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his,her,its, always written as a suffix, much resembling of. I (never alone but always with verb, or predicate). in,at,to,by,with,of . becomes before , and the word .

(capital) replaces before , , the future tense. : I will call on you.
to certain words to indicate the nature, natural custom. , from , etc.
.. of,in,at,by,for,with,as. : he doesn't stop (in) making noise. : he came to see me. : he is in my house. : by his power.
.is used before vowels and it becomes euph. before . Before it becomes in many islands. for . in Butaritari and Makin is put between the negative and the verb. : I don't know.
.. . poss. adj. forhis,her,its (n. euph.). : the child's hat. : Peter's hat. for. : his hat.

looserocks orstones on aflat. sign of thefuture orimperative. suffix euphonic particle. . possessive suffix,his,her,its. spit out.

(1) forone (). : one basket. for : one what? (2) aux. sign of future tense. : theywill go.<shall>.
.. . the. before certain proper nouns (masculine), names of species, qualifications. a kind of title used in Makin and Butaritari corresponding to in other islands. :Mr. Kaiea. : crab. : cat. is used before and , and before .

: name of an ancient dweller of the first .

astar.

(who plays at). aconstellation.

(the bigant) aconstellation.

aconstellation nearCanopus.

also,too, inaddition.

also, as well, included,inclusively,with,as well as. : as you say; are ko taku: which you said.

at once,forthwith. .
.ancestors' home in the west (unknown)<land>.

recent.

recent,actual. recently,lately,newly.

formerly,before. .

antiquity, old things. old,antique, out of date,desuetude,archaic. : as old as ..., a veteran.

. to beattached to,devoted to ...

nourish tenderly, as achild.

tocherish, topamper, to take greatcare of. : toidolize, to care for tenderly. : particular attachment, tender love, care.

nourishing.

frequentative of.

this littleboy right here.

that littleboy yonder.

. this littlefellow; : that ... : that other ...

that littleboy near by.

that littleboy yonder.

serpent,snake .

serpent.<snake>. . : full of ... bad person.

mr. what's his name.

: Mr. So and So.

sandshark, said to be dangerous (ll)<shark>.

themilky way, thegalaxy.

: themilky way.

knife, a long knife .

(Eng.)knife.

name of a falsegod.

name of an ,spirit (Myth.). his wife, .

name of a falsegod.

name of ,spirit (myth.).

hoop of ascoop net. provide a scoop-net with a hoop. adjusting the hoop of a scoop-net.

acircle,hoop (scoop net, sieve, spokes of bicycle wheel). : to put a circle around.

. nail,tack .

nitre .

these men andwomen, or boys and girls who, these women who, these girls who, (right here).
a word to call the attention of two or more women or girls or a man and woman or men and women, or a boy and girl, or boys and girls.

(1) for calling several women or men together.ladies!gentlemen! ladies and gentlemen! singular (2) ...: those who (women); ...:those who (men and women).
an ancient who came first from Samoa to the Gilberts.

these women orgirls, these men and women, or boys and girls,.

these (masc. and fem.).

those women or girls who, those men and women who (near by).

:these who ... (masc. and fem.).

those women those girls, those men and women those girls and boys.

those ... (masc. and fem.).

astar (Regulus).

that man and womanyonder who, that boy and girl yonder who,those girls yonder who, those men and women yonder who, those women yonder. who, the word is followed by .

those who ... (masc. and fem.). used for persons remote in space or time.

togo where?

. used in interrogation only. : towhere? : where are you going?kam nakea?: where did you all go? where?<whither>.

those men andwomen yonder, those women yonder etc.

for .those over there (masc. and fem.).

palsyy>ied. aparalyzetic.

. without limbs, paralysed in one or several members. paralysis, paralytic.

the name of afemale goddess.

(: without legs or feet). femalespirit, stirred up against canoes she will stir up a tornado to engulf everything. esp. in Butari.
.waterspout,tornado,cyclone,magic spell to ward off cyclone, hurricane, etc.

. hurricane,cyclone personified. preceding.

togo. togo to. . He went to Tarawa. away,off. all, all in succession. Gen 41:34.

:to,towards,against,more than; : towards me, etc. : towards heaven; :upwards. : (without article)downwards, thedepths. : towards the village. : it is higher than trees. : he is cross (to) with me.
.each,every,all. : each day. : every day.
.togo, todepart, to go on, to go away. : to go often. : Hewent to Tarawa. : Don't go! : Go away, Be off ... the act of going, leaving, walking, departing, moving. . : I remember your departure. : It won't go again. : to go to the north, to the south, ... east, ... west. : tocome, toapproach. : to go towards the one who calls. : quickly gone, easily taken off, easy to take off. : to make go, tosend, to cause to depart, to send away, toexpel, tobanish, todismiss, todischarge, to let go, to let escape. : to make go often, regularly, to loosen little by little. : to send towards the north. : to make approach ..., come towards. : to make go towards : to make go or come south. : to make come north.

employment,office,profession,calling.

profession,trade,employment,charge,duty. : to have for ..., to make profession of ... :Holy Orders.

(1) togo, to go constantly to, ... towards, to have asreason,end,term of one's goings and comings. (2) tocarry news, information, rumours, messages.

to.

(1) (before pr. nouns and names of inanimate things). nakon Tauro:to Tauro; : to Peter. (2) to many verbs meaning to prolong distance in time or space, usually joined to verb, but may be separate if it does not change meaning of word. : it disappears in space.

towalk. walking,going.

of . walk,stroll,displacement,voyage,movement, topublish, to make known ... : to make ... : act of ...

to ( with the euphonic ).

smacking of tongue, tasting,gustation, suction. tosmack lips, totaste, tosuck. red. : (to count). , etc. : totaste to see ..., to taste, tosuck. .

lagoon. enter asnare noose as abird.

lagoon,lake (diff. from ).
.the act oftying,stringing together (fish, pearls, etc.). liaison,attachment,agreement,understanding,unanimity,fraternity. : myfriend, your friend, etc. or : the one I get on well with. : sort ofmagic to attract affection with wearing of charm, amulet. (). : tothread on to string, to makesorcery to gain affection. : to agree, to have affection for. .

moon,month.

themoon (no article). : (Mr.) moon. :month,lunar month. : the month ofJanuary. differentphases of the moon: 1st<first> day: . 2nd<second> day: . 3rd<third> day: . 4th<fourth> day: . 7th<seventh> day: . 8th<eighth> day: . 9th<ninth> day: . 10th<tenth> day: . 12th<twelvth> day: . 13th<thirteenth> day: . 14th<fourteenth> day: . 15th<fifteenth> day: . 16th<sixteenth> day: . 17th<seventeenth> day: . 21st<twenty first> day: . 25th<twenty fifth> day: . 26th<twenty sixth> day: . 27th<twenty seventh> day: . 28th<twenty eighth> day: . 29th<twenty ninth> day: . : a thincloud cuts it in two (a sign of good fishing). : ahalo round the moon.

impression,sentiment,sensation. tofeel, toperceive. : to feel, to perceive. or : to have apresentiment,suspicion, tosurmise.

feel of.

performa certainincantation. bind fish with for convenience incooking.

frequentative of.

swallow a portion of thefood which is being masticated for a little child. the act of swallowing a portion of the food which is being masticated for a little child.

totaste a little portion andchew it for a baby.

manipulate the. bind orwrap afish with a.
leaf with which atorch is tied, or afish forbakeing.

fibre pulled from palm used to tie torches made of leaves, to string fish, beads, shells, necklace,string of ... : to pass through the loop. :idem. tothread, totie with a , to put aloop on. : tie your torch with ... : fig. toname, to fix for a favourable day.

astring of shells, abracelet of these shells worn as armlet. ameasure (from end of fingers to armlet).

Charcharhinus albimarginatus (charcharhindae). requiem shark.

eat up the remnant of soft or liquidfood as molasses with the finger.

frequentative of.

a smalllagoon, smalllake,shallow water forming lake at low tide in certain parts of lagoon. . fig. well placed, nestled. : make lake in form of lagoon. : apond of water near beach at low tide. : a small , forming ... : a where sea-weed grows.

tosurround with ..., to plant treesaround.

opercule of shell.

