Kiribati

kiribatí English thumb|Flag of Kiribati thumb|Kiribati on a globe Etymology en :bor gil:Kiribati From en gil Kiribati, from en en Gilberts adapted to Gilbertese en phonotactics, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. First entry in the Dictionnaire gilbertin-français of fr Ernest Sabatier (1954). "Kiribati" was chosen as the republic's name by Chief Minister Sir Ieremia Tabai and his cabinet to represent his country's modernisation and extent beyond the Gilbert Islands, which are natively known as Tungaru. Pronunciation en /ˈkɪrəbæs/ AU en /ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/ /kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/ /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/ UK,US en /ˈkɪrəbɑːti/<a:proscribed,spelling pronunciation> /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑ.ti/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Kiribati.wav UK en en-us-Kiribati.ogg US, en en-us-Kiribati-2.ogg US Proper noun en Q710en A <<country>> consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands <<archipelago>>, located in <<r/Micronesia>> in <<cont/Oceania>> South Tarawa Republic of Kiribati. en 14 August 2024 Gavin Butler Kiribati’s pro-China leader faces an election test BBC News The remote Pacific Island nation of Kiribati headed to the polls on Wednesday in a general election that could hold profound implications for the South Pacific region. 13 October 2026 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89wygq2k7zo The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati. Synonyms language en Gilbertese Derived terms en Kiribatese Kiribatian Related terms en I-Kiribati Descendants ja 1 キリバス Kiribasu Translations Republic of Kiribati Afrikaans: af Kiribati Arabic: ar كِيرِيبَاتِي m kiribātī, ar كٍيرٍيبَاس kiribās Armenian: hy Կիրիբատի Asturian: ast Kiribati Balinese: ban Kiribati Bengali: bn কিরিবাস Breton: br Kiribati Bulgarian: bg Кирибати Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 基里巴斯 Czech: cs Kiribati n Danish: da Kiribati Dutch: nl Kiribati n Esperanto: eo Kiribato Estonian: et Kiribati Farefare: gur Kiribasi Faroese: fo Kiribati n Finnish: fi Kiribati French: fr Kiribati Galician: gl Kiribati Georgian: ka კირიბატი German: de Kiribati n Gilbertese: i-gil Kiribati Greek: el Κιριμπάτι Hawaiian: haw Kilepaka Hebrew: he קִירִיבָּטִי kiribáti, he קיריבס kiribás Hindi: hi किरिबाती m Hungarian: hu Kiribati Indonesian: id Kiribati Interlingua: ia Kiribati Irish: ga Ciribeas m, ga Cireabaití m, ga Poblacht Chiribeas f Italian: it Kiribati Japanese: ja キリバス Kiribasu Javanese: jv Kiribati Korean: ko 키리바시, ko ^키리바티 North Korea Latvian: lv Kiribati Lithuanian: lt Kiribatis m Macedonian: mk Кириба́ти n Maltese: il-mt Kiribati Māori: mi Kiripati Marathi: mr किरिबाती Navajo: nv Kílíbas Norman: nrf Kiribati Norwegian: no Kiribati Polish: pl Kiribati Portuguese: pt Kiribati m Brazil, pt Quiribati m Portugal Romanian: ro Kiribati Russian: ru Кириба́ти f n Satawalese: stw Kinipwet Scots: sco Kiribati Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Кирибати m Latin: sh Kiribati m Spanish: es Kiribati Sundanese: su Kiribati Swedish: sv Kiribati Thai: th คิริบาส Tibetan: bo ཀི་རི་བ་ཏི Tongan: to Kilipasi Turkish: tr Kiribati Turkmen: tk Kiribati Ukrainian: uk Кіриба́ті Urdu: ur کیریباتی kiribātī Welsh: cy Ciribati Yoruba: yo Kiribátì language Gilbertese See also en South Tarawa Countries of the world Further reading gil en Languages Afrikaans af: Proper noun af Kiribati Q710 af:Suid-Tarawa Derived terms af Kiribatiër af Kiribaties Central Huasteca Nahuatl Etymology Borrowed from nch es Kiribati. Proper noun nch proper noun nch Kiribati Q710 Czech cs: Pronunciation [ty] Proper noun n 1 kiribatský Kiribaťan cs Kiribati Q710 Further reading Danish da: Proper noun da proper noun da Kiribati Q710 Related terms da kiribatier da kiribatisk Dutch nl: Pronunciation nl /ˌki.ri.