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Revision as of 14:13, 22 September 2020

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.

For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage.

English Fijian
baptism(s)
birth(s) sucu
burial(s) veibulu
cemetery a mara, ai bulu bulu
census
child(ren) gone, luve-na
death(s) mate
father
husband wati-na tagane
index(es)
marriage vakamau
month vula
mother tina-na
name yaca-na
name, given
name, surname
parent(s) qase
parish
spouse
wife wati-na
year yabaki

Months[edit | edit source]

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

Days of the Week[edit | edit source]

English Latvian
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

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
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15
16
17
18
19
20 E russagavulu
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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