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Description[edit | edit source]

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

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Fijian Word List

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Fijian Alphabet[edit | edit source]

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	[ ⁿɖ^r ]
ti	[ tʃi ]

Fijian Hindi Alphabet[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Fijian[edit | edit source]

Hindi[edit | edit source]

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

Fijian[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

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