I-Kiribati
Noun
Meaning
I-Kiribati (plural I-Kiribati)
A native or inhabitant of Kiribati.
Examples
Every person of I-Kiribati descent who does not become a citizen of Kiribati on Independence Day..
Nauru is inhabited mostly by Nauruans (93.6%), while minorities include I-Kiribati (1.8%), Chinese (1.5%) and other (3.1%).
The population rose steadily from the 1960s until 2006 when the Government of Nauru repatriated thousands of Tuvaluan and I-Kiribati workers from the country.
Older generations of I-Kiribati tend to use more complicated versions of the language.