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In Fijian and in Fiji English, vanua is an essential concept of indigenous Fijian culture and society. It is generally translated in English as "land", but vanua as a concept encompasses a number of inter-related meanings. When speaking in English, Fijians may use the word vanua rather than an imprecise English
Fijian is a verb–object–subject language, and the subject pronoun may be translated as its equivalent in English, the subject NP of a clause in Fijian follows the verb and the object if it is included. The social use of pronouns is largely driven by respect and hierarchy.
Bati (pronounced ) are the traditional warriors of the Fiji Islands the word itself loosely translated means soldier, bodyguard in Fijian. [1] it is derived from the word meaning teeth or edge and In old Fiji two types of subjection were recognized called Qali and Bati, [2] [3] The Qali was a province or town subject to a Chief town and Bati denotes those which are not directly subject but ...
Kaivalagi is a Fijian word meaning someone "from the land of the foreigners". [1] Its antonym, kaiviti, means "someone from Fiji".It is often used instead of the word vulagi, meaning foreigner or stranger. [2]
It is a dialect that is less understood by native Fijian speakers due to different sounds and spelling of common words.(Becker E. Anne, 1995) [1] For example, the Fijian greeting word "bula" is "cola" in Nadroga/Navosa dialect.
Original from the University of Michigan, no.62 1929. Digitized Feb 23, 2007. "Page 150 has details on Fijian names in general, also reference to titles like Ratu and Roko." A New Fijian Dictionary by Capell, Arthur; published in 1941. Australasian Medical Pub. Co. "Page 4 and other sections has details on Fijian names and their use."
A sort of mid-level English is used in school, church, work and in semi-formal situations and is basically English with localized grammatical innovations and words imported from Hindi and Fijian; it is quickly becoming 'formal English' in Fiji. Very informal Fijian English, or Finglish, is used among all races with family, friends and in ...
The anthem's English version is usually sung. The English and Fijian lyrics are not translations of each other and have very little in common. [1]In August 2008, the draft version of the People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress, a government document intended to supplement the Constitution and reconcile ethnic and linguistic divides, suggested that the national anthem should be in the ...