mostly sung in a talking manner; chant.
kataaki (v pass) tried; tempted.
katam'a (n) cat.
katangitang (n) instrument.
katangitang (v) play music on any musical instrument;.
katararakea (v) to put someone or something face up.
katarinaki (v pass) being extracted from coconut (kernel).
katati (n) knife for cutting toddy.
kataua (v) to try on as dress, etc.; permit.
katauraoi (n) preparation.
katautau (n) an approximate calculation.
katawanou (n) meal taken at noon.
katea (v) to build; to establish.
katebe (v) spear fishing.
katei (n) custom.
kateitei (n) construction.
kateitei (v) construct.
katenaa (v) make it crowded; tied; joined.
Katenibong (n) Wednesday.
katerea (v) to show.
kaati (n) playing card.
katoaa (v) to make a pair.
katoobibia (v) surround.
katoobibiaki (v pass) surrounded.
katoka (v) to stop, halt; cure.
katokaa (v) put something on something or somebody.
katoki (v pl) stop; cure.
Katorika (n) Catholic Church.
katorobubua (v) to kneel.
katuka (v) put, leave behind.
kauu (n) pair of shoes.
Kauabong (n) Tuesday.
kauaaki (n) trawl fishing;.
kauaaki (v) to trawl a fishing line.
kauarinan (adj) secondary.
kauarinan (n) second line/class.
kaunai (v) make me angry.
kauniko (v) make you angry.
kauniwae (n) shoe.
kaunrab'ata (n) wrestling.
kaunrab'ata (v) wrestle.
kautuaa (v) to grate (as coconut).
kaawa (n) village.
kaawa (n) poor, sad condition.
kawaekoa (n) haste.
kawaekoa (v) to hurry.
kawaerake (n) pants.
kawai (n) path, lane, road, street.
kawakiniia (v) keep them, look after them.
kawanaai (v) make me feel light, comfortable after eating too much.
kawara (v) to visit.
kawiiremweko (v) to eat/drink; talk slowly.
kawiitatako (v) to eat/drink; talk fast.
ke (v) dig.
kena (v) dig.
kewe (n) lie.
kewe (v) tell a lie.
kiaro (n) outrigger of a canoe.
kiba (v) jump, fly.
kibee (n) torch fishing.
kibee (v) torch fishing.
kibu (n) verse of a song or poetry.
kibuntaeka (n) sentence.
kie (n) mat made of pandanus leaves.
kiie (n) mats made of pandanus leaves.
kiika (n) octopus.
kimoa (n) a rat.
kimoa (v) to steal.
kimototo (adj) short; not long.
kinaa (v) recognize.
kinai (v pl) recognize them.
kinaka (n) sore.
kiriaria (adv) later on.
Kiribati (n) Gilberts.
kirikiti (n) cricket (game).
kirikiti (v) play cricket.
kiriin (adj) green.
kiromiita (n) kilometer.
kiitani (v pl) to leave; to abandon; to go from.
koo (adj) tight.
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 (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).
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 or greedily.
Kuria (n) island in the central Gilberts.

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M
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.
maekia (v) to cut it tenderly.
m'aenroroa (n) necklace.
maii (adj) pale white.
mai (n) breadfruit.
mai (prep) from.
maiaki (n) south.
maiakin (adv) south of.
maiakina (adv) south of it.
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.
maium (n) your 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'akoron (n) part of.
m'akorona (n) its part.
mm'akuri (n) work.
mm'akuri (v) 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); wet.
mara (adj) bald.
marae (n) field.
marai (n) the kernel of a green coconut.
m'arairai (adj) long (esp. when 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.
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.
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.
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 assembly.
mauri (n) good health.
mawaawa (adj) blue.
meang (n) north.
meangin (adv) north of.
Meei (n) May.
mena (v) stay, to be at a certain place.
meeri (n) mail; ferry.
minita (n) minister.
miniti (n) minutes.
mino (n) file (tool).
mino (v) go round, spin.
miriki (n) milk.
miita (n) meter.
mitinare (n) missionary, pastor.
moa (adj) first.
moa (n) front.
moa (n) chicken.
moaa (v) call at.
moan (adj) very.
moan (adj) first.
moan (n) front part of.
moana (v) call at; start.
moanaki (v pass) called at; started; hit by.
moani (adj) first.
Moanibong (n) Monday.
moaningaabong (n) early morning.
moanrinan (n) first class/line/row; primary.
moantaai (adj) early.
moantaai (n) early.
moantairiki (n) evening.
mooi (v) drink.
moimoto (n) green coconut.
moko (n) smoke (of a pipe, cigar, etc.).
moko (v) smoke (pipe, cigar, etc.).
mokon (n) smoke of.
moko to rauara (n) smoke made of chipped tobacco and pandanus leaf.
Moomon (n) Mormon religion, church.
moone (n) hell (no article).
morikoi (n) name of a fish.
motirawa (n) a holiday.
motirawa (v) to leave, rest.
mtakoro (n) part.
mumuta (n) vomit.
mumuta (v) vomit.
mweengau (n) my home.
mweere (adj) slow, late.
mwiin (prep) after, result of.

