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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.
Gilbertese – Taetae ni Kiribati Official language in: Kiribati; Gitxsan – Gitxsanimaax, Gitxsanimx Spoken in: British Columbia, Canada; Godoberi – ГъибдилӀи Mицци, Ɣibdiƛi Micci Spoken in: the southwest area of the Russian autonomous republic of Dagestan; Gondi – गोण्डि, గోణ్డి Spoken in: India
Pages in category "Languages of Kiribati" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Gilbertese language
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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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