: todribble continually.

taste of a liquid or softfood. portion ofcoconut molasses to be taken with the finger or a brush. sharp knife.

a pointedknife. sharp as a razor.
.adraught, asup, asip. , etc.: one, two, three ... : to sip, totaste, tosuck, toinhale.

sup. of : tosuck, toinhale, tosip noisily, ravenously. (fig.) to touch everything but finish nothing.

stillrelishing,craveing more.

syn. with preceding word. greedy,insatiable (said of spirit inhaling tobacco smoke). .

cocoon. half of acoconut shell. content toreside in one place,domestic.

shell,cocoon,pod,husk,carapace. avessel made with half of coconut shell,vase. : a vessel for making oil in. : vessel to soak flowers in oil. :slut,sloven (insult).
.food (a homely word used without article, employed to designate food for children),. , etc.
.used to,accustomed to,acclimatized. : he is not used to, has not yet got used to. : toinure, to accustom.

eye socket.

evil smell, bad odour.

abounding inserpents orsnakes.

herd,brood. relishable.

herd,flock,clutch,flight,mob. to form a group, form a herd. : flock of hens, chickens.
.delicious,tasty,sweet,appetizing,savoury. : to make ..., toflavour, to make tasty.

frequentative of.

taste of, or test the taste offood.

of; see this word. totaste food.

frequentative of.

stripped of itsbark orskin.

scratch,graze, skinchafed, skin rubbed off. : to scratch, toscrape bark or skin.

largecoconut shellcup for receiving boiledoil.

half coconut shell for holdingoil for besmearing awreath for the neck.

rim of thesocket of theeye.

frequentative of.

frequentative of.
frequentative of.

frequentative of.

well filled withbabai plants, as a patch. cloud. about to,near to,presently.

four (when counting by two's. (1), (2), (3), (4), , etc.
.aux. part. of , future tense. verynear,about to happen. : we are just about to go. : it isgoing to disappear.
.(1) acloud. : with a few clouds, cloudy. . : there is an obstacle, abarrier. e katei nang: it puts obstacle, it is too far distant, toodifficult (). : to put obstacle, to keep off. : the hindrance or obstacle has been taken away. : I amfree,disencumbered. : to take away the ..., to have done with ..., to be rid of ... (2)taro (pit) too closely planted.

cave-like, opening in,arched. cave under thereef.

grotto,cave,cavern,excavation.

n. (Butaritari).

acloud protecting from sun, dark cloud. : a dark cloud overshadows me (or) . anumbrella (S.).

cloudy, abounding in clouds. Joel 2 : 2.

cloudy. : to bring clouds, todarken. : to darken the sky.

fly.

fly,blowfly (). : full of, swarming with ... : to attract flies.:idem.
.asupport,stock,roller for canoe,prop,wedge. : to put a support, ... a prop to.
.fig. : certain days calculated for navigation.

something put under as a protection or rest. streak ofplanks on which thedeck rests. base. place arest orprotection under.

to put asupport under, aprop to.

drowsy,listless,dull. listlessness, dullness, drowsiness.

base of coconutleaf<frond>.

stick on which acanoe can rest when not floating.

asupport put under keel to protect embarkation or to roll it ashore. : to put a support orroller under keel.

provide acanoe withrests orblocks under the keel, when it has been beached.

(address).

abounding in flies.

debility, weakness, feebleness. weak,feeble,indolent,listless,nonchalant. : debilitating, weakening.
.full of flies<fly>, swarming with ...

ill at ease in bed,uncomfortable, badly wedged,anxious. : to be badly propped. : to give little support, to be uncomfortable.

contrary of preceding word.comfortably propped, lying atease. : to procure ease, to rest.

beach frequented by the.

harbor. give a pleasing aspect to as growing grass.
theinside, thewithin,. themind,thought. deep.

theinterior, theinside,contents. : runningstring in garment. : what I said has nomeaning, nosense.
.soul,conscience,hearts,will,desire,sentiment,opinion,conviction,disposition,inclination, etc. : it is my will, my desire. : it is all the same to him. : a funny idea, a queer person.
.: to have ataste for ..., aninclination to ..., aweakness for, to be inclined towards. : he thinks of nothing but food. ,. : to make deep, todig deep, todeepen. and suffix to many words.

reasonable as anadult woman (when referring to a girl), acting like a woman,effeminate (if speaking of a man), one who takes the part of a woman (man).

having afondness for food.

common sense,reason, reasonable.

religious minded,devout.

childish,puerile, acting like a child.

evolved,emancipated mind,pretentious, copying ways of Europeans.

(1)maturity of mind,adult tastes. serious, mature. (2) partisan of old customs,conservative,reactionary.

low instincts or tastes,sordid desires,vulgar sentiments.

inner side oflegs. : to put between legs, to getastride of ...

sadness,sorrow,desolation,sad. : which saddens. .

. perplexity, embarrassment. perplexed,embarrassed. : to embarrass.

religious minded,pious,devout.

a personfair,beautiful andfresh (esp. used about girls).

heart ofmiser,mean,avaricious.

generous heart,generosity,gratitude,charitable.

noble,generous hearted.

base minded,servile,low, servile as a slave.

:deep,abstract,sublime,unfathomable,hard to understand. :below, down below.

folly, silliness, stupidity, foolishness. stupid,silly,foolish. : to make stupid, to make lose one's head, toflatter. .

palm ofhand. : (to take in palm of hand), to take a poor or destitute person into one's service (formerly).

. rope or corded edge aroundsail.

a taste forarts andcraft.

. home lover,domestic person,stay at home,hermit.

sentiment ofjoy,vanity,exuberance.

gratitude,thankfulness, a grateful heart.

a lover ofmoney, interest in ...
virile,serious,manly.

attachment to things, goods,cupidity,avarice. .

string,cord tripled,three ply. n.a.stubborn,self willed (rarely used). .

thefront, thebefore.
trouble,molest,interfere with.

. tothink about ... to keep in mind, to bepre occupied with, to bebusy about. : don't beworried about me.

turn toward a person so as to face him.

sympathy. compassionate, sympathetic.

compassion,pity,sympathy. to be compassionate, to sympathize. :home sickness,dumps,melancholy. : to have pity, to have compassion, to pity. haven't you any pity for me? : pitiful,lamentable, to be pitied.

havecompassion on.

to have apresentiment,foreboding,suspicion. presentiment,misgiving. : to have a presentiment, tosuspect.

desirous of a large or fullsupply. desire for a full supply.

immoderatedesire, immoderation. unsatiated,insatiable,immoderate. : to want more. :idem.

foolish, weakminded. foolishness, a weakmindedperson.

imbecility, silliness,stupidity, foolishness, foppishness. silly,foolish,imbecile,simple. : which causes ... : to make ..., to make silly, to treat as ...

. to feelweak,feeble (to feel empty inside).

faintness, dejection, discouragement,prostration. dejected,discouraged, cast down. : to cast down, to discourage.

. hesitation,groping,wavering,incertitude,tergiversation. hesitating,staggering, uncertain. .

light-hearted,cheerful. cheerfulness,hopefulness.

peace and joy of soul. appeased, relieved,tranquil, light of heart. : which appeases, relieves. : toappease, torelieve, toconsole, to tranquillize.

inconstant, subject to change ofopinion. inconstancy,fickleness.

inconstance. a.inconstant,changing. : to make change idea, ... conduct.

ardent soul, active ...,impatient ardour,feverish activity. ardent,active,zealous.

() pusillanimity, cowardice,poltroonery. pusillanimous,cowardly, etc. : to cause hesitation, todiscourage.

cherishingrevenge, revengeful. revengefulness,ill will.

. resentment, bitterness,rancour,animosity,. spite, ill feeling,discontentment. offended,hurt (feelings),bitter, discontented, etc. : to offend, to hurt, tovex, toirritate, to set against.

emotion, excitability,anxiety,anguish,fright. moved,excited,anxious, etc. : which causes ...:idem. to make heart beat quicker.

. .

active mind,vivacity, activity, impatience. impatient,zealous,active.

. having no personalopinion but following that of one or other. taking sides for ..., against another.

susceptibility,sulky person. inclined to besusceptible.

astrange character.

wicked,cruel, causing suffering, saddening, inclining to complain.

unhappy,sad,afflicted,desolate,broken hearted. : makes sad.

grief,sorrow. sad, sorrowful.

sadness, affliction, sorrow,grief. sad,afflicted,sorry. : to cause ..., to sadden. : to sadden, to afflict.

greatdesire,longing,concupiscence, having great desire. .

verydeep.

deep,unfathomable.

verydeep.

verydeep, extraordinary depth. . .

a feeling of emptiness<empty>. feelingfaint, weak from hunger. : to give ...

of manyminds,doubtful. doubt,indecision, unsettled purpose.

having manydoubts.

hesitation, indecision, perplexity. hesitating,undecided,perplexed, to be drawn in different directions. : very undecided. : to cause perplexity, hesitation, etc..idem.

hesitatee>ing ordoubting in reference to many.

hesitating in choice,perplexity, perplexed. . : to cause ...

enduree>ing,persevereing.
perseverance.

strong character,energetic,obstinate. energy,firmness,tenacity. : to make ... :idem.

. feared,terrible,redoubtable,alarming.

weak character,soft,weak willed. : to cause ...

timid soul, timorous, timid,pusillanimity. : to make ...

weakness of character, weak, toocondescending, too good natured. . : he has no will power. : to cause ...

manly,virile,strong willed. strength.

discreet,deep,sly,sullen.

mental weakness, weakness of purpose. wantingmental firmness,weak inpurpose.
nauseated,disgusted. nausea,disgust.

disgust, sickness, morallassitude, discouragement. disgusted,sick,discouraged. : to disgust, to make sick, to discourage, todemoralize.
..

revengeful,painfully disturbed inmind.
ill-will, a disposition to retaliate. anguish, extreme pain of mind. Ex 6 : 9.

sorrow,regret,remorse,contrition,repentance, interiorpain, feeling, resentment. : perfect contrition. : imperfect contrition. : interior pain, moral suffering, sorrow, affliction: animosity,spite,grudge, resentment. : to regret, to repent. : vexatious, annoying, irritating. : to hurt, to cause sorrowy, tovex, toannoy.

superlative of: dizziness, fear of immensity of task to be faced. upset,afraid. .

. uneasy mind,agitated. : to cause ...

fixed orform onmind orpurpose. firmness of purpose.

strength of character. strong willed,strong,constant,energetic. :strict,severe,persevering. : to make ...

broadminded,understanding,magnanimous. .

