Gili means «little
island» and while there are «
gilis» all around the circumference of Lombok, when
people talk of «the
Gilis», they're not trying to showoff their linguistic prowess, but rather they're referring to three little
islands off the northwest coast of Lombok, Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air.
At less than three km long and two km wide,
Gili Trawangan is one of three small
islands off the northeast coast of Indonesia's Lombok
Island; while «gili», if you are interested, simply means «small island» in Sasak, the language spoken by most people in L
Island; while «
gili», if you are interested, simply means «small
island» in Sasak, the language spoken by most people in L
island» in Sasak, the language spoken by most
people in Lombok.