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Teinabo (Moone's Father) Speaks While Moone Translates

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Teinabo gave a nice speech in the Kiribati style, thanking us for being with them for Christmas. Moone translated for her father, since his English is almost nonexistent. Perhaps we should have given a speech in response since formal speechmaking is important to Kiribati people but we simply gave our thanks to everyone informally.