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Gilbertese (Gilbertese: taetae ni Kiribati), also Kiribati (sometimes Kiribatese), is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages. The word Kiribati, the current name of the islands, is the local adaptation of the European name "Gilberts" to Gilbertese phonology.
This article is a resource of the native names of most of the major languages in the world. ... Gilbertese – Taetae ni Kiribati Official language in: Kiribati;
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The name is pronounced / ˈ k ɪr ɪ b æ s / KIRR-i-bass, as -ti in the Gilbertese language represents an sound. [17] Similarly, the name of its people, the I-Kiribati, is pronounced / iː ˈ k ɪr ɪ b æ s / ee-KIRR-i-bass. [18] Map of the Gilbert or Kingsmill Islands, 1890. The name Kiribati was adopted upon the
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Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents are also listed. See also: List of alternative country names. Please format entries as follows: for languages written in the Latin alphabet, write "Name (language)", for example, "Afeganistão (Portuguese
2 List of languages by the number of countries in which they are the most widely used. 3 Official regional and minority languages. ... Kiribati; Lesotho (with Sotho)
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