61. Kiribati - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Main article culture of kiribati There is a great importance of the songs (teanene) and above all of the dances (te mwaie). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati

Kiribati From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean . The country's 33 atolls are scattered over 3,500,000 km² near the equator . Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Gilbertese rendering of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands. Republic of Kiribati In Detail National motto : Te Mauri, Te Raoi ao Te Tabomoa English : Health, Peace, and Prosperity) Official language English and Gilbertese Capital South Tarawa Largest City South Tarawa President Anote Tong Area Ranked 170th 811 km² ... Ranked 179th 131/km² Independence 12 July Currency Australian dollar Time zone ... Calling Code Contents History Politics Districts Geography ... edit History Main article: History of Kiribati Kiribati was inhabited by a single Micronesian ethnic group that spoke the same Oceanic language for 2,000 years before coming into contact with Europeans. The islands were named the Gilbert Islands in by a Russian admiral, Adam von Krusenstern , and French captain Louis Duperrey , after a British captain, Thomas Gilbert, who crossed the archipelago in ('Kiribati' is the islanders' pronunciation of plural 'Gilberts').

62. Kiribati Tongans arrived about the 14th century and subsequently merged with the oldergroups to form the traditional Ikiribati Micronesian society and culture. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107682.html

Home U.S. People Word Wise ... Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites Hurricane Katrina Ramadan Children Inventors The Doctor's In ... 2006 TFK Almanac Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia ... Countries Kiribati Infoplease Atlas: Kiribati Republic of Kiribati President: Anote Tong (2003) Area: 313 sq mi (811 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 103,092 (growth rate: 2.3%); birth rate: 30.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 48.5/1000; life expectancy: 61.7; density per sq mi: 329 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Tarawa, 26,600 Monetary unit: Australian dollar Languages: English (official), I-Kiribati (Gilbertese) Ethnicity/race: predominantly Micronesian, some Polynesian Religions: Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God (1999) Literacy rate: n.a. Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2001 est.): $79 million, supplemented by a nearly equal amount from external sources; per capita $800. Real growth rate: Inflation: Unemployment: 2%; underemployment 70% (1992 est.). Arable land: Agriculture: copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables; fish.

63. Bits Of Culture - Kiribati Gilbertese/Ikiribati top . Map. top . Cultural Values. top . Main Religion Death Concepts/Rituals. top . Health Care Values http://www.massgeneral.org/interpreters/b_kirb.asp

BITS OF CULTURE - Kiribati Languages Map Cultural Values Health Care Values ... Interesting Facts Languages Official language: English Other language: Gilbertese/I-Kiribati Map Cultural Values Health Care Values Diet Interesting Facts

64. STA Travel And ISIC Travelmax - Destinations: Kiribati Getting There Getting Around culture Images Map. Quick Links for kiribati Other islands in presentday kiribati were exploited by foreign http://travelmax.statravel.co.uk/sisp/?fx=destination&loc_id=150513§ion=cult

65. Jane Resture's Oceania Page kiribati Bue The Ancestor, kiribati Origins, culture, Language, Fishing, etc.Oceania Painting the Islands Vermilion, kiribati Politics in kiribati http://www.janesoceania.com/

Jane Resture's Oceania Page was developed to present and highlight an extended range of material in conjunction with Jane's Oceania Home Page . In doing this, it will allow the visitor to readily access information about the Pacific Islands. As the sun rises over the vast expanse of Oceania, the daily lives of many of the people of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia (including the Polynesian nation of Hawai'i ) go on as they have for thousands of years. The fishermen are already at sea; the toddy cutters are already at work and the men and women are working in their gardens. The singing of traditional and contemporary songs can be heard all around from the early morning, until the evenings come alive right through until late at night. It is this love of traditional singing passed from generation to generation that binds many islanders together and forms the basis of much of island cultural heritage and in particular dancing. Both the songs and the dance are unique and their performance tells the stories of life and love in a manner that consumes both the dancers and the audience. The traditional life of the people of Oceania is basically uncomplicated. They are normally happy, highly intelligent, kind, generous and loving people who have inherited a culture that is ancient, complex, diverse, very functional and beautiful. Let us hope that through these Web pages, visitors will be able to enjoy our relaxed and happy lifestyle as well as our rich and complex cultural heritage.

