Fijian Genealogical Word List

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Key Words[edit | edit source]

In order to find and use specific types of Fijian records, you will need to know some key words in Fijian. This section gives key genealogical terms in English with Fijian equivalents.


English Fijian
baptism(s) tabaluvu
birth sucu
boy a gone, tagane
burial(s) veibulu
cemetery a mara, ai bulu bulu
census wilivanua
chief (female) Adi
chief (male) ratu
child(ren) gone, luve-na
clan mataqali
daughter luve alewa
districts tikina cokavata
extended family tokatoka
female yalewa
death(s) mate
father tama-na
girl gonealewa
death(s) mate
husband wati-na tagane
index(es) idusidusi
land vanua
maiden name
man tamata, a tagane
male tagane
marriage vakamau
month vula
mother tina-na
name yaca-na
name, given
name, surname
parent(s) qase
parish
provinces yasana
son luve-na tagane
spouse wati-na
sub-districts tikina vou
tribe yavusa
villages koro
wife wati-na
woman alewa
year yabaki

Months[edit | edit source]

English Fijian
January Janueri
February Feperueri
March Maji
April Epereli
May Me
June June
July Julai
August Okosito
September Septiteba
October Okotopa
November Noveba
December Tiseba

Days of the Week[edit | edit source]

English Latvian
Sunday Sode
Monday Mode
Tuesday Tusite
Wednesday Wenisite
Thursday Cosite
Friday Faraite
Saturday Satate

Numbers[edit | edit source]

Cardinal[edit | edit source]

English Fijian
1 E dua
2 E rua
3 E tolu
4 E va
5 E lima
6 E ono
7 E vitu
8 E walu
9 E ciwa
10 E tini
11 E tinikadua
12 E tinikarua
13 E tinikatolu
14 tinikava
15 tinikalima
16 E tinikaono
17 tinikavitu
18 tinikawalu
19 tinikaciwa
20 E ruasagavulu
21 ruasagavulu ka dua
22 ruasagavulu ka rua
23 ruasagavulu ka tolu
24 ruasagavulu ka va
25 ruasagavulu ka lima
26 ruasagavulu ka ono
27 ruasagavulu ka vitu
28 ruasagavulu ka walu
29 ruasagavulu ka ciwa
30 E tolusagavulu
31
40 vasagavulu
50 limasagavulu
60 e onosagavulu
70 vitusagavulu
80 walusagavulu
90 ciwasagavulu
100 drau, e dua na drau
200 e rua na drau
1000 udolu

Ordinal[edit | edit source]

English Fijian
1st ai matai, ai kadua
2nd ai karua
3rd ai katolu
4th ai kava
5th ai kalima
6th ai kaono
7th ai kavitu
8th ai kawalu
9th ai kaciwa
10th ai katini
11th ia katinikadua
12th ai katinikarua
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th ai karasagavulu
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
40th
50th
60th
70th
80th
90th
100th
200th
1000th