# Kiribati
## English
### Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati, from English Gilberts adapted to Gilbertese phonotactics, a shortening of Gilbert Islands. First entry in the Dictionnaire gilbertin-français of Ernest Sabatier (1954).

### Pronunciation

* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈkɪrəbɑːti/, /ˈkɪrəbæs/
* (UK, US) IPA: /ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/, /kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/, /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/, /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑ.ti/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file), Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Kiribati
* 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.
* The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

#### Synonyms

* (language): Gilbertese

#### Related terms

* I-Kiribati

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: キリバス (Kiribasu)

#### Translations
### See also

* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* South Tarawa
* Countries of the world

### Further reading

* Ethnologue entry for Kiribati, gil ⁠

## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania; capital: Suid-Tarawa)

#### Derived terms

* Kiribatiër
* Kiribaties

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Kiribati.

### Proper noun

Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɪrɪbatɪ]

### Proper noun

Kiribati n (indeclinable, relational adjective kiribatský, demonym Kiribaťan)
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

### Further reading

* “Kiribati”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Related terms

* kiribatier
* kiribatisk

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌki.ri.ba.ˈti/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti

### Proper noun

Kiribati n
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati, based on the Gilbertese pronunciation of English Gilberts, a shortening of Gilbert Islands.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kiriˈb̥ɑˑti/, [kiriˈb̥ɑˑtʲˑi]
* Rhymes: -ɑˑti
* Hyphenation: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti

### Proper noun

Kiribati (genitive Kiribati, partitive Kiribatit)
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Derived terms

* kiribati soomuskukk

### References

* Kiribati in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati, based on the Gilbertese pronunciation of English Gilberts, a shortening of Gilbert Islands.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌki.ɹiˈpɑː.ti/

### Proper noun

Kiribati n
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkiribɑti/, [ˈk̟iriˌbɑ̝t̪i]
* Rhymes: -ɑti
* Hyphenation: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti

### Proper noun

Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kiribati (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kiribatini
accusative
nom.
Kiribatini
gen.
Kiribatini
genitive
Kiribatini
partitive
Kiribatiani
inessive
Kiribatissani
elative
Kiribatistani
illative
Kiribatiini
adessive
Kiribatillani
ablative
Kiribatiltani
allative
Kiribatilleni
essive
Kiribatinani
translative
Kiribatikseni
abessive
Kiribatittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kiribatisi
accusative
nom.
Kiribatisi
gen.
Kiribatisi
genitive
Kiribatisi
partitive
Kiribatiasi
inessive
Kiribatissasi
elative
Kiribatistasi
illative
Kiribatiisi
adessive
Kiribatillasi
ablative
Kiribatiltasi
allative
Kiribatillesi
essive
Kiribatinasi
translative
Kiribatiksesi
abessive
Kiribatittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kiribatimme
accusative
nom.
Kiribatimme
gen.
Kiribatimme
genitive
Kiribatimme
partitive
Kiribatiamme
inessive
Kiribatissamme
elative
Kiribatistamme
illative
Kiribatiimme
adessive
Kiribatillamme
ablative
Kiribatiltamme
allative
Kiribatillemme
essive
Kiribatinamme
translative
Kiribatiksemme
abessive
Kiribatittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kiribatinne
accusative
nom.
Kiribatinne
gen.
Kiribatinne
genitive
Kiribatinne
partitive
Kiribatianne
inessive
Kiribatissanne
elative
Kiribatistanne
illative
Kiribatiinne
adessive
Kiribatillanne
ablative
Kiribatiltanne
allative
Kiribatillenne
essive
Kiribatinanne
translative
Kiribatiksenne
abessive
Kiribatittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kiribatinsa
accusative
nom.
Kiribatinsa
gen.
Kiribatinsa
genitive
Kiribatinsa
partitive
Kiribatiaan Kiribatiansa
inessive
Kiribatissaan Kiribatissansa
elative
Kiribatistaan Kiribatistansa
illative
Kiribatiinsa
adessive
Kiribatillaan Kiribatillansa
ablative
Kiribatiltaan Kiribatiltansa
allative
Kiribatilleen Kiribatillensa
essive
Kiribatinaan Kiribatinansa
translative
Kiribatikseen Kiribatiksensa
abessive
Kiribatittaan Kiribatittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* kiribatilainen

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ki.ʁi.ba.ti/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kiribati f pl (plural only)
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### 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
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kiribati n (proper noun, genitive Kiribatis or (optionally with an article) Kiribati)
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Derived terms

* kiribatisch

## Gilbertese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Gilberts, a shortened name of the Gilbert Islands, adapted to Gilbertese phonotactics.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ki.ɾi.bæ.si/

### Proper noun

i-Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkiribɒti]
* Hyphenation: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti
* Rhymes: -ti

### Proper noun

Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania; official name: Kiribati Köztársaság)

#### Derived terms

* kiribati (“Kiribatian”)

### See also

* Ausztrália
* Cook-szigetek
* Fidzsi-szigetek
* Kiribati
* Marshall-szigetek
* Mikronéziai Szövetségi Államok, (loosely) Mikronézia
* Nauru
* Niue
* Palau
* Pápua Új-Guinea
* Salamon-szigetek
* Szamoa
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Új-Zéland
* Vanuatu

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ki.riˈba.ti/
* Rhymes: -ati
* Hyphenation: Ki‧ri‧bà‧ti

### Proper noun

Kiribati f pl (plural only)
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### See also

* gilbertino

### References

* ↑ Kiribati in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Related terms

* kiribatier
* kiribatisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Related terms

* kiribatiar
* kiribatisk

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Gilbertese Kiribati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ki.riˈba.ti/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ati
* Syllabification: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti

### Proper noun

Kiribati n (indeclinable, related adjective kiribatyjski or kiribacki)
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Derived terms

* Kiribatyjczyk
* Kiribatyjka

### See also

* Australia
* Fidżi
* Kiribati
* Mikronezja
* Nauru
* Niue
* Nowa Zelandia
* Palau
* Papua-Nowa Gwinea
* Samoa
* Tonga
* Tuvalu ~ Tuwalu
* Vanuatu
* Wyspy Cooka
* Wyspy Marshalla
* Wyspy Salomona

### Further reading

* Kiribati in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Quiribati, Quiribáti

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ki.ɾiˈba.t͡ʃi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ki.ɾiˈba.ti/ [ki.ɾiˈβa.ti]

### Proper noun

Kiribati m
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kiribati n
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kiɾiˈbati/ [ki.ɾiˈβ̞a.t̪i]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ati
* Syllabification: Ki‧ri‧ba‧ti

### Proper noun

Kiribati ?
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Derived terms

* kiribatiano

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kiribati n (genitive Kiribatis)
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Related terms

* kiribatier
* kiribatisk
* kiribatiska

### References

* Kiribati in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

#### Derived terms

* Kiribatili

### See also

* Avustralya
* Cook Adaları
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Marshall Adaları
* Mikronezya
* Nauru
* Niue
* Palau
* Papua Yeni Gine
* Samoa
* Solomon Adaları
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Yeni Zelanda

## Turkmen
### Proper noun

Kiribati
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)

## Yoruba
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Kiribati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kī.ɾī.bá.tì/

### Proper noun

Kiribátì
* Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)