66. Kiribati Language, Alphabet And Pronunciation kiribati Origins and culture including information about the kiribati languagehttp//www.janeresture.com/ki33/index.htm http://www.omniglot.com/writing/kiribati.htm

@import "../styles/medium.css"; Writing systems abjads alphabets syllabic alphabets ... A-Z index Kiribati Kiribati is a Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati, Fiji, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu by about 70,000 people. The Republic of Kiribati was formerly called the Gilbert Islands and were named after Captain Thomas Gilbert, who "discovered" the main island of the group in 1788. Kiribati [kiribas] is the local version of Gilbert. The original name of the Islands was Tungaru. The Kiribati language first appeared in writing in the mid 19th century. Rev. Hiram Bingham, Jr. of the Protestant mission based in Hawaii arrived in the Gilberts in 1857, devised a way of writing Kiribati using the Latin alphabet and used it to produce a translation of the Bible. Other missionaries devised different spelling systems. In the mid-1970s the Kiribati Language Board was established to standardise the orthography and grammar of the Kiribati language, to compose and update a dictionary and to work towards development of a Kiribati literature. Kiribati alphabet and pronunciation A a B b E e I i K k M m N n Ng ng O o R r T t U u W w ah bee eh ee kee mm nn ngg oh ree see oo wee [ a ] [ b ] [ e ] [ i ] [ k ] [ m ] [ n ] [ o ] [ r ] [ s ] [ u ] [ w ] Sample text in Kiribati I a butiiko ma kawiiremweko riki n taetae ao tai kaboonganai taeka aika a kaangaanga b'a I aonga ni waetata n rabakau.

67. Student Travel Information & Discounts - Destinations: Kiribati Other islands in presentday kiribati were exploited by foreign companies for Getting Around culture Images Map. Quick Links for kiribati. Weather http://www.istc.org/sisp/?fx=destination&loc_id=150513§ion=culture

68. South Pacific Kiribati Society And Culture South Pacific kiribati Society and culture search guide and directory with someof the best sites for South Pacific kiribati Society and culture on the http://www.island-search.com/browse.php?cat=1784

69. Atlas - Kiribati Map kiribati Map, History, culture, People, Population, Climate, Economy, Animal andplants, Languages,capital, island, major city, province, Communications http://www.map.freegk.com/kiribati/kiribati.php

fiSearchFormMaxSetId='AX006201'; Introduction People History Culture ... Communications Legal system Organization Provinces Disputes Kiribati Communications Back to Top domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) Kiribati Culture Back to Top Kiribati society remains conservative and resistant to change; ties to family and orthodox land remain strong, and conspicuous displays of individual achievement or wealth are discouraged. The building and racing of sailing canoes is a popular pastime. Musical composition and dancing in customary styles are regarded as art forms and are the basis of widespread competition. Volleyball and football (soccer) are now widely played. Kiribati Defence Back to Top no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands), Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ. Kiribati International Disputes Back to Top None Kiribati Economy Back to Top A remote nation of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few national resources. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted at the time of freedom from the UK in 1979. Copra and fish now represent the bulk of production and exports. The economy has fluctuated widely in recent years. Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. Tourism provides more than one-fifth of GDP. The financial area is at an early stage of development as is the development of private area initiatives. Foreign financial aid, largely from the UK and Japan, is a critical supplement to GDP, equal to 25%-50% of GDP in recent years. Remittances from workers abroad account for more than $5 million each year. Performance in 2000 fell short of the 2.5% growth in 1999, which benefited from increased copra production and exceptionally large revenues from fishing licenses.

70. MCL Art, culture and Literature. kiribati / MaailmanYmpari.net; Republic of Languages of kiribati / Ethnologue.com; kiribati Origins culture / Jane http://pandora.lib.hel.fi/mcl/maat/kiribati.htm

Kiribati Maps / PCL Weather report General Information Art, Culture and Literature Kiribati / MaailmanYmpari.net Republic of Kiribati Kiribati / World Factbook Kiribati / Collectors.co.nz Kiribati / Pacific Islands Resources Micronesia Tourism in Kiribati About Banaba / Jane Resture Languages of Kiribati / Ethnologue.com / Jane Resture Kiribati Culture / Pacific Island Travel Kiribati Culture / David Duncan Child News and Media Articles Pacific Islands Report Kiribati Newstar Kiribati / Lonely Planet Kiribati / Britannica.com Kiribati / Oneworld.net

71. Lonely Planet's Guide To Kiribati kiribati. culture. Canoe racing, volleyball and soccer are all popular on theislands, but more traditional pursuits, such as intricate and beautiful dances http://webcenter.travel.aol.com/travel/lonely_planet/australia_and_south_pacific

You are here: Home Web Centers > Travel From Lonely Planet Lonely Planet guide to Kiribati and the world Order Now Get a Free Lonely Planet Travel Journal with a purchase over UK£25/ US$40/ A$65 of products in the LP Shop. Kiribati Culture Canoe racing, volleyball and soccer are all popular on the islands, but more traditional pursuits, such as intricate and beautiful dances - particularly on Tabiteuea - an indigenous martial art and making figures out of string are still practised. Also important in Kiribati are chants for one to four voices that honour particular achievements, such as initiation rites. The chants are not normally accompanied by dance. The I-Kiribati (as locals are known, pronounced 'ee-kee-ree-bus') speak a Micronesian dialect, although English is widely used in official communications. The local alphabet has only 13 letters, with 'ti' standing in for 's'. The missionaries got their talons in early, and the Kiribati Protestant Church today has over 28,000 followers and the Catholic Church close to 40,000. Religion is taken very seriously, and the further south you go the more you should avoid doing anything that looks remotely like work (even darning your beach towel could be frowned upon). Traditional customs and beliefs still survive, which is not surprising for a people who have lived so closely to a force as mysterious as the sea for so long. Belief in the power of magic and the existence of ghosts ( anti ) is widespread, and small shrines are common in the bush. The clan is the basic building block of society, and authority throughout the islands is invested in the

