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	Fijian language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fijian is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken in Fiji.
		The 1997 Constitution established Fijian as an official language of Fiji, along with English and Hindustani, and there is discussion about establishing it as the "national language," though English and Hindustani would remain official.
		Similar calls came from Misiwini Qereqeretabua, the Director of the Institute of Fijian Language and Culture, and from Apolonia Tamata, a linguistics lecturer at Suva’s University of the South Pacific, who both said that recognition of the Fijian language is essential to the nation’s basic identity, as a unifying factor in Fiji’s multicultural society.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fijian_language (514 words)

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		In Fijian, the noun phrases are not morphologically case marked, as na ika “the fish” and na pusi “the cat” in sentence (20).
		As described in 3.2.2, the structures of transitive clauses in Fijian and Tongan are similar; the bare form of the pronoun follows the verb and indicates the [PAT], and a pronoun preceded by a preposition follows it and indicates the [AGT] in both Fijian and Tongan as in (Ft3) and (Tt3).
		In Fijian, it is the pronominal phrase preceded by (k)o that occurs in the intransitive clause.
	www3.aa.tufs.ac.jp /~ritsuko/papers/8ical_97pr.doc (12427 words)

	Fijian Translation - Translate Fijian Language Translator
		The population of Fiji is divided almost equally between native Fijians, a Melanesian people (51%), and Indo-Fijians (43.7%), descendent of Indian contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century.
		Fijian belongs to the Austronesian family of languages.
		Some Fijian dialects, especially in the west of the country, differ markedly from the official Bau standard, and would probably be considered separate languages if they had a codified grammar or a literary tradition.
	www.translation-services-usa.com /languages/fijian.shtml (899 words)

	Fijian Culture & Tradition - Fiji Government Online
		Despite this, the Council's advice is always sought on matters affecting the Fijian people, and it continues to be held in high esteem by all communities in Fiji.The BLV appoints the President of the Republic of Fiji Islands.
		In the past, Fijian meke were accompanied by chanting by a chorus or by ‘spiritually possessed seers’, and usually rhythmic clapping, the thumping and stamping of bamboo clacking sticks, the beating of slit drums and dancing.
		Fijian masi is now mostly made for tourists and is used for postcards, wall hangings and other decorative items.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /publish/history_culture.shtml (1152 words)

	Fijian Nationalism - A Colonial Legacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fijian ethno-nationalist sentiment flared as the British prepared the colony for self-government.
		His rejection of the call for a "Fiji for the Fijians" was crucial for the achievement of an independence constitution acceptable to Indian leaders and the British government.
		The legacy of colonial cocooning of the Fijians persists today in their inferior status in the commercial economy and their general demand for a dominant position in government to sustain a sense of strength and prestige in the wider society.
	maorinews.com /karere/fiji/fiji042.htm (1978 words)

	History of Fiji Islands and Fijian Bank Notes - 1872 to date
		The interest in these collections resulted directly from the development of the innovative niche travel market of Fijian Village Homestays established by Scott Balson after he fell in love with the people and their culture and, as a result, married his Australian partner in the remote Fijian village of Namuamua.
		Fijians believe that they originated from the shores of Lake Tanganyika ("fish bag" in Fijian) situated on the western border of Tanganyika (East Africa).
		It was common practice in early Fijian villages to simply strangle men and women who were old and sick who could no longer play a useful role in their society.
	www.fijibure.com /fijinotes.htm (1288 words)

	Fiji Troubles
		There are Fijian provinces, and traditional Fijian confederacies, but the two military coups of 1987 and the lasty month’s hostage crisis illustrate with disturbing insistence the erosion of indigenous Fijian social order and the fragmentation of indigenous Fijian leadership.
		Although his eligibility to stand as a Fijian was challenged by other indigenous Fijians, Ah Koy won his case in court, and has represented his maternal constituency of Kadavu in parliament ever since.
		It is the result of thirty fraught years of modern indigenous Fijian leadership that have sacrificed the economic and cultural well-being of a people for the advancement of a few.
	www.lookinglassdesign.com /wansolwara/docs/52teresia.html (1331 words)

