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Gilbertese

Kiribati
Taetae ni Kiribati

Native to

Kiribati

Native speakers

(120,000 cited 1988–2010)e18

Language family

Malayo-Polynesian
- Oceanic
  - Micronesian
    - Micronesian Proper
      - Gilbertese

Latin script (Kiribati alphabet)

Official status

Official language in

Kiribati Language Board

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The Gilbertese language is an Austronesian language spoken in Kiribati, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

See also

In Spanish: Idioma gilbertino para niños

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