Gilbertese
Language Information
Gilbertese (Kiribati) is spoken in Kiribati, where it is the national language, and on the island of Nui in Tuvalu and in communities in Fiji and the Solomon Islands.
Gilbertese is a Micronesian language of the Oceanic branch with about 120,000 speakers. It is written in a Roman alphabet of only 13 letters. The name Kiribati is the local spelling of "Gilberts."
Gilbertese is a Micronesian language of the Oceanic branch with about 120,000 speakers. It is written in a Roman alphabet of only 13 letters. The name Kiribati is the local spelling of "Gilberts."
Gilbertese is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Malayo-Polynesian (Austronesian)
- Subgroup
- Micronesian