	Animal Info - Fijian Monkey-faced Bat
		The Fijian monkey-faced bat reportedly roosts in fern clumps growing 6 - 10 m (20 - 33') from the ground on trunks of the larger trees in open, tall forest.
		A comparison of the teeth and jaw structure of the genus Pteralopex with those of other fruit bats suggests that the diet of Pteralopex species may consist of fruits and other plant material that is tougher than typical for other fruit bats.
		Although there is little information on the status of the Fijian monkey-faced bat, proposals for development involving forest clearance in the uplands of Taveuni may prove to be a threat.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/bat/pteracro.htm (392 words)

	The Islands of Fiji
		For thousands of years the Fijians have formed a link between Melanesia and Polynesia on their beautiful islands, which are located almost 2,500 miles to the west-southwest of Hawaii on the border of the Polynesian Triangle.
		The indigenous Fijians today are widely known for their warmth and friendly smiles, but historically they were infamous as ferocious warriors and cannibals.
		Fijians greet visitors to their village near the lali — a large log drum or gong that is played with heavy mallets or even a small tree branch.
	www.polynesia.com /islands/fiji.html (739 words)

	Fijian language, alphabet and pronunciation
		Fijian is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken in Fiji (Viti) by about 320,000 people.
		David Cargill (1809-1843), a scottish missionary and pioneer in the study of the Fijian Language, devised a way of writing Fijian with the Latin alphabet.
		He came up with several spelling systems, noted the reactions of the Fijians to them and abandoned the ones that didn't work.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/fijian.htm (201 words)

	About Fiji : History & Culture : Say it in Fijian - Fiji Visitors Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Almost everyone in Fiji speaks English - as it is the official language, but the Fijian language is preserved and widely spoken in many different dialects.
		It is handy to know some of the more common words and phrases, and the Fijians will be delighted to know you picked up some of their language.
		Fijian pronunciation is similar to English, but with a few changes to the phonetic alphabet.
	www.fijifvb.gov.fj /about/history/say_it.shtml (207 words)

	Language of Fiji, words and phrases of Fiji, Prouncing Fijian
		This is the common Fijian greeting used when meeting friends or welcoming guests.
		Fijians do, however, have a constitutional right to communicate with the government in any one of the three official languages.
		The Fijian alphabet is made up of all of the English letters, except ‘x’.
	www.earthyfamily.com /FJ-words.htm (336 words)

	The Hindu : Deposed Fijian PM's plea
		Mahendra Chaudhry, has urged the international community to impose sanctions against the Fijian regime if it did not give a clear indication that it was going to restore the country's constitution.
		Robin Cook, and lobbying European MPs in Brussels in his effort to build international pressure on the Fijian regime, said his message to everyone he met was that the international community should not allow a constitutional government to be overthrown for a second time.
		The international community would have to be involved in helping to restructure Fijian institutions such as the police and military, if there was to be long term stability on the island.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2000/08/30/stories/03300008.htm (335 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: A Grammar of Boumaa Fijian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The people who live in the Boumaa region of the Fijian island of Taveuni speak a dialect of Fijian that is mutually intelligible with Standard Fijian, the two differing as much perhaps as do the American and British varieties of English.
		He found in Boumaa Fijian a wealth of striking features unknown in commonly studied languages and on the basis of his fieldwork prepared this grammar.
		Fijian is an agglutinating language, one in which words are formed by the profligate combining of morphemes.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0226154289 (425 words)

	Fijian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Fijian is the Melanesian language of the Eastern, or Oceanic, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family.
		It is spoken by about 366,000 persons on the islands of Fiji as either a first or a second language.
		Of the several dialects of Fijian, which are divided into Eastern and Western groups, standard Fijian, based on an Eastern dialect (Bauan) and called Bauan Fijian, is known to all indigenous Fijians.
	www.flw.com /languages/fijian.htm (69 words)

