Maneaba
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thumb|Traditional maneaba in Babaroroa, Arorae atoll, Kiribati thumb|Tenimanraoi maneaba in Betio, Kiribati The heart of any Kiribati community is its maneaba or meeting house. The maneaba is not just the biggest building in any village, it is the centre of village life and the basis of island and national governance.
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thumb|Traditional maneaba in Babaroroa, Arorae atoll, Kiribati thumb|Tenimanraoi maneaba in Betio, Kiribati The heart of any Kiribati community is its maneaba or meeting house. The maneaba is not just the biggest building in any village, it is the centre of village life and the basis of island and national governance.
A traditional maneaba is an imposing structure, with slabs of coral supporting a huge roof formed from coconut wood, held together with coconut string and thatched with pandanus leaves. The whole community is involved in its construction, and every aspect of the maneaba has a symbolic as well as a practical function.