. haveregard for, giveattention to.

. to have atheart, tolove, todesire, to have ataste for, to have a liking for, to beattracted to, to take to heart, to beinfatuated with. : he has a taste for learning.

partiality,preference,favouritism, takingsides.

. sole offoot.

becareful ofproperty, used also in a bad sense.
great care ofproperty.
palm of thehand.

hold one as aslave orserf.

envy, with a little jealousy or emulation,rivalry. to desire to have, to gain, to profit, to win. : which gives envy. : to make envious,avaricious, to excite cupidity.

determined to be likewhite men. estrangement from one'sfamily.

sole of thefoot.

. bad humour,upset, etc. : tovex, to put in bad humour.

quickly takingoffence, easilydisturbed. greatsensitiveness,temper.

susceptibility. susceptible,irascible, flying into a passion without warning,fiery,hot tempered.

atpeace,quiet inmind. peace of mind.

interiorpeace, calmness of spirit, good dispositions. calm, well disposed,open hearted. : very ... : topacify, to restore serenity, toappease, to calm, totranquillize. a. : calming, pacifying.

. peace,tranquillity of soul, peace of mind. peaceable, peaceful. : to make ...

. . interioroppression,anguish, weighed down withsorrow, grief. : togrieve, tovex, toafflict, etc.

friendly,amiable.

: tight. a. (1)narrow minded,intolerant,hard hearted,selfish. (2) takingsides against one or other (for family or other reasons).

humble,low or poor inspirit. humility.

humility. humble. : to esteem as ...

dark-mindded. mental darkness.

ignorance (of child or adult). uncultured, not yet reached age of reason,uneducated,ignorant. : to esteem ..., to treat as ...

. agreeable,resigned,pliable, easy to deal with.

love oftravel.

of a strangedisposition.

strange,queer character,particular,different,curious type of person.

. instability. changeable,heedless,distracted. : to make ..., to distract ...

homesick, regarding tenderly one's own.

heart divided between two loves. : to trouble the mind, ... the heart. :idem. indecision,perplexity.

double thread orline.

two ply string,cord orthread. : todouble string, to tie using double ...

make double athread orline.

soft,tender in the interior of trunk, soft blade.

open minded,broad minded,understanding,cordial,sincere. cordiality.

. irascible temperament,choleric,violent temper,peevish,severe,strict.

hesitatee>ing, indoubt between two. doubt,indecision,uncertainty.

doubt, perplexity. hesitating,undecided, perplexed. to doubt, tohesitate. : to make doubt, toperplex.

. family spirit,clannish,nepotism, infatuated with one's family, favouring one's relations, one's clan.

. age ofreason,intelligence,sagacity, perspicacity, sound judgement. reasonable,sensible,wise, sagacious,judicious. : to make ...

cunning in a good and a bad sense. cunning in a good and a bad sense.

halloo,ho,you there (addressed only to a male ). wave.

for calling a man.you! Mr.! (to be respectful the name or title must follow). (for women, ).
.waves,billows,breakers. :rough sea. : the waves are breaking on the reef. : a rough spot. kinds of waves: : bigswell. : piled up waves. : wave coming sideways. : short waves breaking. : ... close together. : wave descending. :white crested waves. : waves withfoam. : waves retreating from the shore. : short breaking wave. : a kind oftidal wave which once swept the shore and left trace behind<tsunami ?>. : wave rising and being entangled reason of currents and shallows. : breakers.

cross-sea. running wswaves in a crosssea.

choppy aswaves. choppysea.

:wave from rear.

:wave which carries towards shore.

shortwave.

rough as thesea,billowy.

wave caused by a receding surf meeting the incoming wave.

north .

n. an addeddifficulty, an addeddisaster. :wave.

mountingwave which does not break or comb. having aground swell.

; see this word. :spider (which makes web). : a large spider with long legs.

Gomphosus varius (ll,y).

day aftertomorrow.

aftertomorrow, the dayafter,later on.

smooth stone. thefish.

(1) a lagoonfish,scomber,mullet. : a small . : a thin one. : a from the ocean, very large. : a long ... (2) : a hard smoothstone resembling granite used as posts for . a. : abounding in these stones ().

Chorinemus sanctipetri (ll). queen fish (sm).

thefish.

hard as aboil in the earlier stage. abounding in.

a hardabscess.

nard .

thebird.

: afrigate bird rarely seen. : you will be waiting a long time. : towait foolishly or uselessly.

acollection of more thantwo persons or animals. numerous, collected innumbers.

(1) aheap,pile,collection,mass,crowd. :accumulation of things. : a crowd of people. for animated things it is better to say: . : to pile up, to heap up, to accumulate. (2) : place of assembly of certain fish.

anut .

achild,son,daughter,nephew,niece.

(S.) :son,daughter, adopted child. :niece,nephew (niece and nephew may also be called simply ...< ?>.

achild born of young parents.

bastard. ,,.

achild born of elderly parents.

abastard,illegitimate child (abandoned more or less).

anorphan child.

and . .

afish.

(1) afish, species oftunny fish. (2) : astar.

natiati (k). name of a largefish (ll).

aninfection of themouth,tumour of thetongue. .

demoiselle fishh. Amphiprion sebac.

Amphiprion bicinctus (ll). demoiselle fish (sm).
.Amphiprion sebae (ll). demoiselle fish (sm).

toadopt as ason ordaughter, tofather, tomother. theadoption of a child.

toadopt for son or daughter, to be a parent to ...

to haveadopted children, to beparental.

to take or have adopted children. : act ofadoption.

achild left to provide for himself, abastard. to be left as achild orbastard to care for itself.

orphan.

bastard.

anazirite .

name of a falsegod.

(1) : name of aspirit. (2) : name of acomet.(3) : a nativedance.

disease ofmouth, ... oftongue. .

: man-clown<clown>,comical mimic.

aconstellation.

stars.

shoal or school offish.

. (1)scaffolding on which canoes or boats are supported while being built. (2) a species offish (striped).

outrigger of the.

outrigger of canoe,toy canoe.

fish.

largefish found on outside reefs.

(1) whiteworm found in, non-edible. (2)mythological person.

torest another by taking his place.
marine animal. ripecoconut suspended in air by a rope tied high up on their tree for show or safety.

(1) largespider with long legs. a species ofcrab like: marine animal,. (2) aconstellation ...
.tobreath, to take breath, to give arest, to take a rest, to make apause, to work inshifts. : take a breath, have a rest. . : to let have a rest, torelieve each other.

frequentative of.

:motly,streaked.

Nauru Island (phosphate mines). : method of ...

stupid through overeating. a stupid condition, as from overeating.

aplace for. .

place,spot,locality,site,container,box,case,vase. :fireplace.

ashamed,mortifyied. to put in itsplace. .
asound as ofwind. to sound as the wind.

: toput in place, toarrange, toplace, to put in ..., to put on ...
.shame,confusion. shameful, confused,abashed,snubbed,humiliated. .
.agust of wind, coconut blown down by wind. : toblow, to come like whirlwind, tojostle, topush. : to push, toshove, to jostle, to knock over. : he pushed me.

: name of ancient country<land>. : you are facing ...

a piece of shell carved to make anaxe.

branch hanging broken by storm, nuts, fruit fallen by accident.

topush against.

topush, toshove. .

tocare for properly, as achild.

a two-hornedshell,spider shell. Lambis sp.

Lambis spp. (i). spider shells (ja).

Lambis (gastropod). snail.

: aspike used to lift up ligature to pass a cord underneath.

raised,lifted up,exalted,severe aspain.

to lift up, to raise, to exalt. exaltation, glorification.

toraise up, toheave, toexalt, toglorify, topraise, tocelebrate, toextol. .

to engage inexalting. exaltation.

idem.exaltation,elevation, glorification. topraise, toglorify. :compensation for murder.

freshwater pool orpond. blister a runningsore. the base of ,prefixed to the name of women and girls - Mrs, Miss.
thefish.

Mrs.,Miss,Madam (art. or title before fem. names). : Miss So and So. : Mrs! Miss! (for calling a woman). for calling women or females or for calling men and women (ladies andgentlemen); ... :this lady here; : this one who ... :that one who ...; : that ..., there; : that one there who.
.(1) apond,pool,swamp,marsh. : on thebank of the pond, pool. : having water, formingpuddles. : puddle of water, sheet of water, liquid. : to putliquid into ..., to make liquid. : it is not boiling. (2)pustule,pimple with pus,blister. : containing pus. : to let the pus form in the ... :idem.
.(1) a species ofray fish, numb fish with dart. (2) a smallfish with smooth skin (wrasse). (3) a tiny fish found in holes in rocks.

: (k). Hemigymnus fasciatus (ll). wrasse (sm).

pond of at Nikunau.

(k). Hippopus hippopus (i). spotted clam;horseshoe clam (ja).

(small)Hippopus hippopus (gastropod). snail.

thefish.

afish (the young of).rainbow snapper.

(k). Gnathodentex aureolineatus. rainbow snapper (it is reddish brown with narrow yellow lines on its body) (hh).

to beoiled, as afish pond orwell with oil orfat. oil orscum on the surface of a pond or well.

sheet ofoil on water,calm water,smooth,limpid like sheet of oil. : to make ...

