Parts of the Kiribati canoe
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Hopefully you have arrived at this page because you want to know the names and locations of almost all different and distinctive parts of the Kiribati canoe. If so, then you have come to the right spot as here, the names, locations and purposes of the canoe parts have all been listed down - so that you know exactly where and why they are on the canoe.
The information has been organised with the help of the table below. In the first column of the table, you will find the Kiribati names of all the canoe parts. The second column contains their English equivalents including their descriptions. The last column, as you will see, states the purposes of such parts.
For easier understanding, the names have been divided into five groups as below:
A: Parts of the Sail - 9 D: Different Ropes - 5
B: Parts of the Body - 16 E: Parts that are Movable - 5
C: Parts of the Float - 3
You will find the diagram of the canoe right below the table. The numbers 1-38 on the diagram correspond to the names in the table. This will help you to easily locate what and where those parts are on the canoe itself.
A: Parts
of the SAIL
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Name |
Description |
Purpose |
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1. Ie |
Sail (thick cloth) |
Moves canoe by collecting wind |
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2. Take |
The upper corner of the sail |
Holds and joins upper yard-arm and lower yard-arm |
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3. Teinaieta |
Upper yard-arm - part of the sail that goes upwards |
Straightens the sail upwards into the air |
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4. Teinainano |
Lower yard-arm - bottom part of the sail that lies horizontally or across |
Straightens the bottom part of the sail and controls amount of air being used |
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5. Bakaoko |
String that attaches sail onto the yard-arm |
Attaches sail onto the yard-arm |
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6. Winiie |
The area around the spot where the yard-arms meet |
Joins the upper and lower yard-arms and allows the sail to move flexibly |
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7. Winibati |
Lower corner of the sail |
Lower corner of the sail |
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8. Man or Buraeki |
The flag |
Decoration and displaying messages |
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9. Takataka (1) |
Yard-arm socket - the spot (made of wood) located at both ends of the canoe |
Allows the bottom tip of the teinaieta (upper yard-arm) to sit firmly |
B: Parts
of the BODY
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Name |
Description |
Purpose |
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10. Kabi |
Keel |
Building block of bottom part of the canoe |
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11. Rai |
Planks |
Planks |
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12. Rabwatan te wa |
Hull of canoe |
Hull of canoe |
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13. Tabon te wa |
End of the hull |
End of the hull |
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14. Katea |
Side of the canoe opposite to the outrigger |
Side of the canoe opposite to the outrigger |
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15. Baretama |
Platform on the outrigger |
Offer space on the canoe |
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16. Karetaba |
The board located at both ends of the canoe |
Raises both ends of the canoe higher |
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17. Mango |
Stem posts - the curve shaped woods at both ends of the canoe |
Gives the u shape end of the canoe - building block |
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18. Kiaromoti |
Cross beams - woods that lie across the canoe body |
Holds the two sides of the canoe together |
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19. Kiaro |
Outrigger booms - longer woods that join the body and the float together forming outrigger |
Holds and joins the canoe body and the outrigger float |
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20. Aiai |
Ribs - inner woods going down the side (planks) of the hull of the canoe. |
Supports and holds the planks and the canoe hull |
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21. Bai |
Outrigger stay - wood that runs from the outrigger booms to the body of the canoe |
Holds the outrigger booms and the body firmly |
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22. Naniman |
Outrigger cross braces - woods lying across the kiaro |
Holds the two or more outrigger booms (kiaro) firmly together |
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23. Tabio |
Forked wood placed close to both ends of the canoe |
Holds the steering paddle in place |
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24. Tuunari or Takataka (2) |
Socket (made of wood) located in the middle of the canoe body. |
Rests and holds the bottom end of the mast properly and firmly |
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25. Tunga |
Small hole at the bottom of the canoe |
Drains water out |
C: Parts
of the FLOAT
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Name |
Description |
Purpose |
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26. Raama |
Outrigger side of the canoe |
Outrigger side of the canoe |
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27. Rama |
Outrigger float - the float is usually light and less dense wood |
It floats and makes the canoe balance horizontally at sea |
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28. Toto |
Forked pieces of wood for securing outrigger float |
Joins and secures the outrigger booms and the float firmly |
D: Different
ROPES
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Name |
Description |
Purpose |
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29. Baba |
Sheet - rope tied to the lower yard-arm of the sail |
Rope to pull or let go the bottom part of the sail |
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30. Ata |
Stay - rope tied from the top of the mast to the end of the outrigger |
Holds and pulls the mast and the sail from falling over - also controls the best vertical position of the sail |
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31. Buraoki |
Block - allows rope to move easily to both directions |
Lessens friction onto the stay and allows it to move about |
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32. Katangtang |
Rope tied from one end of the canoe up to the top of the mast then goes down to the other end of the canoe |
Holding the mast firmly in the air |
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33. Kaababa or Tikotiko |
Rope with one end tied to the top of upper yard-arm while the other end is tied onto the end of the outrigger. |
Helps holding the sail and the mast |
E: Parts that
are MOVABLE
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Name |
Description |
Purpose |
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34. Aneang |
Mast |
Raises up the sail |
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35. Tura |
Mast supporter - wood for supporting the mast |
Holds and supports the mast |
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36. Bwe or Bweuru |
The steer paddle |
Steer the canoe |
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37. Bwennarina |
The paddle |
Moves the canoe when the sails is not being used |
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38. Anima |
Bailer |
Removes water from inside canoe |
If you know of any parts to have been left out from the above lists, please say so in the comment so we add them later as we revise the article.
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