Gilbertese

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English

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Etymology

From Gilbert +‎ -ese. See Gilbertese language § Name on Wikipedia.

Proper noun

Gilbertese

  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

Synonyms

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Noun

Gilbertese (plural Gilbertese)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) A person from the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati.
    Synonym: Kiribatian
    • 1981, Roland W. Force, Brenda Bishop, Persistence and Exchange: Papers from a Symposium on Ecological Problems of the Traditional Societies of the Pacific Region : XIV Pacific Science Congress, Khabarovsk, U.S.S.R., August--September, 1979:
      If each Gilbertese passes on land to his or her children, not very many generations will pass before the land plots become relatively fragmented. This was and is the case. Many land plots are small, […]

Usage notes

As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Gilbertese", "writing about Gilbertese cuisine as a Gilbertese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Gilbertese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Gilbertese cuisine as a Gilbertese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only used primarily as an adjective or as a plural noun.

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