Lambis sp. spider shell (hh).

she herewho.

she here, her here.

she not far awaywho.

she not far away, her not far away.

she yonder who.

she yonder, her yonder.

Nudibranchs (gastropod). snail.

:sea slug.

a younglouse.

younglouse.

Miss,Mrs,Madam,(used only in address to address the attention of a female, the singular of).

Mrs!Miss! (for calling or interpellating).

pond of at Beru.

stomach.

:land of spirits.

ashallow pool,pond. liquid,fluid.

. (1) sheet ofwater,marshy,swampy,liquid. : to make more liquid, to add more liquid to a mixture, to shake to see if there is liquid inside. (2) term for an operation ofsorcery.
.. fish.rainbow snapper.

Gnathodentex aureolineatus. rainbow snapper (hh).

Makin word for in address socs.

mullet or pond<fishing>. flooded,pond-like.

the part of theface orcheek by the side of thenose. Phys p.80.

. tear duct, hollow where tears flow.

Miss orMrs What's-her-name.

needle .

easyy>ily securing the thingdesired. .

.luck,fortune. fortunate, lucky.

nudibranch (fish).

nudibranch (i).

Nudibranchs (gastropod). snail.

needle .

poisonousplant.

puffer fishh.

Canthigaster jactator (ll). pufferfish (sm).

. nettle rash.

bi-valvularshell fish. procuring .

general name of largeclam shells. the largest are called .spotted clam,horse clam. to fish for ...

Tridacoconuta (round type) (gastropod). snail.

pain ofsting,wound, sting, prick. . : to prick, to give needle. v.:idem. :idem.

thefish.

.afish (Belonidae).
aplant (Fleurya ruderalos).

Fleurya ruderalis (z).

tosuffer with darting or prickingpains.

for .

ne.firm,immovable,fixed,stiff,steady as the wind. firmness, stiffness, fixedness.

persisting force, stability. persisting,stable,firm. : his pain persists; nenen te ang: persistence of the wind. , : make a persisting effort,exert oneself,strive, persist in. : keep up the effort! :endurance, persistence in effort. , : go at ittenaciously, go boldly, persist in the effort. , : use all one's strength, make big effort, reinforce, force. : to speaklouder.

greasy,fatty. grease,fat.
toblow strong as thewind.

grease,fat,lard,cream,tallow. : it is greasy, juicy, appetizing, unctuous. : to make greasy, to put grease in. candle: .

to holdland taken by a relative of amurdered man as a recompense. a preparation of. land taken by a relative of a murdered man as a recompense.

adish prepared from , fresh toddy and molasses (to honour a guest). a piece ofland given in compensation for murder. . : tohonour, to give this land.

to occasion the taking ofland by beingmurdered.

: to seek. scent, act of smelling, to scent, tosmell. : smelling, tracking by following smell, scent. n. or : give to be smelled. :idem. : to put on the scent of thetracks.

thefish. .

meaning much the same as .so!that's why ... force,insistence. : since you insist, all right, take it.
.a migratoryfish.rainbow snapper.

nenei (k). Gnathodentex aureolineatus (ll). rainbow snapper (hh).

abounding in.

not well or sufficientlycooked as fish.

not cooked enough,undercooked,hard,tough (fish).

toinquire carefully, tosearch out.

tosearch, to make an inquiry, toenquire about, to get information about, ... makeinvestigation about ...

frequentative of.

,.
.: tosuck, tolick.

to engage insippingkarewe with a brushlike stick. the sipping of with a brushlike stick.

. extremity,end,point. : at the extreme end of. : right at the end of the table. : to take the end of, to dip the end, to suck ..., to lick end dipped in sauce.

to sip with a brushlike stick.

astove, afireplace.

anail . Zech 10:4.

nethinim .

Alutera scripta (monocanthida). filefish.

atongue. lodged in thebranches, as a stick thrown. tolighten frequently, without thunder.

(1)tongue. : stuttering,stutter,lisp,stammer. : to put out tongue. :quick to learn, learning easily. : to lick, to toss off, tolap up. (2)tenon<tendon ?>,angle, something which joins. :joined on to,touching,adhering to ...,fixed to, caught on to ...,hanging from ... : make join, fix to, catch on to, hang on ... (3)lightning,flash of lightning. : there is lightning.

tolick with thetongue.

: tolick. : to lick up.

tosight-see, toexplore, to see sights with curiosity. sight seeing, exploration.

voyage,promenade,excursion, exploration, seeing countries, curiosities,sight seeing. : tovisit, toexplore a certain place. : toguide sightseers around, toconduct ... : acuriosity to see. : a curiosity to be shown.

thefish.

a smoothfish, () reincarnated body of ... Halichoeres centiquadrus.

newekabane (k). Halichoeres centriquadrus (y). wrasse (sm).
.Thalassoma trilobatum (ll,y). wrasse (sm).

ashell fish. to engage in licking with the tongue.

ashell fish,volute. Strombus gibberulus. agame of suspension.

frequentative of.

slow tolearn. slowness in learning.

slow to learn, ... to express oneself.

cancer of thetongue. acheat,liar,hypocrite.

acoconut tree. in,at,to,by,with,of.

euph. for .at,in,for,to (used before ).
.. showing frequency or intensity: (1)all,altogether,completely,continually, extremely. : having many holes; nimaoraki: sickly, always sick. from . :tie up spathe of coconut for toddy cutting. : tie in bundles.
.coconut tree. : fruit of ... :trunk of ... (as timber):leaf<frond> of ... :fibre from ..., etc.

Cocos nucifera L.. coconut tree (k,z,sp).

toroll a string around line near the lead () to strengthen it. .idem.

carelessness,nonchalance, idleness. slow,awkward,idle,indolent. .

a posthole. a smallpit or bed for .

a smalltrench, smallhollow in soil,notch,cut,mortise,nick. source,origin,place of ...,object of ... :royal origin. : object of complacency, person very dear. :habit of ..., source of ...,hole of ... :personification of lies, out and out liar. ..., ... : to make holes, hollows, trenches, notches, nicks, pits, to scoop or dig, to notch. : small hollow. : full of little holes.
.: todig, toexcavate in soil, in timber.

a verykind person. :cherished ...

a person verysubject to catching every disease.

subject ofgossip. : you get yourself talked about too much.

to take assubject of ...

see: origin of kings, ofroyal origin.

the hollow at thecorner of theeye nearest the nose. a person seen too often, one met often and everywhere (). : to accuse of being seen too often.

in greatperil,danger,risking one's life.

jovial; : ... target ofmockery.

:argumentative,critical. grumbler.

weak,puny.

grumbler, inveterate grumbler, alwayscomplaining. : to make ...

a small or youngeel. to fish for .

. tofish for small fry, to surround stones, rocks with net to catch fish. , envelop.
a smalleel.

: topile up in a hole, tocrowd into small space ..., to one side. . .

a youngcoconut tree bearingfruit.

a youngcoconut tree of which wood is still soft. a coconut tree or plant bearing fruit early.

to beprovident for the wants of achild.

:basket. food stored in a basket (esp. for children). : to make a store.

to treat achild with forethought by providing food for it in a basket to be used when required.

tofall again and again as anintoxicated person trying to walk. the repeated falling as of an intoxicated person.

the act of stumbling, ...staggering, ... falling over. unsteady. tostumble, totrip, tofalter. : to make ...

a smalleel (ll).

. repugnance to eat shark (or other food). tofaint at the sight of blood.

sickly, alwayssick.

. superlative of. perforated full of smallholes,. : to perforate in many places.

havingnet-work. net-work.

. a person always grumbling,<grumble>. .

the side of thenose very near to the inner corner of theeye. Phys p.80. muchdiscomforted by the frequent appearing of another.

exposed todanger, as whenfishing forsharks. exposure to danger, as in fishing for sharks.

liable toridicule, open tobanter. liability to ridicule.

to banter.

grumblee>ing, everdissatisfyied. grumbling, dissatisfaction,complaint.

togrumble about.

ever complaining or grumbling. complaint, murmuring.growling.

to complain about, to grumble about.

wakeful,restless. wakefulness, restlessness.

uncomfortable,ill at ease. agitated sleep,insomnia. : to cause, todisturb.

to engage in filling smallbaskets withfish to be given to one's neighbors. the filling of small baskets with fish to be given one's neighbors.
to provide one's friends with small baskets of fish.

ravelled away,undone,peeled. superlative of.
.to put inbasket (fish, food) for cooking or storing.

to suffer from beinguncomfortable,ill at ease. sleeplessness.

. ease,comfort, at ease.

: blind woman (wife of the moon). ,.

covetous of,desireous of obtaining.

tocrave for certain food (as pregnant women). .

v.t. sup. of; see this word.

a nicepit, a large pit dug for plants.

smallfish ().

drowsy,torpid (S.). (N.).

cartridge.

ancientcartridge.

Gerres oblongus (y).
.Lutianus gibbus. juvenilesnapper (ll).

afish, the.

(1) afish (young of). (2)Lutianus gibbus.Gerres oblongur.

small or young (fish). a certain mode ofincantation. to engage in performing the .

like . swollen,distended. swollenabdomen.
.(1)poisoning by . (2)magic against this poison. : to poison with ... (3) to ward off orcure with magic.
.afish (young of ).

to perform a certainincantation on one.

as,like.

a smallprawn (brangon lobster).

a piece ofshell shaped and pierced for necklet, anecklet of ...

ashell.

ashell worked for neck ornament.

a largemiller, the<moth>.

