Fijian

The Fijian language belongs to the Austronesian group of languages. It is one of the official languages of Fiji being apoken by about 350,000 speakers. There are also several thousand Fijian speakers in New Zealand.

Map of Fijian language speakers.
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Map of Fijian language speakers.
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Basic stats

Total speakers: around 350,000

Main Countries: Fiji

Alternate names: Fiji, Standard Fijian, Eastern Fijian, Nadroga, Nadronga

ISO 639-3 Code: fij


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Language Sample

Era sucu ena galala na tamata yadua, era tautauvata ena nodra dokai kei na nodra dodonu. E tiko na nodra vakasama kei na nodra lewaeloma, sa dodonu mera veidokadokai ena yalo ni veitacini.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)


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Some proverbs in Fijian:

Na nodrau i vakavuvuli nai tubutubu ena vakaraitaki ga ena nodra bula kei na nodrai tovo na luvedra
Children's behaviour and discipline will always reflect the teachings of parents at home

Oqo nai vosavosa e dau tauci vua e dua e yacovi koya e dua na ka e ca, ka kainaki vua ni sa sauti koya ga na nonai valavala.
You will reap what you sow


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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Fijian:

  • For Consumers

(Coming soon)

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Sources

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