Gilbertese

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Gilbertese

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From Gilbert + -ese. See Gilbertese language § Name on Wikipedia.

proper noun

  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

    Similar: Kiribati

noun Gilbertese

  1. in plural A person from the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati. If each Gilbertese passes on land to his or her children, not very many generations will pass before the land plots become relatively fragmented. This was and is the case. Many land plots are small,[…]

    Similar: Kiribatian

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name language

Españolkiribatiano, gilbertés
中文基里巴斯语 jīlǐbāsī yǔ
Portuguêsgilbertês
Françaisgilbertin
Русскийкириба́ти kiribáti, ги́лбертский gílbertskij

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@misc{gilbertese_2026,
  title = {Gilbertese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gilbertese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}