(1)pupa of moth,cocoon. (2) a large bud ready to open.
.line ofdancers around guide.
.swathed,bagged,covered with mats, blankets, as cocoon.

atree (wood hard and heavy).

anut of tree brought by current (like chestnut).

: totie around with string. .

a kind ofdrowsiness, lack of energy,indigestion brought on by excess of eating (esp. fish). drowsy, stupid, unable to stand up.

aplant which closes when touched. Sophora tomentosa). .

Sophora tomentosa L. (z).

name of afish, the. to engage in fishing for the .

a smallfish. : to fish for ... :idem.

a species offish (ll,k).

to fish for .

togo, tomove away by rolling (child's game).

a largemoth,dragon fly.

a bivalvularshellfish.

a species ofshell fish, a certain kind ofcoral, aseed brought in by sea current.

of. agame of dexterity consisting of throwing up several balls (or other objects) and catching them, juggling<juggle>.
.tojuggle with several balls, etc., tomove away, towithdraw, todisappear quickly (ex. canoe). .

knee capp.

a certaingame (see below). to play the game of nikararai by tossing up two or threeballs in succession, and catching them as they fall back.

apan leafhoop, driven by the wind.

(1) children'sgame. (2)ring,hoop,shell fashioned into ring. (3)knee cap. .

nickel .

any especiallyrelishablefood.

. agreeable taste,savoury,favourite dish,delicious drink, preference, special friend, favourite. : myloved one, mydelight.

acrab.
.. superlative of. delicious (in proper and in fig.), which has or leaves asweet taste,loved,cherished,preferred.

crabs about 6-7 inches across the carapace (i).

crab.

ashell fish. big.heart cockle.

Cardium flavum (i). flavum heart cockle (ja).

Cardium flavum (gastropod). snail.

a bivalvularshellfish. engage in seeking for .

ashell fish, big. Modiola agripeta auriculata.

fish (the young).

name of a certaingame.

agame. to play this game.

to engage incooking squid on the coals. the cooking of squid on the coals.

octopus tied in coconut husk to be roasted without being damaged (). : to tie up octopus so ...

to cook a squid on the coals.

a species offish (ll).

afish, the.

a very tinyfish.demoiselle fish.

Amphiprion sebae (y,ll). demoiselle fish (sm).
.Dascyllus aruanus (y).
.Pomacentrus vaiuli (y). demoiselle fish (sm).
.Pseudochromis tapeinosoma (y).

a bivalvularshellfish, the. glass.

necklace of mother of pearl, a piece of ...

spe oflobster, thecray fish.

small "glass"shrimps.

ashell fish.

a bivalvularshellfish, the.

an edibleshell fish, found almost everywhere. :dig for ...,Tellina shell.

Tellina crassiplicata (k,i). tellina shell (jr).

Tellina crassiplicata (gastropod). snail.

(1)dizziness of diver . (2) a deepshell fish.

old, not fresh, notnew.

asacred orhaunted place, not to be approached with safety.

an enclosure of stones around the spot where spirit is venerated, represented by large stone (the indicates a sacred place). a certain place ofrefuge formerly with right ofsanctuary. place surrounded by hedge, barrier, fence to indicate it is reserved to whom it concerns (ex. magistrate's bench, rostrum, stone wall around a house, etc.). .

full, absolutely full. : tofill up.

anegro .

itching, as thetongue or thepalm of thehand. the itching as of the tongue or palm of the hand.

a certain kind of tinglingpain at end of fingers, toes, tongue. totingle. : to cause.

joyous,exultant orboastful sfter avictory inbattle. exultant joy as after a victory.

and. joy of success,exultation. to rejoice, to exult, to show contentment. . : to make ... :idem.

. pandanus grown from fruit and not from branch. .

to engage in takingfood toguests. food for guests.

remainder,rest,left over,remnants,leavings. : food offered to a guest at home or in . : to treat as guest, to entertain with food, to give refreshments. : I was not given anything to eat; . e: the last to be served, the least well received, treated with little honour.
.to bringback an article, to take a person back to their home, to put back. .

bachelor (rarely used).

adespised person,rejected, spared among conquered, by ironical comparison, a work one disdains to finish, a thing of which the remains are despised. : to despise, todisdain, toscorn, to make no account of.

anaborted, escaped abortion (used also as an insult).

girl remaining () not married after those of her age () are married. oldmaid, dishonoured girl (different meanings signified by context and way of speaking). : manner of old maid (inconstant, irregular, independent, careless).

anunmarried woman. unmarried as a woman, being without a husband.

regarded ofno account as aperson.

. : joy, enjoyment,delection,delight. superlative of: verypleasant and enjoyable, delectable. : your plant is growing in a delightful way. : to rejoice. :idem.

tocarry to.

sup. of.

sufficient,well, well enough,fine,delicate,charming. thetrigger of agun.

tumbler,sear of a gun lock.beauty,elegant of form, well done, well built, well assembled,strong and fair of form (: tight, well tied). firm,fit and well,robust, in good form. : make your canoe strong and beautiful. : well made for speed : badly balanced.

to maketrial of as acanoe.

: to make , to build well, to makestrong. :idem.

a youngcoconut in the second stage.

acoconut growing, not yet mature.

to engage in testing or trying as a canoe. admirable for delicacy offinish,nice. delicacy,fineness of finish.

and. badly done, badly fixed, not strong. : the day isunfavourable.

quiet becausethriveing as aninfant.

afish, the.

a redfish.snapper. Epinephelus sp.
.<fish>red rock codd (poisonous).

Epinephelus sp. (ll,k). snapper (sm).
Scorpaenopsis sp. red rock cod; poisonous (cc).

a bivalvularshellfish.

ashell fish. biv.

afish, the.

well built forspeed. : built for rapidity or to give speed to ...

quick.

sailing badly as a poorly made.

badly built,unbalanced, which goes sideways.

wide as therim ofland in certain places.

width of land, island, wide from east to west. : to the east of the village. .

superlative of. tired.

familySerranidae. rock codd (fry) (ll).

afish , the.

afish, young of,rock cod fry.

: tolessen gravity, tocover over.

Gardner Island, Phoenix Group.

covered withbruises,wounds.

island of Gilbert Group (Byron 2-7-1765).

name of abird.

species of small ()bird.red necked stint.
.. blue marks on skin,bruises, bruised. : to bruise, to make black and blue.

Erolia ruficollis ruficollis. red necked stint (aa,k).

name of the first in Tarawa. .

wide part of island, land extending far across the island.

torejoice<joy>. joy, rejoicing.

. .

provided withshort connections for anoutrigger. tooshort, as a person, to reach somethinghigh up.

beams too long in outrigger ofcanoe. : to put too far distant.

canoe with outrigger beams too short, unbalanced, badly balanced. ashamed, very embarrassed. .

tostick, toadhere. asponge.

tostick to, toadhere, to beattached. sticky, adhesive. : he loves you and is attached to you. : to stick, to fix, to put together, tojuxtapose. :glue,paste. .

todrink. five, always followed by a numeral-suffix as or by certain nouns, as . . ten, in counting bytwos, five twos.

(1) rad. of adj. numberfive. , etc. (2) five pairs.
.todrink, toswallow, toabsorb. . : drink,beverage. , etc.

five. .

five leaves.

five hundred.

fifty. .

five millionn.

veryflexible,pliable in every way.

maleparrot fish (Scarus sordidus).

Scarus sordidus (ll). male;parrot fish (ll,sm).

afish line composed of hair and coconut fibre, used insorcery.

idem.
.astring orcord of plaited coconut fibre and hair mixed. string ofamulet of same. striped,streaked.

Scarus sordidus. male;parrot fish (y).

five, in counting hardware, furniture, chests, barrels, timber, coconut leaf stems, fingers, teeth, large fish as sharks and.

five, in countingtrees, fish hooks, sections of land.

ashell fish. Thais hippocastranum. purple shell. Vasum ceramicum ceram.

Morula granulata Duclos (i). castor bean shell (ja).
.Thais hippocastanum L. (i). purple shelll (ja).
.Vasum ceramicum (i). Ceram heavywhelk (ja).

Vasum ceramicum (gastropod). Thais hippocastanum. Morula granulata duclos. snail.

operculum of or.

afish, young of,rock cod.

Cephalopholis leopardus (ll,y). rock codd (sm).

Cephalopholis urodelus (serranidae)Epinephalus fasciatus. grouper,seabass.

five, in counting baskets.

superlative of.cut in pieces (as some islands are).

five hundred thousand.

gentle,meek,inoffensive,mild. gentleness, meekness, inoffensiveness, mildness.

. sweetness,gentleness. meek,peaceable,inoffensive. ...

awhirlpool, aneddy. eddying as a whirlpool.

. whirlpool,eddy. toturn around, towhirl.

fatigued,exhausted. fatigue, exhaustion.

of. exhaustion. languid,declining. : toenfeeble, to become languid, to make decline. :idem.

five, in counting persons and animals.

theadhereing vessels of thesquid.

