| LC control no. | sh2011006073 |
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| Topical heading | I-Kiribati |
| Variant(s) | Gilbertese |
| See also | Ethnology--Kiribati |
| Found in | Work cat.: Knudson, K.E. Titiana : a Gilbertese community in the Solomon Islands, 196-? CIA - The world factbook, via WWW, Dec. 22, 2011 (under Kiribati: Nationality: noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural), adjective: I-Kiribati) Dickson, P. Labels for locals, 2006 (Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati): I-Kiribati, which is also an adjective. Kiribati includes the Phoenix Islands, Line Islands, and Gilbert Islands. The Gilbert Islands were formerly part of a British colony, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, and the demonym Gilbertese is also a noun standing for a language spoken in Kiribati along with English) Wikipedia, Dec. 22, 2011 (under Kiribati: The native people of Kiribati are called I-Kiribati; ethnically, the I-Kiribati are Micronesians. Recent archaeological evidence indicates that Austronesians originally settled the islands thousands of years ago. Around the 14th century, Fijians, Samoans, and Tongans invaded the islands, thus diversifying the ethnic range and introducing Polynesian linguistic traits. Intermarriage among all ancestral groups, however, has led to a population reasonably homogeneous in appearance and traditions) OCLC search, Dec. 22, 2011 (in titles: I-Kiribati oral traditions; patterns of I-Kiribati and Tuvaluan seafarers and their dependents; I-Kiribati cultural empirical theology; I-Kiribati youth; views of sufferring taken by I-Kiribati) Resture, J. Kiribati - culture, via WWW, Dec. 22, 2011 (culture of the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati); Gilbertese culture; "I have also used the traditional term "Gilbertese" interchangeable with the modern term I-Kiribati. On this page, I have tended to use the term "Gilbertese" as in most cases I am referring to those cultural matters that are traditional but are still relevant to the modern progressive Republic of Kiribati.") |
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