Key facts
- Also known as
- Teirake Kaini Kiribati (English: Stand Up, Kiribati)
- Lyrics
- Ioteba Tamuera Uriam
- Music
- Ioteba Tamuera Uriam
- Adopted
- 12 July 1979
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- national anthem
- Country
- Kiribati
- Composer
- Ioteba Tamuera Uriam
- Tonality
- B-flat major
- Lyrics by
- Ioteba Tamuera Uriam
- Image
- Coat of arms of Kiribati.svg
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- first line
- Teirake kaaini Kiribati, Anene ma te kakatonga,
- last line
- Kakabaia ara Tautaeka, Ma aomata ni bane.
- language of work or name
- Gilbertese
- title
- Kunan Kiribati
- inception
- 1979-00-00
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
"Kunan Kiribati" (English: "Song of Kiribati"), also known by its incipit, "Teirake Kaini Kiribati" ( Gilbertese pronunciation: [tei̯ɾake kaːi̯ni kiɾibæsi]; English: "Stand Up, Kiribati"), is the national anthem of Kiribati. It was written and composed by Ioteba Tamuera Uriam and adopted upon independence on 12 July 1979. Its lyrics were confirmed as per Schedule 3 of the National Identity Act 1989.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kunan Kiribati” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.