: stick, adhere, and: circle. (1)vent holes of octopus. (2) a species offish.

dyspeptic, havingheart burn,sick with afever. a form of dyspepsia. thefish.

feelingfaint,languid,indisposed, suffering. : which causes...

afever. feverish.

of preceding. a kind oflanguor,feebleness caused by sickness, by fever.

afish, kind of,rock cod. Epinephelus.

Cephalopholis argus. black rock cod (hh,y,ll).

Cephalopholis argus (serranidae). grouper,seabass.

badlygashed.

of ... complete dislocation, out of order, pulled to pieces, in pieces, in tatters. : todislocate, to put out of order, tobreak up, todisaggregate.

said by some to be the same as ,ugly,bad (not approved byKaure).

thefruit of the.

fruit of tree.

five thousand, five in counting fathoms.

fifty. .

a younglouse.

. smalllouse,vermin. full of vermin.

. aneel with ears like mouse.

anoil scented with a certainpan leaf. verysmall in appearance, as a bird high in the air.

superlative of. (1) extremeend, extremepoint of ..., very small in the distance. (2) a perfumedoil. (3) end of shoots of certain plants.

a smallfish,the.

shoals of small fish.
.(1) a tinyfish,surgeon fish. Acanthuridae fan.. : the windrustles. rustling, swarming. (2)fruit of .

familyAcanthuridae (ll,k). surgeonfish (sm).

having manydepressions. a falling in of thesurface, a depression.

full of littledints, smallholes, dinted,uneven (surface).

much,many. ... of preceding word.

having finestrands as acoconut fibre fish line, finely twisted.

very rapidmovement. toadvance at great speed. extraordinary rapidity.

a certaindisease of theskin.

askin disease (eruptive fever).

superlative of: allwrinkled,creased,crumpled,rumpled. : to make ...

toy canoe.

. extremelyflaccid,limp,slack,flabby,spineless,apathetic.

bracelet of green fibres.
.idem.bracelet of dried fibres.

of. generalsick feeling,pains all over body.

intoxicated withjoy. inordinate joy.

. a kind of deliriousjoy, overexcitement,frenzy, mad with joy. : to cause. : to make mad with joy.

seasick. seasickness.

. sea sickness. to beseasick. . : to give ...

fifty thousand.

theseed of the. verymany, as.

(1) fruit or seed oftree called . (2)multitude,innumerable.

Hernandia sonora L. (z).

smallpimples on the skin, ... on bark.

ashell fish with operculum.

scarred,pitted.

full ofgrubs, eaten bycaterpillars.
.variegated,flowered,striped,spotted. ,.
.. phosphorescence,furrow in sea,trail of slugs.

ashell fish. to seek for .

(1) ashell fish (Turbo setosus). (2) , or :bone at the top of the head.

Turbo spp. (i). turban shells (ja).

Turbo (gastropod). snail.

fifty million.

a smallkite.

a child'stoy,kite.

a smallvessel or used forsorcery. .

Physalia (coelenterate). jellyfish.

: a woman of Tarawa. syn:slut,trolop,corrupter of youth.

abounding innumbers orquantity.

grouped, close together,gathered together (shoals of fish, swarms, distinct objects). : to group close together.

tomove, toadvance in leaps and bounds (as rapid canoe). : to make ...

restless,lying uneasyily.

enervation,disquietude,insomnia. to befeverish,enervated,worried. : to cause ...

a species ofcaterpillar.

largecaterpillar found on bushes and plants. ,.

five hundred million.

. tree ofmyth,legend, by means of which went up to the moon to see .

(1)coral stone grooved like underneath of mushroom. (2) mushroom growth onfoot (S.).

tonod. nodding indrowsiness.

sleepiness,torpor. halfsleep,somnolent,drowsy,numb, falling asleep. : to cause ... :idem.

five, in counting things in general.

num. adj.five (for things). :fifth.

. limp,lame. to limp, tohobble.

appearing and again disappearing, as among waves.

superlative of. todisappear rapidly in the distance (bird, canoe, plane).

five, in countingpandanus fruit.

a species offish.wrasse.

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (ll,y). wrasse (sm).
.Scarus globiceps (y). parrotfish (sm).

a smallfish,rabbit fish.

Siganus punctata (ll). rabbitfish (sm).
.Siganus rostrata (ll). rabbitfish (sm).

thefish.

. (1) :mythical person, personification of attraction. (2)incantation to provoke mutual love. : adhere. : to make ...

muddy. sticky,muddy condition of theground.
stickydirt,filth,mire,uncleanliness,dung. sticky and dirty. : to dirty with ...

sticky,adhesive.

sticky,adhesive. : which makes stick ... : tostick.

frequentative of.

a youngcoconut (in the second of twelve stages).

acoconut a little bigger than . (water just beginning to form inside.).

a very small youngcoconut (first stage).

acoconut just beginning to take form (about size of an egg). : bone jutting out atwrist (end of ulna). :ankle bone (end of fibula). .

thewrist knobs.

theankle knobs.

Canthigaster solandri (ll). pufferfish (sm).

flimsy.

. superlative of. tired out,exhausted, knocked up. .

puffer fishh.

. . broken,smashed in many places. .

: tocling strongly to, ... all around, tocover with a coat of ...
.tocling tightly to, toadhere to ..., tohold on to ..., toattach.

froth, a variety ofseamoss, the. foul as the bottom of a ship, covered with sea-moss.

marinemoss which adheres to sea-going craft, boats, etc. : covered with ... .

toimportunate, to keep coming back in an attempt to gain cause.

tocling to, toadhere to, tostick to.

. tostick to ..., tohang on to ..., toadhere to ..., tocling to ..., toclasp, toentwine (as octopus, jelly fish, etc.). : you are held, entwined by impurity. .

toattach oneself to ..., tolove.

a marine animal , aflag signal of the same.

a species ofjelly fish.

surgeon fishh (Teuthis rostratus).

Teuthis rostratus (y). surgeonfish (sm).

: half ofhusk of coconut. (N.) .

to-morrow.

tomorrow.

when? at whattime? (preceded by .

when? when?

when? at whattime?

day afterto-morrow.

tomorrow (Makin). of.

. todelay, todawdle. delaying, beinglate, dawdling. : to make ..., to find ..., to accuse of ...

ababai plant in its very early growth.

youngshoot oftaro or any bulb.

theearly hours of theforenoon.

a smallfish.

edge, extremeend. .

tomove away, towithdraw, to be carried away at great speed. .

high in air, ascending high inair.

: tomove, tofly away, to take flight into the air far away, todisappear, tofade away in the distance. : to make ... : to make ...

smallfish.

aringing in theears. a smallshell.
ascending high inair, at a greatheight in air.

(1) aninsect which chirps at night, the cry of ... (2) anoise which can only barely be heard. (3) a smallshell fish,opaline. (4) a sort ofhumming orincantation to bring on sleep. : suppression of slight noises which might awaken). used for doing evil or robbing at night without hitch or hinderance. : to make sleep by humming or incantation.
.mythical person; .

sickly,feeble as a younginfant.

puny,small,feeble. .

lasting as afragrance. abounding in trees. apalm tree, not the coconut tree.

palm trees (other than coconut).
.abounding incoconut trees.
.of several derivative words sup. freq.

toenter as a house or room.

penetrating. toimpregnate, toinfuse, toinsinuate. :idem. to makeimpression, totouch. : your words touched me.

: sup. of. extremeslowness. veryindolent, slow. : to make ..., to treat as ...

and. . slow,dilly dallying,awkward,sleepy. . .

young ofeels.

frequentative of.

of. domestic,stay at home,hermit, keeps hidden in hole, in shell. .

frequentative of.

curved up.warped, as acoconut husk. adried up curved piece of coconut husk.

superlative of. twisted,bent,deformed. coconut dry and shrivelled up. husk of coconut shrivelled up.

warped,drawn up as a personlying down, repeatedcurved as a stick.

superlative of. warped,twisted,crooked,distorted.

frequentative of.

to engage in serving a person to anincantation for givingskill inclimbing. an incantation for skill in climbing.

superlative of. verylight,agile. good climber,incantation to produce lightness. : to make light, agile ...

to serve a person to an incantation for giinng skill in climbing.

toseek the scent, toscent out, tofollow the scent. : tolook for the traces of ..., to follow the track, to scent.

abounding in.

anorgan in amale fish. having much healthyfat about the .

a mass ofgrease found in certain fish (esp. , etc.).
.kernel, tender and sweet of certain coconuts.

coconut tree producing nuts resembling.

a species ofnut.

abounding in.

tovisit in athreatening manner. anangry call at a person's house.

housebreaking,burglary,prying with evil intentions. to ...

abounding in.

frequentative of, to engage incooking squid on thecoals.

abounding in, afish.

abounding in, a species oflobster.

abounding in.

frequentative of.

frequentative of, tocarry on.

abounding in unmarriedwomen.

goodposture,elegant,fit andwell, assurance, in good form.

habituallyquiet because thriving, as aninfant.

courageous,bold,fearless.

brave,courageous,valiant,dauntless,strong willed. n. bravery, courage, dauntlessness. : to make ..., to treat as ...

abounding in.

: cut up,carved. .

. to pass backwards and forwards very near to opponent before combat, toprovoke.

abounding in.

frequentative of,quick.

frequentative of,sailing badly.

ashamed because of lack of sufficientclothing offood.

