Etymograph

English

Kiribati

Kiribati comes from Gilbertese Kiribati, and goes back to English Gilberts.

  1. English1500–presentGilberts
  2. GilbertesemodernKiribati
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentGilberts
  2. GilbertesemodernKiribati
  3. Englishtodaysame form

The story

"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.

Every English word from English Gilberts

Today it means

name A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Capital and largest city: South Tarawa.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English Gilberts / Kiribati

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