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Tuai— Never
E ngaa?— To ask where something is, but typically only when referring to a singular noun
ben— a coconut, especially in the stage where the meat is thick and white, the water inside not usually considered drinkable, and the shell is brown
E— he, she, it
Kam— You all
Bwakuaku— Expert, good at
a— Denotes that a verb is in a current state
mauri— hello
Iaa— Where
Ami— Plural possessive your
Taian— Denotes plurality; many
-aki— A suffix that signifies a passive verb
Tia— One who, equivalent to the English suffix "-er"
Moi— A drink; to drink, but only in an intransitive sense
Ngkami— You (plural)
amwarake— to eat
I— I
ngai— Me, I
Nii— Coconut tree
kinaa— to be familiar with; to know
Ngaiia— Them, they
Anne— That, particularly in reference to an object away from the speaker
Nima— To drink
Ka-— A prefix that turns an adjective into a transitive verb. Roughly "to make"
ataa— to know
Taku— To think, especially if followed by the word "bwa"
amwarake— food
A— They
Ngaia— He, her, it
Iranikai— A broad term for the different I-Kiribati martial arts
Teraa— What, but only in the question sense
Bure— A sin or mistake
Taraa— To see, to look
Ko— You (singular)
Mauri— health
Aera— Asking "what" as a verb
tangira— to love, to like
kewe— lie; to lie
Antai— Who?
Am— Possessive your
N/Ni— In
Ana— His, hers, or its
Noora— To see
bwaati— proficient or skilled
uninga— pillow
Iraa-— To ask what was done to a noun
Matauninga— Excuse me
Ara— Our
Ngaira— We, us
kabi— not proficient
Te— Loosely "the". Denotes a single improper noun
Ningai— When?
Ti— us, we
Aio— A synonym of aei, this
Raa— Which?
Tamwarake— To climb
Aia— Their
Karaoa— To do
Aei— This; especially in reference to an object close to the speaker
Ngkoe— You (singular)
Kabwara— To untie, both in a literal and metaphorical sense.
Kanga— How?
Au— Mine
moimoto— a drinking coconut, especially when the meat inside is soft, and the shell is white