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N
ne ni no nu

n (prep) of (and: ni).

N (pron) I (before na, nang(i)).
na (aux) will (future).
naa (n) group of stones on the reef.
naa (n) collection of.
naba (adv) too, also; again.
naaibi (n) knife.
naaka (excl) word for calling the attention of more than one person.
naakai (pron) these people.
naakanne (pron) those people.
naake (pron) those people.
nakea (interrog) where to?
naakekei (pron) those people there.
nako (v) to go to.
nakoiia (prep) to them.
nakoim (prep) to you.
nakoina (prep) to him/her/it.
nakomai (v) come here.
nakon (prep) to.
nakona (n) his/her/its departure.
nakonako (v) walk.
Nam (excl) person. article for males; names starting with B or M.
nama (n) lagoon.
nam'akaina (n) moon (no article); month.
Nan (excl) person. article for males (N. Gilb.).
naano (adv) down.
nano (n) heart or mind.
nano (v) keep.
nanoia (n) their minds/heart/thought.
nanokaawaki (adj) sad, unhappy.
nanon (n) mind of; depth of; meaning of.
nanona (n) his/her mind; its meaning.
nanonna (v) to mean something.
nanou (n) my mind.
nang (aux) will, about to (future).
Nang (excl) person. article for males.
nango (n) fly.
naango (n pl) flies (insect).
Nao (excl) word to call a man's or boy's attention.
nao (n) wave.
naao (n pl) waves.
naon (n) waves of.
nati (n) a child.
natiia (n) their child.
natina (n) his/her child.
natira (n) our child.
natiu (n) my child.
Nauru (n) name of a nearby Micronesian country (island).
Nei (excl) person article for females.
neie (pron) this woman/girl (usually followed by name).
neiei (pron) this woman/girl.
neienne (pron) that woman/girl.
neierei (pron) that woman/girl there.
Neiko (excl) word used to call a female's attention.
neinei (adj) having water inside; swampy.
neera (n) nail.
neeti (n) nurse.
newe (adj) lodged up in a tree, etc.
newe (n) lodged up in a tree, etc.
nii (adj) bitter.
nii (n) coconut tree.
ni (prep) of (and: n).
nikira (n) remainder.
nikira (v) deliver.
Nikunau (n) third island from the south.
nim (adj) stuck.
nim (v pl) to drink.
nimaia (n) their drink.
nimaki (v pass) drunk.
niiman (num) five persons/animals/ small fish, etc.
niman (num) five (animate).
nimaua (num) five (general).
ningaabong (n) tomorrow.
nningai (interrog) when?
niiraki (v pass) rolled up.
niirakina (n) its rolling.
niirana (n) its rolling cord (coconut spathe rolling string).
niiri (v pl) to roll them up.
niiria (v) to roll it up.
Nobemba (n) November.
nono (n) bunker, battlement.
Nonouti (n) island in the Gilberts between Tabiteuea and Abemama.
noora (v) see.
nooraki (v pass) seen.
noori (v pl) see.
nooria (v) see him/her/it.
nooriko (v) see you.
nuuka (n) middle; center; back.
nuukaia (n) middle of them.
nuukan (n) back/center/middle of.
nuukanibong (n) midnight.
nutibeeba (n) newspaper.

