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Gilbertese language

Spoken language
Gilbertese or taetae ni Kiribati, also Kiribati, is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati. It belongs to the Micronesian branch of the Oceanic languages. The word Kiribati, the current name of the islands, is the local adaptation of... Wikipedia
Language family: Austronesian languages
Region: Oceania
Ethnicity: I-Kiribati
Native speakers: 120,000 (2002–2019)
Writing system: Latin script; (Gilbertese alphabet)