English

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Etymology

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From Gilbertese maneaba.

Noun

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maneaba (plural maneabas or maneaba)

  1. A meeting house in Kiribati and other South Pacific island naitons
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  • maneapa (similar building in Tuvalu)

French

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Noun

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maneaba f (plural maneabas)

  1. maneaba

Gilbertese

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Etymology

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Compare Tuvaluan maneapa.

Noun

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maneaba

  1. maneaba (traditional meeting house)

Spanish

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Verb

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maneaba

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of manear