72. Kiribati Travel, Kiribati Holidays Hotels Maps Resorts http//www.janeresture.com/kirihome/ kiribati 2000 - Origins culture - AboutBanaba - Accommodation and Travel Guide - kiribati Schools - A Christmas http://www.budgettravel.com/kiribati.htm

Countries Messages Site Map Activities ... Data Base!! Travel Information for Everyone Kiribati Travel Kiribati Holidays South Tarawa - Bairiki - Abemama - Banaba - Gilbert Islands - Line Islands - Christmas Island - Phoenix Islands Kiribati, formerly call Gilbert Islands, are located in the central Pacific Ocean on the equator - There are three island groups = Banaba Islands, Phoenix Islands and Line Islands - They are a group of 10+ islands of great sandy beaches, crystal clear waters, diving on WWII ship wrecks and coral - Come to relax and enjoy the water activities - Plus its wonderful people make this trip most enjoyable - Set your feet in the sand and experience the Islands - South Tarawa Atoll is the Capital - Bairiki is the Main City - Have a great trip - :-) - Travel Vacations/Packages Travel Insurance Air Fares Travel Clothing ... Phone Calling Cards Bookings Specific to Kiribati/Tarawa Airport Code for Tarawa = TRW Christmas Island Airport Code = CXI Worldwide Countries/Cities Travel Vacations/Packages Kiribati Listed but no City Listed Hotel Bookings in Worldwide Countries/Cities Kiribati Not Listed Choose Closeby Island Vacation Rentals/Apartments in Worldwide Destinations Kiribati Not Listed Choose Closeby Island Airfares Worldwide Discounted Kiribati Not Listed Choose Closeby Island Car Rentals Worldwide Destinations Kiribati Not Listed Choose Closeby Island Related Information Local Island Diving Golf on the Islands Local Island Camping Local Island Shopping/Goods Related Destinations:

73. Society & Culture - Kiribati - Society & Culture Special Offer. Please enter Keywords. Society culture / kiribati. Web Directory /Society culture No results found in Society culture kiribati http://www.haabaa.com/dir/33/237.php

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74. Information Gateway Links List Display Page Flag of kiribati, OPIC Investor s Information Gateway Country Links DatabaseInformation for kiribati culture UNESCO World Heritage Sites http://www.opic.gov/links/countryInfo.asp?country=Kiribati®ion=asia

75. Statement By Kiribati At The Special Session On Children (a) the culture of peace is not cultivated to combat the emerging culture of hateand for the elderly because they are alien to the culture of kiribati. http://www.un.org/ga/children/kiribatiE.htm

KIRIBATI STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY TEBURORO TITO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI AT THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN NEW YORK FRIDAY 10 MAY 2002 Mr. President, Heads of States, UN Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Child Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring to you all, very warm greetings from the Government, the Children and people of the Republic of Kiribati, in the Pacific. In Kiribati we say, Kam na bane ni mauri! Mr. President, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to add words of congratulation on your election to the Presidency of the 56th General Assembly as well as this summit and to assure you of our outmost support . I also take this opportunity to extend our best wishes to the SecretaryGeneral H.E. Kofi Annan and all UN Secretariat staff, in particular the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Carol Bellamy, with our renewed assurances of support and gratitude for their excellent stewardship of the United Nations and its various organs including the UNICEF. Mr. President allow me also to express my sincere gratitude to President George W. Bush, the Government and the people of the United States, our gracious host, for their hospitality and efficiency in providing us with the required protocol and security services. I would like to take this opportunity to once again convey our sympathies and condolences to the innocent victims of September 11. I salute the United States and in particular the citizens of New York for their show of courage, tolerance and perseverance bduring such difficult times, a testimony to the unbending strength of the noble values that the American democracy upholds and defends even in its darkest moment.

76. STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF KIRIBATI, HIS I bring warm greetings from the people of kiribati in the Central Pacific to In my culture, as in many others, children are, taught from an early age to http://www.un.org/millennium/webcast/statements/kiribati.htm

STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF KIRIBATI, HIS EXCELLENCY TEBURORO TITO TO THE UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM SUMMIT NEW YORK, 8 September 2000 Honorable Colleagues, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen I bring warm greetings from the people of Kiribati in the Central Pacific to our wonderful hosts, the President and people of the United States, and to all leaders and peoples of the world present here today. I also take this opportunity to offer my congratulations to the Government and people of Tuvalu, our good neighbor, for their admission as the 189 th member of the UN. I am very grateful for this opportunity to meet and share with you some thoughts on the theme ' The role of the United Nations in the 21 st century'. 251 days ago the world watched Kiribati and the other Pacific nations lead the celebration of the first dawn and sunrise of the new millennium. Our celebration theme was 'World Peace in Harmony with Nature' which perfectly matched the natural and pristine beauty of Millennium Island. The people of Kiribati welcomed the new millennium with songs and traditional dancing expressing their desire and hopes for a better world rich in human love, peace and happiness. The most difficult question for me is "How can we do it?" While we individually know how to improve the lives of our peoples in our respective villages, towns or countries, we cannot escape the fact that the building of a better world requires us as leaders and peoples to think, talk and walk together. Our individual remedies and approaches resonates our differences in values and situations, however our common destination is a better world for all, one in which all human beings feel loved and needed, a world free of human injustice and cruelty, a world in harmony with nature.

77. The Bahá kiribati A Changing Atoll culture. Suva, IPS USA; MacDonald, B. (1982).Cinderellas of the Empire Towards a History of kiribati and Tuvalu. http://bahai-library.com/asia-pacific/GEIC.htm

Author: Graham Hassall Web Published: February 2001 Paper presented at the First International Conference of the Chair for Bahá'í Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 17-21 December 2000, "Modern Religions and Religious Movements and the Bábí & Bahá'í Faiths" In general terms ãmodern religious historyä in the Pacific Islands refers to the conversion of Pacific Islanders to Christianity by Catholic and Protestant missionaries, under conditions of colonial rule. In the Gilbert and Ellis Islands (now the independent states of Kiribati and Tuvalu), the arrival of a new and little-understood religion disturbed the delicate church-state relationship operating at that time. This paper uses colonial records and other sources to examine the responses of churches and state to religious change amongst the Gilbertese. T he possibility exists that these interactions were experienced in similar ways in other colonial environments that had comparable socio-political conditions. All Pacific Islands societies have rich religious traditions that include a mythical past and strong attachment in more recent times to one or other Christian tradition.

78. BUBL LINK: Kiribati to tourism, culture, and language. Author Pearson, Mike Subjects kiribati Resource type guide; kiribati Country Report on Human Rights Practices http://bubl.ac.uk/link/k/kiribati.htm

BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus Countries ... Z Kiribati Titles Descriptions CIA World Factbook 2003: Kiribati Ethnologue Language Database: Kiribati Kiribati Kiribati Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2003 ... World Travel Guide: Kiribati Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk CIA World Factbook 2003: Kiribati Basic reference information about Kiribati, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources. Author: CIA Subjects: kiribati DeweyClass: Resource type: document Ethnologue Language Database: Kiribati A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Kiribati, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness. Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics Subjects: kiribati DeweyClass: Resource type: document Kiribati Resource guide for the Pacific Island of Kiribati. Covers business and economy, current awareness, government, health, and education topics, as well as providing information relevant to tourism, culture, and language.

79. Kiribati Flag: Sticker Giant Stickers kiribati Flag KEWL culture - Stickers by Sticker Giant Bumper Stickers. search for KEWL culture kiribati Flag bumper stickers by Sticker Giant http://www.stickergiant.com/page/sg/PROD/kiribati35

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80. THE OTHER AMERICA: Dissent In The Super-rogue State - NI 351 - Country Profile: kiribati not only straddles the equator but was also until recently divided The wish to protect patriarchal culture and customs from the ‘invasion’ of http://www.newint.org/issue351/profile.htm

New Internationalist November 2002 Click here to send this page to a friend... Kiribati not only straddles the equator but was also until recently divided by the international dateline, leaving only three shared working days between the two time zones: Mondays east of the dateline were Sundays in the capital, and Fridays in the capital were Saturday in the Line and Phoenix Islands. In 1995 Kiribati re-arranged the dateline to bring all the islands into the same time zone, a move the Government claimed was expedient, but others cynically observed resulted in a global television focus on Kiribati’s millennium celebrations of the first sunrise in the 21st century. One of the world’s largest (in area) as well as lowest countries in the world, the Republic of Kiribati (pronounced Kir-i-bas) consists mostly of salt water and 33 low-lying densely populated atolls. Vulnerable to sea-level rise and climate change, its people live with poor sandy soil, brackish water, irregular transportation and isolation. It is a country that few are aware of and fewer still visit, with the exception of aid practitioners, Japanese telecommunications experts – and American fly fishers heading for Kiribati’s largest but most remote landmass: Christmas Island

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