. a person staying away through shame, keeping apart (for ex. poor person, despised person). : to causeshame,timidity, to causeembarrassment. :idem.
.to keep apart, ... at a distance. timid,shy (inferiority complex). .

one who keeps away orretires because of woundedpride, or politeness.

superlative of. one who keeps apart, keeps away,retires because ofshame, temper, disdain.

. unsociable,misanthrope, one who keeps right away from society.

frequentative of.

living at a distance from a nearrelative.

frequentative of. adrink.

. drink,beverage,potion. : to drink frequently.

small white thinfish.

a smallfish. Gerres oblongus, gerres argyrus.

Gerres argyrus (ll).
.Gerres oblongus (ll).

abounding in.

freq. of very muchcut,carved,slashed, full of cuts.

frequentative of.

frequentative of. abounding inlice<louse>.

frequentative of.

toaccompany a ship as certainfish do.

to keep at theside of ...
.toaccompany, to keep close to (as fish following ship). said esp. of boysfollowing girls.

aligature of the spathe.

abounding in.

rising up toavenge one'sdeath. rising up inanger to inflictvengeance for the death of relations.

to set about avenging the death of a relative<avenge>.

frequentative of.

disappearing and reappearing, as a canoe among the waves.

unevenly made, as afish line.

of. broken in many places (strings), intatters.

frequentative of.

. dawn,daybreak. : to wait till . ..

acoconut tree with big number of fruit.

toroll up. a loosegarment worn over the shoulders, awrapper.

. any kind ofcovering,wrapping,veil,sheet,shroud,blanket,mat,cloak, etc. : to wrap up, todrape, toparcel, topack, toroll around, to tie up with string. : this smellpenetrates me, ... troubles me.

intelligent,precocious child, learns easily,bright pupil.

totwist, towrithe. twisted. the writhing of a sufferer. ...

. ,.

toroll up. a small roll ofcoconut cord for tying the coconutspathe. : ascroll.

covering,cover,bandage, anything used to tie up. : towrap up, totie up, to tie string around, tobind around. to give nausea, dizziness.

a special way totie spathe.

a certain way oftying. .

a certain kind ofligature.

dizziness,vertigo. (most used).

a smallcord wound around afishhook and the as a protection.

(Acanthuridae sp.). youngsurgeon fish.

familyAcanthuridae. juvenilesurgeonfishes (ll).

blackcoconut. . .

large greenshrimps.

sup. of:distant, veryfar.

Crangon strenuus Dana (i).

Crangon strenuus. crustacean.

tolower. tofeed the young as a bird does.
afleet.

abird.dusky shearwater. . te nna cries, a man is born. For some, the cry of this bird is unlucky.
.afleet, fleet in line, organizedgroup. : a fleet of canoes,flotilla,squadron. .
.tolet go, to let unwind (line, sinker), togive, ordispense, little by little (food, advice, instructions, rules). . : to make ... : to makeregurgitate, to makenauseating.

Puffinus iherminieri dichrous. <bird>dusky shearwater,Audobon's shearwater (This is the smallest of the local shearwaters. It is dark sooty brownish black above with white underparts. The under tail-coverts are black and the sides of the breast... The bill is short and black, with the feet flesh or yellowish.) (aa).

mucus,spittle. (Butari).

. baby talk forfood.
.. a way offishing.

suffering fromindigestion byovereating. the suffering attendant on overeating.

state of ..., sensation ofheaviness in stomach. : to make sick withindigestion.

place,spot. .

lobster (Palinurus).

lobster.

the genus oflobster.

Calappa hepatica L..

Calappa hepatica. crustacean.

a variety ofcrab, the.

tolook on, towitness. . the looking on as aspectator.

tosee, tolook at a spectacle, a scene. : to go to cinema, to look at pictures. . : act of looking,contemplation of spectator,gaping. :spectator(s). :curiosity, desire to see. : to desire to see. :agreeable,interesting to see. :face to face, to be ... : to give a display, toexhibit, toshow.

tosee the manners or comportment of a person (impede their designs), to learn the hard way, to be ill-treated by parents. : i'll teach you how to live, you will see what will happen to you. : to let see, to treat harshly. .

(see the roots of ...) tosee the underneath, the causes or consequences of an affair.

: it isdaylight, it is getting light. .

: acoconut containing corrupted premature water. also.

. tolook, toadmire, to enjoy the scene. ,.

ill-treated, or poorly provided for by a host. inhospitality.

apit with nobabai in it, a .

. muddy place, tooswampy for plants.

m/ba.November .

midrib of side leaves of coconut palm. . : to clean off from sides of leaves. is a which falls to earth in such a way that it sticks upright in ground, and the belief is that such a is magic.

tothread on to a or wire.

a stiffreddishmidrib of acoconut leaflet.

a coveredbasket. abounding in.

abasket made from and part of leaf. a strong basket, usually made of .

offended,sullen,sulky, esp in reference tofood. sullenness, sulkiness, esp in connection with food.

sulkiness, bad humour,resentment. : sulky,sullen,peevish,surly. :susceptibility, inclined to sulkiness. : hiding one's ill-humour, not showing bad humour.

tooffend, to make sullen.

: to make a face at, to showspite to ..., toscorn. : to makesulky,discontented,vexed, tohurt, tooffend.

frequentative of. apile orheap of (fish).

Scaridae. dark blue-green large bump-headparrotfish.

frequentative of.

theundertow, as of a retreatingwave. having an undertow.

whirlpool,eddy. .

name of atree. Morinda citrifolia. tough.

(1) atree , thefruit of this tree. Morinda citrofolia. :pipe shank made of ... : (2)soft andtough,leathery like certain mollusca which bend, twist but do not break.

Morinda citrifolia L. (k,z).

in large quantity, inabundance, covered with,full of ... :many things. : there are many trees. : there are many flowers on it.

awart. warty, having warts.

wart. : asuppurative wart.
.shellfish. Isogonus australica.

a certain .

(adverbial intensive)very.

indicating the superlative:very,altogether.

tocork, tostop a hole, a passage, toobstruct. .

acork,stopper,plug. to cork, to plug.

acork,stopper,plug. : to cork to put a ... .

toplug, tocaulk.

to plug, tocalk.

tough.

aperquisite orrecompense in the form of acoconut given to theclimber forgathering coconuts.
offirm texture,hard, firm as the . breast-work, afort, awall.

apile,mass,wall,tower,fort,trench. :fortress,ramparts. piled, massed, in a mass, heaped up, accumulated,strong,solid,firm. : the love of Jesus for us is immense, inexhaustible.
.of. acoconut dropped from a bunch as specimen to see if it is at the stage desired.

to buildramparts, to make walls around, tofortify. : the town is fortified. .

very many.

Canopus<star> (syn.).
an immenseheap, a bigpile, very much.

. high tide, tide rising. going up, getting higher in the mind (poet ex.). : to make ...

(1) : a species ofcrab. Calappa. (2) :tough,leathery,soft butelastic, resisting, flabby; :idem.

. topile up, toamass, toheap up, toaccumulate.

to fish much with a scoop-net.

frequentative of: tosee.

to fish with ascoop-net. fishing with a scoop -net.

fishing. to fish with large scoop net at ocean side.

to take fish with a scoop-net.

tofortify, to surround by wall.

island in Gilbert group (first south of Equator -- discovered by Bishop, 1799).

tosee.

. tosee, toperceive, tounderstand, todistinguish, toverify; :sight, perception. you'll see! :unseen,hidden.

tosee.

sight, seeing, eyesight. : the blind see. : to make see clearly.

notes of scale (music).

toshove away.
inhospitablee>y treated. inhospitality.

toreject, torepel, to send packing (in reality and in fig.).

ablister. to blister.
.a sedentaryfish, very ugly and very poisonous. Scorpionide. ugly,unsightly as ...,stone fish. : landwound which becomes festered. :sore,abcess, without apparent cause.
.kind of adv. .
.. fig. : he isembarrassed, ...ashamed. ,.

Pterois sp. (ll). stingfish (sm).
.Pterois volitans (ll). stingfish (sm).
Scorpaena altobrunna (ll). scorpionfish (sm).
.Scorpaena asperella (ll). scorpionfish (sm).
.Scorpaenodes guamensis (ll). scorpionfish (sm).
.Scorpaenodes kellogi (ll). scorpionfish (sm).
.Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (ll). scorpionfish (sm).
.Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (y). scorpionfish (sm).
.Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (ll). scorpionfish (sm).
.Synanceja verrucosa (ll). stonefish (sm).

. Scoranopsis (scorpaenida). scorpionfish.

a species ofjelly-fish.

species ofjelly fish. Physalic galere. : head, veil, springing portion of this jelly fish which when touched produces very painful stinging. injurious name given to person with large ears.

Synanceja sp. (ll). stonefish (sm).

: ascoop net which has hadincantation to make fish slow like a sole (fish), .

syn..

November.

a certainsorcery.

scorpion fishh. Scorpaena albobrunnea.

Scorpaena albobrunnea (y). scorpionfish (sm).
.Scorpaena sp. (ll). scorpionfish (sm).

asorcery to make forget.

idle,soft, no energy and slightly idiot,indolent.

: goddess offorgetfulness.

. veryforgetful,absent minded. driveller,dotard. ,.

swelling up as if pierced by 's fin, but without apparent cause.

a conicalshell fish (several species). . (Strombus luhuanus.).

Conus spp. cone shell (i,k).

