Fijian Genealogical Word List
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 |