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The 2013 Constitution established Fijian as an official language of Fiji, along with English and Fiji Hindi and there is discussion about establishing it as the "national language". Fijian is a VOS language. [2] Standard Fijian is based on the Bau dialect, which is an East Fijian language. A pidginized form is used by many Indo-Fijians and ...
Varani is the first significant Fijian missionary among the islands and a strong counter-cultural influence upon Ratu Seru Cakobau, preeminent among the warring chiefs of Fiji. 1847: Prince Enele Ma'afu of Tonga arrived in Fiji and established himself in Lakeba by 1848. Ma'afu's arrival and settling in Lakeba were strengthened by his blood ...
The Fijian language is spoken as the first language by most indigenous Fijians who make up around 54% of the population. Indo-Fijians make up 37% of the population and speak Fiji-Hindi. English was the sole official language until 1997 and is widely used in government, business, and education as a lingua franca . [ 4 ]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Fijian-language culture (1 C) ... Cultural organisations based in Fiji (4 C) P. Public holidays in Fiji ...
The Europeans then started to exploit Fiji's resources. [2] The cotton plantation industry began in the 1860s. [1] The development of Pidgin Fiji is correlated with the development of plantation agriculture in Fiji. [1] At this point, the Europeans only used Fijian labourers and needed a form of communication to use between them. [1]
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Topics in Fijian Language History (PhD thesis). Mānoa: University of Hawai'i. Geraghty, Paul A. (1983). The History of the Fijian Language. Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications. Vol. 19. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. Schütz, Albert J. (1962). A dialect survey of Viti Levu (PhD thesis). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
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