Western Fijian language information

Western Fijian, also known as Wayan: 212  is an Oceanic language spoken in Fiji by about 57,000 people. It is distinct from Eastern Fijian (also known...

other Indigenous West Fijian and East Fijian regional languages are spoken on the islands, standard Fijian belonging to the East Fijian group. Arabic and...

as the "national language". Fijian is a VOS language. Standard Fijian is based on the Bau dialect, which is an East Fijian language. A pidginized form...

Indigenous Fijians in areas of Fiji where there are large Indo-Fijian communities. A pidgin form of the language is used by rural ethnic Fijians, as well...

The Central Pacific languages, also known as Fijian–Polynesian languages, are a branch of the Oceanic languages spoken in Fiji and Polynesia. Ross et al...

The culture of Fiji is a tapestry of native Fijian, Indian, European, Chinese, and other nationalities. Culture polity traditions, language, food costume...

largest ethnic backgrounds that Fijians identified with were Indian/Indo-Fijian and Indigenous Fijian origins. Fijians were also the fifth largest Pacific...

Fiji (/ˈfiːdʒi/ FEE-jee, /fiːˈdʒiː/ fee-JEE; Fijian: Viti, [ˈβitʃi]; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in...

Western Fijian languages Eastern Central Pacific linkage Eastern Fijian languages Polynesian languages Roger Blench (2014) argues that many languages conventionally...

Indo-Aryan language native to the Bhojpur-Purvanchal region of India and the Terai region of Nepal. It is chiefly spoken in eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar...

which was supported by most leaders of the indigenous Fijian and Indo-Fijian communities. Fiji was re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations. The new...

The Western Hindi languages, also known as Shauraseni languages, are a branch of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly in Haryana, western Uttar...

official in Fiji as Fiji Baat. There are demands for including Bhojpuri in the 8th schedule of Indian constitution. In Bihar, Hindi is the language used for...

the Indo-Fijian community, which by that time had come to outnumber the native Fijian population. Fearing Indo-Fijian domination, many Fijian chiefs saw...

widespread throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, including major languages such as Fijian (Fiji), Hiligaynon, Bikol, Ilocano, Cebuano, Tagalog (Philippines)...

Lutunasobasoba.) Say it in Fijian, An Entertaining Introduction to the Language of Fiji, by Albert James Schütz, 1972. Lonely: Planet Fijian Phrasebook, by Paul...

and enjoys relative autonomy as a Fijian dependency. Fiji Television reported on 21 September 2006 that the Fiji Islands Maritime and Safety Administration...

Rotuman language distance it from Polynesian neighbours with it aligning it more closely with Melanesian (particularly Western Fijian) languages. "2018...

Fijian tradition and ceremony is a living way of life that has evolved as the Fijian nation has modernised over time, with various external influences...

The Western Pahari languages are a group of Northern Indo-Aryan languages spoken in Northern India, primarily in the state of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu...

District A language influenced by Awadhi (as well as other languages) is also spoken as a lingua franca for Indians in Fiji and is referred to as Fijian Hindi...

Chhattisgarh. Surgujia (1.7 m), spoken in Chhattisgarhi Western Hindi languages Zograph, G.A. Languages of South Asia: A guide. ISBN 9781000831658. Numerically...