Gilbertese language
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| Gilbertese | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiribati Taetae ni Kiribati | ||||
| Native to | Kiribati | |||
| Native speakers | (120,000 cited 1988–2010)e18 | |||
| Language family | ||||
| Writing system | Latin script (Kiribati alphabet) | |||
| Official status | ||||
| Official language in | Kiribati | |||
| Regulated by | Kiribati Language Board | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-2 | gil | |||
| ISO 639-3 | gil | |||
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The Gilbertese language is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in Kiribati, but also in Fiji, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Gilbertese is written in the Latin script.