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NG
ngaa (interrog) where?
ngaa (num) thousand.
ngae (adj) enough, satisfied.
ngai (pron) me, I.
ngaia (pron) him/her/it; he, she, it.
ngaina (n) daylight.
ngkai (adv) now.
ngkam (excl) I don't know.
ngkamii (pron) you (pl.).
ngkana (conj) when, if.
ngkanne (conj) then.
ngke (conj) when.
ngke e ingaabong (adv) this morning.
ngke e tairiki (adv) last night.
ngkoa (adv) long ago.
ngkoananoa (adv) yesterday.
ngkoe (pron) you (sing).
ngongo (v) itching.
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O
oo (n) wall, enclosure, pen.
oi (n) torch light made by rolling dry coconut leaves.
oi ni kibee (n) torch for torch-fishing (on reef).
oi n tatae (n) torch for torch-fishing (for flying fish).
oki (n) return.
oki (v) come back.
okira (v) return to; come back to.
Okitoba (n) October.
okiu (n) my return.
okoro (adj) different.
okoro (n) difference; aside; apart.
okoro (v) aside; apart.
on (adj) full up.
on (n) turtle.
oon (n) wall of.
oonaoraki (n) hospital.
onauti (n) flying fish.
onean (n) replacement of.
onobwi (num) sixty.
onoman (num) six (animate).
Onotoa (p n) island in the Gilberts between Tabiteuea and Tamana.
onoua (num) six (general).
ongo (v) hear.
ongoraa (v) listen to.
ora (n) low tide.
oreaki (v pass) hit.
orean (n) beat of.
oreano (n) ball bat (kind of game where one group bats the ball and the other
group tries to catch).
oota (adj) bright, clear.
oota (n) light.
oota (v) see clearly, understand.
otabaniniaki (v pass) surrounded.
oti (v) rise; show; appear.
otintaai (n) sunrise.
otooto (n) composing, composition.
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R
re ri ro ru

rab'a (n) thanks.

rab'a (n) car or motor bike tire.
raababa (adj) wide, broad.
rabakau (adj) clever, skillful.
rabakauu (n) my skill, my knowledge.
rab'ata (n) body.
rab'ata (v) to hold to one's body.
rab'atau (n) my body.
rabono (n) eel.
raeuaia (v) tear it; break it (as a glass).
rai (adj) withered.
rai (n) layers of canoe planks.
rairaki (v) turn.
rairan (n) translation of.
raiti (n) rice.
rake (adj) lucky.
rake (adv) up, upward.
raama (n) outrigger side of a canoe.
rama (n) canoe float (outrigger).
ram'a (n) forehead.
ram'a (n) gable of house.
raami (n) playing card game.
ran (n) water.
ranna (n) its water.
ranniben (n) coconut milk.
rannimoimoto (n) green coconut water.
raanti (n) launch.
ranga (v) capsize, overturn.
rangi (adv) very.
raoi (adj) calm (as calm sea); fine, peaceful.
raoi (adv) exactly, properly.
raoi (n) peace.
raoiroi (adj) good, nice.
raonna (v) be friends with.
raonna (v) to accompany.
raoraona (v) be friends with.
raou (n) my friend.
raraa (adj) rusty.
raraa (n) bleeding; blood;.
raranga (n) weaving.
raranga (v) weave.
rarangaaki (v pass) woven.
rarangaan (n) the weaving of.
rarikin (adv) beside, near.
rarikin (n) side of.
rarikin (n) pauper.
raroa (adv) far, distant.
raroaia (n) their distances.
raroara (interrog) how far?
rauara (n) cigarette paper made from pandanus leaf.
rauarana (n) its cigarette paper (rauara).
rauia (n) their thatch (house).
rauna (n) its thatch.
raurau (n) plate; record (for record player).
raurau ni wae (n) top part of the foot.
raure (v) separate.
raure nako (adj) separate, apart.
rawa (n) channel, passage to a lagoon.
rawa (v) refuse.
rawa (v) dislike.
rawaawata (adj) heavy.
rawaawata (adj) sad.
rebwerebwe (n) motorbike.
rebwerebwe (n) successive crashing around sounding like thunder.
reirei (n) school.
reirei (v) study.
reirei ibukini mm'akuri (n) technical institute.
reirei n neeti (n) school of nursing.
reirei ni kaimoa (n) marine training school.
reirei n tia reirei (n) teachers' college.
reireiti (v) join together (as short pieces of string).
reke (v pp) gotten.
rereaki (v pass) mixed (drink/food).
reerio (n) radio.
reta (n) letter.
ri (v) pass.
ria (v) appear.
riai (adj) proper, better;.
riai (aux) must.
ribana (v) cultivate.
riki (adv) else; more.
riki (v) happen, become;.
riki (v) start to grow.
rikitemanna (n) only child.
rimoa (adj) past.
rimoa (v) go before or go ahead of.
rimwi (adj) late.
rimwi (v) come late, come after.
rin (v) get in, enter.
rinan (n) row.
rine (v) excel, be superior.
rineaki (v pass) chosen, elected.
rinerine (n) election.
riniia (n) their entrance, their admittance.
ririki (n) year.
Ritemba (n) December.
roo (n) anchor.
roo (n) rope.
roo (n) dark, darkness.
roaroa (n) rodfishing.
roobu (n) rope.
roka (n) a lock.
roka (n) a game played with playing cards.
roki (n) blind (as window blind), curtain.
rooki (n) curtains.
roko (v) come, arrive, be present.
rokoia (n) their arrival, their presence.
rokona (n) his/her presence or arrival.
rongorongo (n) news.
rongorongoni (n) news of.
roroo (adj) black.
rooro (n) ages.
roro (n) age, generation.
rooroo (v) be at anchor.
roroa (n) neck.
rooroko (v) visit at regular times.
rootongitong (adj) very dark.
ruu (n) room.
ruabwi (num) ninety.
ruaiua (num) nine.
ruoia (n) Kiribati dancing.
rurungaa (n) rumbling.

