How to pronounce Kiribati? (RECOMMENDED)

How to pronounce Kiribati?
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Pronunciation of Kiribati in Chicago, Illinois, USA

KEER-ih-bas
KEER - rhymes with 'near' or 'beer'
bas - rhymes with 'gas' or 'mass'

Type of Name:

Name of Sovereign Nation

Language:

Gilbertese

Meaning:

An island nation in the central Pacific Ocean consisting of 32 atolls dispersed over 3.2 million kilometers.

Additional Information:

The pronunciation is derived from the local approximation of "Gilberts," as the main island chain of Kiribati was formerly known as the Gilbert Islands. The pronunciation 'keer-ih-BAH-tee' is incorrect.

Comments:

Pronunciation of Kiribati in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Kiribati is pronounced as

K EE R ih b ae s

k	sounds like the	'k'	in 'key'
ee	sounds like the	'ee'	in 'see'
r	sounds like the	'r'	in 'rat'
ih	sounds like the	'i'	in 'it'
b	sounds like the	'b'	in 'bat'
ae	sounds like the	'a'	in 'at'
s	sounds like the	's'	in 'so'

Kiribati is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ K EE R ih b ae s ]

K	EE	R	ih	b	ae	s
key	see	rat	it	bat	at	so

Type of Name:

Name of Sovereign Nation

Language:

Gilbertese

Meaning:

An island nation in the central Pacific Ocean consisting of 32 atolls dispersed over 3.2 million kilometers.

Additional Information:

Comments:

Pronunciation of Kiribati in US

Kiribati is pronounced as

k IH r IH b AH t ee

k	sounds like the	'k'	in 'key'
ih	sounds like the	'i'	in 'it'
r	sounds like the	'r'	in 'rat'
b	sounds like the	'b'	in 'bat'
ah	sounds like the	'a'	in 'car'
t	sounds like the	't'	in 'to'
ee	sounds like the	'ee'	in 'see'

Kiribati is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ k IH r IH b AH t ee ]

k	IH	r	IH	b	AH	t	ee
key	it	rat	it	bat	car	to	see

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