Thinking of names? Complete 2018 information on the meaning of Galen, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby boy name.
UTC+12 to +14. Kiribati [1] (pronounced Kiri-bass) is an island group in Micronesia straddling the equator and, until 1995, the International Date Line. Kiribati's 33 atolls, with a total area of only 811 kmÂ², are scattered over an area of 3.5 million kmÂ².iribati was granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati. The name Kiribati is pronounced Kiri-bass, which is the closest local equivalent to Gilberts.
The Hawaiian language uses two diacritical markings. The âokina is a glottal stop, similar to the sound between the syllables of oh-oh.. In print, the correct mark for designating an âokina is the single open quote mark. The kahako is a macron, which lengthens and adds stress to the marked vowel. For example 'pau,' depending on placement of âokina and kahako, can mean completed, smudge, moist or skirt. The State of Hawaiâi and University of Hawaiâi strongly encourage use of Hawaiian diacritical markings.