"is the so called Banaban language an I-Kiribati dialect? we are familiar with the word KAU or its longer version KAURIRI which I was told by an elder that they are words comprising part of the Banaban language. Another phrase I…"
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Roba replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"Thats true but it needs a lot of people to be involved.especially the elderly ones..most of them have passed away.Students at RHS Rabi High School should get involve and do some research by visiting the elderly people and interview them…"
Nini Buma replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"an ongora !!!!.
ao e kanga te slang n Rabi share ma kain Banaba aika a bongata man ikawairake iaon Tarawa ...lol."
Bua Bentitai Temo replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"You mean "Pote" as in a fijian language?? well, of cos that is not my name and i'm sure u are not that rude in making up peoples name..lols
Anywei, DIALECT "is a particular form of a LANGUAGE that is…"
Rusiate.Jiope.Bubu replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"Mauri Nei Bote!!!
Koa kaeta raoi aram bwa kanga I a mwaninga eh...bwa are e rangi ni maen te tai imwin te tai ngkoa n reirei inanon tenga-ruabubua oh... ai bwaka nakora te tai ma te bong.
Thank you for your reply I have just seen…"
Bua Bentitai Temo replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language""..about to die out soon like the Maori Language in NZ.."....So do you have any Banaban dialect u have in mind??? To be honest, i have never heard of any existing Banaban dialect.."
obe.. hedstrom replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"Just a food for thought...why cant a new research be made on the current language we are using today and it be compiled and intergrated with original banaban words that r still left n have a new language...a new Banaban language...because the…"
Rusiate.Jiope.Bubu replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"I do not think it's fun!!! We are serious...
Ah..."
terry atauea replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"It is fun reading comments with the differences involved. Long gone are days when we could have recollected and revived our Banaban language. We are left with only vocabs i should say. We hardly construct a sentence, no grammar, etc..... The good…"
Rusiate.Jiope.Bubu replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"Mauri Mr & Mrs. Sigrah,
I am so happy to find this topic expressed actively by different ages with different levels of education and so as different working lines but with one IDENTITY- THE BANABANS.
To say how I found this site? I…"
Kristina Bakaua Ruabete replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"HI
In addition to the pre-mixed language of Veisari, there was a teenage girl from Veisari who had very long thick hair and needed a comb....she asked my cousin there ''iai am comb ba e manunu irau"...lols..."
jennifer terikano replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"great story for the next banaban Generations"
Roba replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"Oh Koro another one that one of my friends while in school in Hawaii really make fun of this...te an riri-taremata fijian calls it sapota?...where does that word comes from?"
Roba replied to Tomas's discussion Banaban language"Koro,
Kabara te bure i kataia n reply nakon am comment iaon te language ao ngaia i aki ataia ma ti tebo ae i copy and paste ea bon roko te bairo....ngkane te taeka ae te bairo? is it a slang? kabotauakaki ma te taeka ae kabitaia- babanga?....anyways…"
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- At 11:41am on November 4, 2009,
Stacey King said… - Mauri Tomas!!! Hope you and family are well. Regards Stacey
- At 6:42am on February 12, 2009, Stacey King said…
- Welcome Tomas good to have you onboard as always. Hoping you will put up some photos of your lovely family as well. Good to see your discussion on Banaban language. Will add some comments there and sure Ken will also get invovled in that topic.
Regards Stacey
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