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T
 te ti to tu

taaba (n) a long and broad knife.

taba (n) cheek.
Taabati (n) Sunday.
tabe (adj) busy.
tabeai (adj) some (sticks, etc.).
tabeka (v) lift.
tabekia (v) lift it.
tabeman (n) somebody.
taberan (n) top of (tree, plants and mast).
tabetabe (adj) busy.
tabetai (adv) sometimes.
tabeua (n) some (things).
taabia (n) earring.
Tabiteuea (n) the biggest island in the Gilberts.
taabo (n) places.
tabo (n) place; point or end.
taboia (n) their ends or points.
tabon (n) end of; point of.
tabona (n) its end, point.
tabonibai (n) finger.
tabu (adj) holy; forbidden; sacred.
taeka (n) word.
taekan (n) word of; news of.
taekana (n) words or news about him//her/it.
taekin (v) speak about (pl. of taekina).
taekinna (v) speak about it.
taetae (n) language.
taetae (v) speak.
taetae ni kawai (n) old language; conversation.
taetae ni kawai (v) to speak, have a conversation.
taai (n) times.
taai (n) sun (no article).
tai (n) time; clock or watch.
tai (neg) don't.
taian (pron) those (things, people, etc.).
taiani (pron) those (things, people, etc.).
taiaoka (aux) please.
taibora (n) table.
tain (n) time of; season.
taai nako (adv) all the time, everytime.
tairiki (n) evening.
tairikin (n) evening of.
taka (v) thirsty.
takaakaro (n) a game.
takaakaro (v) to play.
takaakaroia (n) their play.
takataka (n) copra.
taakinaki (v pass) spread out as mat.
taku (v) say.
tama (n) father.
tam'akan (n) climbing of.
Tamana (n) the second island from the south of the Gilberts.
tam'arakea (v) climb up, ascend.
tamau (n) my father.
taamnei (n) picture.
taamnein (n) picture of.
taan (n) -ers, those who do.
tanai (n) axe (small).
taan akawa (n) fishermen.
taani (n) those who, -ers (pl. of tia).
taani kateitei (n) construction workers.
tanimaeaontaai (n) afternoon.
tanimainiku (n) eastern side;.
taninga (n) ear.
taninga (v) wait.
taningaia (n) their ears.
taningaia (v) wait for him/her/it.
tanoni (n) soil of; sand of; earth of.
tanrake (n) ocean side or eastern side or shore.
tanraken (n) ocean side of, eastern side of.
taan reirei (n) teachers.
tanrion (n) lagoon side of; western side of.
taan ununiki (n) agricultural workers, farmers.
taanga (n) couples.
taanga (n) army.
tangi (v) cry.
tangim (n) your cry.
tanginako (n) shower of rain.
tanginako (v) move away (as sound).
tanginako (v) ignored, embarrassed.
tangira (v) want; like; love.
tangirai (v) want me; like me; love me.
tangiria (v) like him/her/it; love him/her/it.
tangiriko (v) like you; love you.
tao (aux) about; perhaps.
taoo (n) saw (tool).
taoo (v) saw (wood, etc.).
taobongiia (adv) every other day, leaving off days.
taokita (n) doctor.
taonna (v) press down; stand or sit on.
taonna (v) postpone.
taorooro (n) taro.
taotaona (v) pressing down.
taotaona (v) to be patient.
taara (n) towel.
taaraa (n) dollar.
taraia (vt) look at it.
taraiia (vt) look at them.
taraan (n) the look of something/ someone.
Tarawa (n) capital island of the Gilberts.
taari (n) sea; seawater.
taariaki (adj) salted.
tarim (n) your sibling of same sex.
taarin (n) salt of.
taarin (n) sea of.
tarin (n) his/her/its sibling of same sex.
tariu (n) my sibling of same sex.
taromauri (v) pray, worship.
tatae (n) torch fishing for flying fish.
tataneiai (v) used to, accustom.
tataninga (vi) wait; keep waiting.
tataningaa (vt) wait for (someone).
taatang (v) cry at regular time; that can cry; make sound or rings.
