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Description

Fiji has three official languages: English, Fijian (or iTaukei) and Fijian Hindi.

Word List(s)

Fijian Word List

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Fijian Alphabet

Letter Pronunciation A [ a ] B [ ᵐb ] C [ ð ] D [ⁿd ] E [ ɛ~e ] F [ f ] G [ ŋ] I [ i ] J [ tʃ~ⁿdʒ ] K [ k ] L [ Ɩ ] M [ m ] N [ n ] O [ ɔ~o ] P [ p ] Q [ᵑɡ ] R [ ɽ ] S [ s ] T [ t ] U [ u ] V [ β ] W [ ɰ ] Y [ j ]

Other Letters Letter Pronunciation di [ ⁿdʒi ] dr [ ṉḏ/ṉ dṟ ] nr [ nɖr ] ti [ tʃi ]

Fijian Hindi Alphabet

Vowels

Letter Pronunciation अ [ a ] आ [ ā ] इ [ i ] ई [ ī ] उ [ u ] ऊ [ ū ] ऋ [ ṛ ] ॠ [ ṝ ] ऌ [ ḷ ] ॡ [ ḹ ] ए [ e ] ॲ [ ê ] ऐ [ ai ] ऒ [ ŏ ] ओ [ o ] ऑ [ ô ] औ [ au ] अः [ aḥ ]

Consonants Letter Pronunciation क [ ka ] च [ ca ] ट [ ṭa ] त [ ta ] प [ pa ] ख [ kha ] छ [ cha ] ठ [ ṭha ] थ [ tha ] फ [ pha ] ग [ ga ] ज [ ja ] ड [ ḍa ] द [ da ] ब [ ba ] घ [ gha ] झ [ jha ] ढ [ ḍha ] ध [ dha ] भ [ bha ] ङ [ ṅa ] ञ [ ña ] ण [ ṇa ] न [ na ] म [ ma ] य [ ya ] र [ ra ] ल [ la ] व [ va ] श [ śa ] ष [ ṣa ] स [ sa ] ह [ ha ]

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Fijian

• Wikipedia: Fijian Language
• Omniglot: Fijian
• Go-Fiji: Fijian Dictionary
• Glosbe: Fijian Dictionary

Hindi

• Lexilogos Hindi Dictionary
• Hindi Script
• Hindi online dictionary
• Hindi transliteration information
• Hindi Romanization converter
• Hindi basics and grammar
• Hindi language overview

Additional Resources

Fijian

• Schutz, Albert J.The Fijian Language. Honolulu : Univ of Hawaii Press, 1985. at WorldCat.org
• Capell, Arthur. A new Fijian dictionary. Suva, Fiji : Obtainable from the Govt. Printer, 1991. at WorldCat.org
• Geraghty, Paul A. Fijian phrasebook. Hawthorn, Vic. Australia ; Oakland CA, USA : Lonely Planet, 1994. WorldCat.org
• Geraghty, Paul A. Fijian: phrasebook & dictionary. [Footscray] Lonely planet, July 2014. WorldCat.org
• Milner, G B. Fijian grammer Suva, Fiji : Govt Press, 1990. at WorldCat.org

Hindi

• Conversa-phone Institute. Hindi language. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. : Conversa-phone Institute, 1988. at [https://www.worldcat.org/title/hindi-language/oclc/24124123&referer=brief_results WorldCat.org
• Pathak, R C. Bhargava's concise dictionary of the Hindi language : Hindi-English. Chowk, Varanasi : Bhargava Book Depot, [2004]. at WorldCat.org
• Scholberg, Henry Ceasar. Concise grammmar of the Hindi language. London Oxford Univ. Pr. 1968. at WorldCat.org
• Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm); Recorded Books, Inc. Hindi. New York : Simon & Schuster Audio; Prince Frederick, MD : Distributed by Recorded Books, 2006. at WorldCat.org
• Educational Services (Washington, D.C.). Hindi. Washington, D. C. : Educational Services Corp., 1995. at WorldCat.org