ˈbɑs/ nl ɑs 3 nl Ki ri ba ti Proper noun n nl Kiribati Q710 Estonian et: Etymology From et gil Kiribati, based on the Gilbertese pronunciation of et en Gilberts, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. Pronunciation kiriˈba*ti et ɑˑti 4 et Ki ri ba ti Proper noun Kiribati Kiribatit et Kiribati Q710 Declension Kiribati sg Derived terms et kiribati soomuskukk References Faroese Etymology From fo gil Kiribati, based on the Gilbertese pronunciation of fo en Gilberts, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. Pronunciation fo /ˌki.ɹiˈpɑː.ti/ Proper noun fo proper noun n fo Kiribati Q710 Finnish fi: Etymology From fi gil Kiribati. Pronunciation Proper noun fi Kiribati Q710 Declension sg Kiribat a Derived terms fi kiribatilainen French Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Kiribati.wav <<France>> (<<Paris>>) Proper noun f-p fr Kiribati Q710 Usage notes Although many scholarly resources argue that this is a feminine plural noun, popular usage often refers to this noun in the masculine singular. German de: Pronunciation de De-Kiribati.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun toponym de Kiribati Q710 Declension n.sg Derived terms de kiribatisch Gilbertese Etymology gil :bor en:Gilberts<id:islands> gil en Gilberts, a shortened name of the Gilbert Islands, adapted to Gilbertese en phonotactics. Pronunciation gil /ki.ɾi.bæ.si/ Proper noun gil proper noun gil Kiribati Q710 Derived terms gil I-Kiribati Descendants en Kiribati 1 References dic_k.htm#kiribati Hungarian hu: thumb|Kiribati Pronunciation hu Ki ri ba ti hu ti 4 Proper noun hu proper noun hu Kiribati Q710 hu:Kiribati Köztársaság Declension Kiribati o sgKiribati sg Derived terms hu kiribati Kiribatian See also Italian it: Pronunciation Kiribàti<r:DiPI> Proper noun f-p it Kiribati Q710 See also it gilbertino References Lithuanian Pronunciation Kiribãti Proper noun lt proper noun form Kiribãti lt Kiribãtis voc Norwegian Bokmål no: Proper noun nb proper noun nb Kiribati Q710 Related terms nb kiribatier nb kiribatisk Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn Kiribati Q710 Related terms nn kiribatiar nn kiribatisk Polish pl: Etymology pl :obor gil:Kiribati + 1 Pronunciation Pl-Kiribati.ogg Proper noun n yes kiribatyjski,kiribacki pl Kiribati Q710 Derived terms pl nouns Kiribatyjczyk Kiribatyjka See also Further reading Portuguese pt: Alternative forms pt Quiribati Quiribáti Etymology pt :ubor en:Kiribati + 1 Gilberto Pronunciation [a:á] pt at͡ʃi ati 4 pt Ki ri ba ti Proper noun m kiribatiano,kiribatino pt Kiribati Q710 Taraua República de Kiribati Related terms pt gilbertês See also Romanian Pronunciation ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Kiribati.wav Proper noun n ro Kiribati Q710 Spanish es: Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-Kiribati.wav<a:Spain>> Proper noun es Kiribati Q710 Derived terms es kiribatiano Swedish sv: Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kiribati.wav Proper noun n sv Kiribati Q710 Related terms sv kiribatier sv kiribatisk sv kiribatiska See also References saol Svensk MeSH Turkish tr: Pronunciation tr LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Kiribati.wav Proper noun tr Kiribati Q710 Declension Kiribati Kiribati'yi Kiribati'ye Kiribati'de Kiribati'den Kiribati'nin Derived terms tr Kiribatili See also Turkmen tk: Proper noun tk proper noun tk Kiribati Q710 Yoruba yo:Kiribátì thumb|250px|Kiribátì Etymology Borrowed from yo en Kiribati. Pronunciation Kiribátì Proper noun Kiribátì yo Kiribati Q710