Gilbertese language

E248913
Austronesian language Micronesian language Oceanic language natural language

Gilbertese is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in Kiribati and parts of Fiji and the Solomon Islands, serving as the main indigenous language of the Kiribati people.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gilbertese 51
Gilbertese language canonical 8

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language ⓘ
Micronesian language ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ
natural language ⓘ
alternativeName Kiribati ⓘ
Kiribati language ⓘ
Taetae ni Kiribati ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Marshallese language ⓘ
Nauruan language ⓘ
hasBibleTranslation yes ⓘ
hasEthnologueCode gil ⓘ
hasGlottocode gila1241 ⓘ
hasISO639-1Code gil ⓘ
hasISO639-2Code gil ⓘ
hasISO639-3Code gil ⓘ
hasMorphologicalFeature inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns ⓘ
possessive classifiers ⓘ
use of verbal prefixes ⓘ
verb–subject–object basic word order ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature five-vowel system ⓘ
geminate consonants ⓘ
simple consonant inventory ⓘ
hasStandardForm South Tarawa variety ⓘ
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Micronesian languages ⓘ
Oceanic languages ⓘ
majorityLanguageIn Gilbert Islands ⓘ
officialLanguageOf Kiribati ⓘ
primaryLanguageOf Kiribati people ⓘ
region Central Pacific ⓘ
Gilbert Islands ⓘ
Micronesia ⓘ
regulatedBy Kiribati Ministry of Education (de facto) ⓘ
spokenIn Fiji ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ
Kiribati ⓘ
Nauru ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ
Tuvalu ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Vanuatu ⓘ
subgroupOf Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages ⓘ
surface form: Nuclear Micronesian languages
usedIn administration in Kiribati ⓘ
education in Kiribati ⓘ
media in Kiribati ⓘ
usesAlphabet Latin alphabet ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kiribati language → hasAlternativeSpelling → Gilbertese language ⓘ
Micronesians → usesLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
Nauruan → hasLoanwordsFrom → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Betio → languageUsed → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Gilbert Islands → language → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Abemama → traditionalLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Butaritari → hasLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Beru → usesLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Kiribati people → language → Gilbertese language ⓘ
Banaba → language → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Onotoa → hasLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Arorae → primaryLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Micronesian languages → hasSubgroup → Gilbertese language ⓘ
Marakei → hasLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Nikunau → hasLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Tamana → primaryLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Tabiteuea → mainLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Maiana → languageUsed → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Banaba Island → language → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Tuvaluan language → hasLoanwordsFrom → Gilbertese language ⓘ
Oceanic languages → hasMember → Gilbertese language ⓘ
South Tarawa → hasOfficialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Abaiang → hasLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Kiritimati → languageSpoken → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages → includesLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Naoero language → neighboringLanguages → Gilbertese language ⓘ
Ocean Island → languageSpoken → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Buota → officialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Makin → hasLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Kuria → hasOfficialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Aranuka → languageSpoken → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Kingsmill Islands → languageSpoken → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Union Islands → languageSpoken → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Abemama Atoll → hasLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Bairiki → hasLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Bikenibeu → languageUsed → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Eita → hasPrimaryLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Teaoraereke → hasOfficialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Ambo → hasLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Tanaea → hasOfficialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Nabeina → officialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Northern Gilbert Islands → languageSpoken → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Butaritari District → officialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Natata → hasOfficialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Tanimainiku → hasOfficialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Tanimaiaki Village → hasPrimaryLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Kabinawa village → officialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Abemama Island Council → languageOfAdministration → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Kabinawa → officialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese
Tabontebike → hasOfficialLanguage → Gilbertese language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gilbertese