Te taetae ni Kiribati

The language of Kiribati

 

Culture and Communication Handbook Table of Contents To the Learner: An Introduction to Language Learning The Purpose and Design of the Materials Notes: Kiribati ~ Gilbert Islands ~ Gilbertese A. First Contact / Personal History 1. Greetings 2. What's your name? 3. How old are you? 4. Where are you from? 5. M'aneaba speech 6. How long? 7. Where do you live? 8. The farewell B. Language Learning 9. The language learner 10. What's it in Kiribati? 11. Conversation 12. I don't understand 13. Some help C. Family 14. The family 15. My brothers and sisters D. Arranging a Meeting 16. Time 17. Place E. Getting Around 18. Do you know the way? 19. Meeting 20. The Gilbert Group 21. Travel 22. How far? 23. When does it come? 24. How long does it take? F. Commerce 25. At the store G. The House 26. A Kiribati house H. Health 27. Illness 28. The body 29. Bathing I. The Meal 30. The invitation 31. Dinner 32. Time to eat 33. Smoking J. Occupations 34. Occupations 35. How to make things K. Education 36. How many kinds of schools in Kiribati? 37. Go to the blackboard 38. Reading and writing L. Geography / Resources 39. On the beach 40. The coconut tree 41. The toddy cutter 42. The pandanus tree 43. Plants and animals of Kiribati M. The Sea 44. The lagoon and the oceanside 45. The Kiribati canoe 46. Fishing 47. Ikarii: bony-fish N. Social Activities 48. Clothing 49. Games 50. Religions 51. Recreation O. Civil Structure 52. The Maneaba 53. Independence 54. Government workers P. Miscellany 55. Weather 56. Things I did today 57. Opposites 58. Do you like it here? 59. Tools 60. Marriage and children 61. Useful expressions Q. GLOSSARIES A. English - Kiribati B. Kiribati - English

© 1979, 2003 Stephen Trussel, ACTION / Peace Corps, The Experiment in International Living