Gilbertese language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gilbertese-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the language classification?Austronesian family, Micronesian subgroup
2. What is the primary geographic location?Republic of Kiribati
3. Where is Gilbertese spoken?Gilbertese is spoken on the many islands that make up Kiribati, a country in the Pacific Ocean.
4. How did the name Kiribati come from Gilbert?Kiribati is the local way the islanders say the European name Gilberts. The sounds were changed to fit the way people in Kiribati speak.

Austronesian Languages: A vast language family comprising over 1,200 languages spoken across Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Madagascar.
Micronesian Languages: A subgroup within the Austronesian family, spoken in the Micronesia region of Oceania.
Lexicographical Work: The practice of compiling dictionaries; a comprehensive dictionary is a significant lexicographical achievement.
Phonology: The study of the sound systems of languages, including how sounds are organized and used.