Conus (gastropod). snail.

inrestless distress, as when having eaten poisonous fish.

indigestion ornausea of (eel).

veryweary, orexhausted by heat or the want of food, having lassitude. exhaustion through heat or want of food.

. exhaustion. exhausted,extenuated. : to make ...

a variety of.

a species oftaro.

surgeon fishh. Scanthuridae fam.

familyAcanthuridae (ll). surgeonfish (sm).

unicorn fishh. Naso brevirostris.

Naso brevirostris (ll). unicornfish (sm).

flowing,discharging in excess from theuterus. an excessive discharge ofblood from the uterus.

haemorrhage (uterus), losing blood (disease).

afish, the. abounding in.

afish, kind of ,coral trout.

Cephalopholis mineatus. coral trout (A pretty fish which may be red, orange, brown, covered all over with small blue dots. it is a popular food fish, but is very rare on some islands. It may be exceedingly poisonous and is also one of the last to. become safe to eat. It is still poisonous on some islands.) (hh).

n/rn.agoat.

afish, the young. apancake.

afish, young of .

afish, young of.

areddish bivalvularshellfish, often used as a neckornament. adisease of theskin. afflicted with the skin disease .

forshell fish,crabs,fish.
.(1) a small red biv.shell used to make amulets and necklets. (2) abirthmark.

asea slug. apadlock. abounding in.

crab,padlock.

red eyed crab; breadth of carapace 3 inches (i).

red-eyedcrab.

afish, the. abounding in.

afish. Gobier orBlennies sp.

afish. Gobies orBlennies spp. (ll).

spark,flint,lighter .

a species ofcrab, the. abounding in.

Echinoderm. all blacksea-cucumbers.

agelatinous marine animal, the. <jellyfish>. abounding in.

asea slugsea cucumber>.

Charybdis crythrodadyla lamark.

Charybdis erythrodactyla Lamark (i).

Charybdis erythrodactyla. crustacean.

acrab, the. abounding in.

acrab. : white crab.

acrab.

a landcrustacean with nice carapace.

a neckornament ofshell made from the .

jeweleryornament fashioned from. red shell of . .

afish, the. abounding in.

a stone-eatingfish (rock cod). Serrianidae. veryabstemious person. : you eat bricks.
.wrasse.<fish>.
.Pleisops nigricans.

Cephalopholis sonnerati (y). rock codd (sm).
.Halichoeres marginatus (y). wrasse (sm).
.Pleisops nigricans (ll).

afish, the. abounding in.

smallfry of<fish>.

a variety ofcrab, the. abounding in.

the veryyoung of the and the.

fry offish (pulling bait but not able to swallow it) (young or ).

afish, the.

(1) a lagoonfish. (2) asea slug.

theblossom of the.

redflower of .

sup. of . verytired,worn out,exhausted.

fish. Gobies orBlennies spp.

lying down frequently and constantly fromweakness or gluttony.

. lying down without strength,inert. flabby,apathetic,indolent.

gregarious. agathering orherding together, acompany.

state ofapathy, without energy. to have no grip. : to make ...
.aswarm. to swarm, movement of crowd, coming and going in band, swarms.

a coarsemat.

mat () made of wide strips.

faint from want of food.

superlative of: weak,sickly,puny,languid,stunted,debilitated (pers.).

afish, the.

afish with yellow fins (Mugilidae).

languid, withoutenergy, workingslowly. lack of energy, lassitude, indisposition to move,. afish, the.

. habit of inertia, of passivity. inactive,inert,lymphatic, with no initiative, afraid of effort.

a runningvine without leaves.

a climbingplant with no leaves, entwining () everything. Lassytha filiformis.

Cassytha filiformis L. (z).

assembled,coagulated,united,concentrated (as blood in bruise, or crowd assembled in one spot, or things).

ruffled,gathered.

adze (S.). ,.

Periopthalmus sp. (ll). mudhopper (sm).

fish. Gobies orBlennies spp. (ll).

afish, the. abounding in.

a small reeffish. Blennidae family). : larger. :rock hopper.

fish. Gobies orBlennies spp. (ll).
.Istiblennius gibbifrons (y). hopper (sm).
.Istiblennius lineatus (y). hopper (sm).
.Istiblennius paulus (y). hopper (sm).
.Pseudogramma bilinearis (y).

Brotula (ophidiia). brotula.

afish, the. abounding in.

Cirripectus spp. (y). rockhoppers (sm).

poisoned by eating certain fish. a person who is suffering from poisonous fish.

stomach trouble, poisoning more or less dangerous. person suffering from ... : which causes. .

. wicked,violent,bad natured. :quarrelsome, contrary (vague meaning).

ascamp, arascal, anevil-minded person. rascally, scampish.

afish, the. abounding in.

familySerranidae. all small redrock cods (ll).

a small reeffish with red flags on dorsal spine.

small reeffish with red "flags" on its dorsal spines (ll).

Promichtys prometheus.

Promichthys prometheus (ll).

liable or disposed tovomit, as a younginfant. afish, the.

. slightvomiting (of babies), having this vomiting.
.afish.

acrab. -- red.

a variety ofcrab.

a smallmarine animal, the. abounding in.

small sea creature, crawling at low tide like .

afish, the. abounding in.

afish.moorish idol.

Zanclus cornutus (ll). Moorish idol (sm).

Zanclus cornutus (y). Moorish idol (sm).

. . heaviness (after eating),dropsy. : to makeheavy. .

puffer fishh. Canthigarter amboinesis.

Canthigaster amboinensis (ll). pufferfish (sm).

sick as a woman who has lately givenbirth. sickness sometimes following childbirth.

. discomfort happening to nursing mothers (from want of proper food). : causing ...

a species ofporpoise, the.

species ofwhales. :porpoise sp.

indisposed to effort fromsickness orhunger or weariness. indisposition toeffort.

incapable of effort,impotence (fatigue, hunger, illness, old age).

faint from want of food, or insickness. faintness arising from sickness or want of food.

. kind ofdizziness,giddiness,vertigo,swoon. stunned (sickness, hunger, etc.). : causes ... .

tosquat frequently when at work, throughwearyiness. frequent squatting while at work. afish, the.

(person always sitting or stooping). inertia, laziness. inactive,lazy. ...
.afish (defends itself by its immobility).

tired,worn out, from excessive perspiration. in lather of sweat, (doubtful).

agnu . shadee>y. a shade.

shade,shadow, shadow pictures,outline. , etc.: my shadow, your shadow, his shadow. : shade. : shadowed, shady. : cloudy,overcast,dull, covered. : to shade, . : to put in the shade, to get into the shade, to have put in ... .

(pl.). shade. shady.

nothungry,satisfied. the sensation of having eaten enough.

satiety. satisfied, had enough. : very ... : tosate, tosatisfy. : satisfying, satiating.

cloudiness, the state of beingcloudy.
cloudy.

overcast sky,cloudy,dull day. . ...

the lowerwaist, themiddle.
to be madeashamed.

middle,centre. central,midst. : in the middle.
.: to take as themiddle, to putbetween two, in the middle, tosurround. : he wascaught, caught red-handed. : to place between two, in thecentre, in the middle.
.theshame of one caught wrong-doing,infamy,dishonour. ashamed,degraded. : to dishonour, to cover with shame, to make infamous. : which does not dishonour.

put toshame as boththief and his family when detected in theft.

and or. superlative of. shame,infamy,dishonour, die of shame, to want to hide for shame. : toconfound, tohumiliate publicly, to heap shame on.

an uninhabited tract between villages. uninhabited as theland between two villages.

uninhabited land between two villages, open country.

themiddle of the island rim from ocean to lagoon shore.

. middle of island in reference to width.

midnight. being midnight.

midnight (middle of the night). : to wait till ...

frequentative of.

the exactmiddle.

havinglong outrigger poles. verywide as theland.

large. .

tofold or do up in abundle. a bundle orpackage.

. tofold, toarrange.

blemished. Malachi 1:14.

. covered withscars,bruises. ...

: island in south of Gilbert group discovered by Byron.

tofold (clothes, material, mats, etc.). .

to perform anincantation on thehead. to engage in performing incantations on the head. an incantation performed on the head.

. to makeshade over ..., toveil, toblur, to shade, todarken tattoo designs, to make an incision on head to beautify; . : to shade, tovary slightly (the voice, the words).

tocover, toshade (incantation).

afish, the. tosail fast. frequentative of.

lizard fishh.
.barracuda fishh.

Saurida gracilis (y). lizardfish (sm).
Sphyraena forsteri (y). barracuda (sm).
.Sphyraena spp. (ll). big sizedbarracuda (sm).
.familySphyraenidae. barracuda (hh).

. Sphyraena barracuda (sphyraenidae). barracuda.

frequentative of.

thefish. gen.Canthidermis (rc).

afish with poisonous darts on tail (Canthidermis,file fish,trigger fish). Balistrapus sp. : one who doesn't care,hard hearted.

Balistapus sp. (ll). triggerfish (sm).

Balistoides viridescens (balistidae). triggerfish.

abraid ofhair.

cord orgirdle made of women's hair (worn by men atdance). : to gird oneself with, to take as one's own.

poured out.

poured out,sprinkled. : to pour, tospill. ....

topour out.

Halichoeres centriquadrus. wrasse (ll).
.Halichoeres margaritaceus. wrasse (ll).

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