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 Our links to the Pacific stem from the alignment of our values and philosophy to those of the traditional South Seas, and especially to those of the tiny nation of Kiribati, which Michael Walsh represents in the UK as Honorary Consul. Our name and its translation - mature wisdom with a hint of magic - sum up the value that we aim to bring to our clients. As the Inuit have many words for snow, so do the I Kiribati have many words for the things that are important to them. The examples opposite are taken from the first English-Kiribati Dictionary which was compiled by the Reverend Hiram Bingham, from the Boston Missionary Society. Hiram Bingham had lost the letter 's' from his printing set; hence the substitution of 'ti' (as in nation, station) in the I Kiribati alphabet - so that Kiribati is correctly pronounced as 'Kiribass'.  |
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 Ngeangea - Very strong and firm Bakataua - To steer towards, to point out places, Ninimarea - To keep at the side of Ngare roro – To laugh till black and blue Taeibenao – To take away ill luck Rebutonga - Always gallivanting, roaming Tabonibai maiu – Skilled in procuring food Kai ni kangawa - A cudgel for ramming into a |
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