taatangira (v) fond of.
tataro (v) to pray or a prayer.
tau (adj) enough; fit.
tauu (v) hold, plural verb form of taua.
taua (v) hold.
tauaki (v pass) held.
tauakin (n) hold of.
tau manin taninga (n) singing with hand covering the ear.
tauni mate (n) funnel.
tau on (n) turtle chase.
taura (n) lamp; something that gives out light at night.
tauraoi (adj) ready.
tautaeka (n) government.
tautaeka (v) rule, govern.
tawanou (n) noon.
te (art) the, a.
teaina (n) one stick.
Teaoraereke (n) village on Tarawa.
Tebetemba (n) September.
te boo (n) same.
tebotebo (n) bath.
tebotebo (v) bathe.
tebubua (num) one hundred.
tebwi (num) ten followed by unit.
tebwi ma itiua (num) seventeen.
tebwi ma nimaua (num) fifteen.
tebwi ma aua (num) fourteen.
tebwina (num) ten.
teei (n) baby, child, kid.
teei (v) keep standing.
tei (v) stand.
teinnaiine (n) girl.
teirake (v) to stand up.
teitei (v) standing.
tekateka (v) sit.
teke (v) pricked; beaten, (as in a competition).
tekena (v) to beat (as in a competition).
temanna (num) one (person/animal/small fish/insect).
tena (v) bite.
tenaiko (v) bite you.
tenamoko (n) smoke, e.g. from tobacco.
tenibwi ma nimaua (num) thirty five.
teniman (num) three (persons/animals, etc.).
teniua (num) three (things).
tengaun (num) ten (people, animals, etc.).
teraa (interrog) what?
teuaae (pron) this man who (followed by name or description).
teuaaei (pron) this man.
teuana (num) one (article).
teuaane (pron) that man.
teuaare (pron) that man who (followed by name or description).
teuaarei (pron) that man there.
teutana (adj) some.
tewaana (num) one (canoe/ship/boat).
ti (adv) only.
ti (pron) we.
tii (v) shoot out, gush out.
tia (aux) have/has/had; finished.
ti a boo (interj) good-bye.
tiaabora (n) shovel.
tiaki (neg) not.
tianaki (n) something like food, etc. prepared for a journey.
tianti (n) cent (money).
Tianuare (n) January.
tiaoka (n) chalk (blackboard pencil).
tia reirei (n) teacher.
tib'a (aux) just.
tib'aake (n) lighter (= spark).
tiib'aati (n) teapot.
tibeeranna (v) spell it.
tibu (n) grandpa or grandma.
tibuu (n) my grandparent.
tibu (v) swell.
tiibuta (n) mini dress for women, like blouse.
tibu to mm'aane (n) grandfather.
tientemiita (n) centimeter.
tikareti (n) cigarette.
tikiraoi (adj) beautiful, pretty, nice looking.
tiku (v) stay, stay away.
tikuni (v) stay away of.
tikuru (n) screw.
tina (n) mother.
tinaia (n) their mother.
tinan (n) mother of.
tinaniku (n) outside.
tinanikun (n) outside of.
tinau (n) my mother.
tiireeree (n) Gilbertese kind of dancing using short skirts.
tiriwae (n) panty.
titaokin (n) stockings.
titeboo (n) same (tiiteboo).
titiraki (n) a question.
titiraki (v) to ask, to question.
titirakinna (v) to ask him/her, to question him/her.
titirakinai (v) to ask me, to question me.
titooa (n) a store.
toa (adj) even.
toa (n) a giant.
toa (n) church feast.
toabuaka (adj) odd, not even.
toabuaka (v) disabled.
toaraoi (adj) equal in number.
toobu (n) soap.
toobu ni irewi (n) toothpaste.
toka (v) ride.
tokatoka (v) riding on as in surfing.
toki (v) stop, halt, pause.
tomai (v) join.
tonotonon to bai (n) soft part of palm of hand.
Toromon (n) Solomon.
totooa (adj) very big in size.
toua (v) hit with a foot; step on.
tuae (n) pandanus dried pulp.
tuai (adv) not yet.
tuangai (v) tell me.
Tuun (n) June.
Tuurai (n) July.
tuta ni kawai (n) junction.
Tutia (n) Mass.
Tuvalu (n) group of islands formerly named Ellice Islands.

