The Tuvaluan community also known as Kirivalu community on Christmas Island has begun preparations for the celebration of the 46th anniversary of Tuvalu, which will take place this coming Friday.
One of the island’s councillors told Radio Kiribati News that this celebration is an annual tradition for all Tuvaluans and those connected to Tuvalu, honoring its independence, which is celebrated in Tuvalu itself.
Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, was under British colonial rule alongside Kiribati. In 1974, the Ellice Islanders voted for separate British dependency status, leading to Tuvalu becoming fully independent within the Commonwealth on October 1, 1978.
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TE a waaki ngkai ana kakatauraoi te nati n Tuvalu n araia ae e kinaki iai ae Kirivalu iaon te aba ae Kiritimati n kakatauraoi imwain bukamaruan ana ka 46 n inaomata te aba aio are e na karaoaki n te kanimabong ae na roko.
E ribotinna temanna te kauntira n te abamwakoro aio bwa aio bon te waaki ae e a Kaman wawakinaki irouia te nati n Tuvalu ma ake iai rekerekeia ma te aba aio n katoa ririki ao e reke naba aia tai n manga ikotaki n kukurei ibukin bukamaruan ana bong n inaomata abaia n reita te bukamaru are e waakinaki bon iaon Tuvalu.
E ngae n anne ao e kinaki ngkoa te aba ae Tuvalu are arana ngkoa Ereti n raonakai ma Kiribati bwa a mena iaan te kariri ae ti teuana ao n tangira inaomataia mai iroun te tautaeka n Buritan n te ririki 1974 ike e a reke inaomataia mai iroun te tautaeka n Buritan n 1 iai bongin okitobwa te ririki 1978.
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