Kiribati

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A language of Kiribati

ISO 639-3
gil
Alternate Names
Gilbertese, Ikiribati, Kiribatese
Autonym
I-Kiribati
User Population

103,000 in Kiribati (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 118,618.

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Language Status

1 (National). De facto national language.

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Ikiribati
Dialects

Banaban. North-south dialect Division. In Tuvalu, Nui inherently intelligible with Kiribati, but has vocabulary and pronunciation differences. Lexical similarity: 26% with Pohnapeian [pon].

Typology

VOS.

Language Use

Vigorous. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Most are literate in Kiribati, but little material is available. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1893–2016.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kiribati
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.

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