English words from Gilbertese
- KiribatiA country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Capital and largest city: South Tarawa.
- banabaA Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.
- KiritimatiAn island of Kiribati, also called Christmas Island.
- AbaiangAn atoll in Kiribati.
- bubutito request that an owner borrows or gives something of theirs one is in need, under the Bubuti system, which makes the request unrefusable.
- maneabaA meeting house in Kiribati and other South Pacific island naitons
- TabwakeaA village on Kiritimati, Kiribati.