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U
uu (n) eel trap.
uaa (n) fruit.
uaa (v) bearing fruit.
uabaa (num) two (leaves).
uabwi (num) twenty.
uaia (adj) both.
uaaia (n) their fruits.
uaia (n) racing.
uaakai (pron) these men.
uaakanne (pron) those men.
uaakekei (pron) those men there.
uaana (n) its fruit.
uaanikai (n) fruit.
uangaun (num) twenty.
uara (interrog) how is it?
uareereke (adj) small, tiny.
uatai (num) two times; twice.
uaati (v) wash.
ukeuke (n) examination.
ukeuke (v) to examine, to test.
uki ni bai (n) fingernail.
uki ni baim (n) your fingernail.
um'a (n) house.
um'an reirei (n) house of schooling, classroom.
um'an tabu (n) house of holiness; church.
um'an tebotebo (n) house of bath; bathroom.
umunaki (adj) baked.
unika (n) plant.
unika (v) plant.
unikaki (v pass) planted.
uniki (v) plant (pl. form of unika).
unimm'aane (n) old man.
unuuniki (n) agriculture.
unuuniki (v) to plant.
uoman (num) two (people/animals or birds).
uotaki (v pass) brought.
uoti (v) to carry (plural of uota).
 uoua (num) two (general).
uraura (adj) red.
uringa (v) remember.
uringga (v) remember it.
uruakaki (v pass) broken.
uruaki (v pass) broken.
uto (n) young coconut tree.
utuu (n) family, relative.

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W
waa (n) canoe.
wae (n) leg, foot.
waebua (n) thumb.
waekoa (adj) fast.
waekoa (v) walk fast.
waeremwe (adj) slow.
waeremwe (v) walk slowly.
waetata (adj) fast.
waaia (n) their canoe.
waaki (v) go on; progress.
waan (n) canoe of.
waanibanga (n) Kiribati dance (for men).
wanibwi (num) eighty.
waanikiba (n) airplane.
waniman (num) eight (men, women, etc.) (animate).
waniua (num) eight (stone, books, etc.) (inanimate).
wareka (v) read; count.
warekia (v) read it; count it.
warem'ane (n) counting money.
warem'ane (v) count money.
wareware (n) reading.
wareware (v) read.
wene (v) lie down.
wetea (v) call.
wii (n) tooth; mouth.
wiib'ara (n) wheel barrow.
wiiki (n) week.
wiikin (n) week of.
wiin (n) mouth of; peak of; blade (razor, knife, axe, etc.).

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