	Fijian
		(Fijian) is the official language of Fiji, a republic in the Central Pacific Ocean.
		Kadavu, Viti Levu, New Zealand, Vanuatu and Nauru are some of the other countries where Fijian speakers live.
		Fijian is used by Fijians exclusively but Pacific Islanders, Europeans and Hindu Indians residing in Fiji also speak it fluently.
	www.deeptrans.com /deeptrans/german.html (137 words)

	Fijian dollar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Fijian dollar is the currency of Fiji.
		So far in 2005, one US dollar has varied between approximately 1.60 and 1.70 Fijian dollars, and similarly one Euro has been worth between 2.10 and 2.20 Fijian dollars.
		The Fijian dollar is divided into 100 cents.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Fijian_dollar (149 words)

	Information on Fiji, facts and figures on Fiji, Fijian flag, Fijian currency
		With significant Fijian, Indian, Chinese, Polynesian and European communities inhabiting the nation and retaining their ancestral cultures, this country, sometimes referred to as the “Gateway to the South Pacific” has also been called a crossroads of cultures.
		Language: While English is the official language of Fiji, Fijian and Hindustani are spoken by several of the Fijian communities and are officially recognized by the Fijian constitution.
		Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George featuring stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, bananas, and a white dove
	www.earthyfamily.com /FJ-travel.htm (462 words)

	Lingua Franca - 09/09/2000: Fijian Harmony...
		You know we have an ethnic people, Fijians, you know who are faced with a situation in 1997 where we had an election and all of a sudden Indians rule us you see.
		I was immediately corrected and told 'Fijian' was the term reserved for indigenous Fijian people, whilst 'Fiji Indian' or 'Indo-Fijian' was to be used for those of Indian ethnicity.
		An example from within the Fijian community recently emerged when George Speight complained that one of the soldiers who escorted him aboard the navy vessel to his island prison on Nukulau verbally abused him in Lauan, a Fijian dialect from eastern Fiji.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/arts/ling/stories/s173503.htm (1870 words)

	Articles - Fijian Alliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Fijian Alliance, also known as the Alliance Party, was the ruling political party in Fiji from 1966 to 1987.
		Widely seen as the political vehicle of the traditional Fijian chiefs, the Alliance Party also commanded considerable support among the Europeans and other ethnic minorities, who, although comprising only 3-4 percent of Fiji's population, were over represented in the parliament (with a third of the seats before 1973, and a sixth thereafter, allocated to them).
		The Fijian Alliance was considered to be a centre-right party, and was a member of the International Democrat Union, a umbrella-organization of moderate right-wing parties from many countries, including the Republican Party of the United States, the British Conservative Party, and the Australian Liberal Party.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Fijian_Alliance?mySession=78a24fd3ab0387f847ea47d1d291b36f (610 words)

	FIJIAN GETS A FACELIFT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The design team behind the new look Fijian has cleverly avoided going overboard with the “Fijian” theme and in doing so, avoided ending up with the kitschy, clichéd theme-park feel that plagues many other resorts in Fiji.
		The Fijian’s communications manager, Elenoa Korovulavula explained this was in line with the resort’s position within the larger Shangri-La group of hotels and a certain international standard that the truly global resort-goer now demands.
		Of course, the staff exudes plenty of the relaxed Fijian charm that Fiji is famous for.
	www.fijilive.com /fijimagic/daily/fijian_gets_a_facelift.htm (494 words)

	Café Pacific: Asia-Pacific Network: Fiji
		The SDL has mistakenly argued in favour of indigenous Fijian Provincial democracy in response to the argument that Fiji continues to move away from upholding the constitution and the rule of law.
		These issues are conveniently deflected by Fijian leadership by a clever but misleading argument that the economic and social condition of the indigenous Fijians persist because Indo-Fijians control the economy and have placed systemic barriers for anybody outside their community to excel in business.
		At the centre of the accusation was the interim government's agricultural assistance scheme for indigenous Fijian farmers.
	www.asiapac.org.fj /cafepacific/resources/aspac/040602race.html (2133 words)

	Fijian Traditions
		The Fijians never dreamt it could be Jesus; rather it reminded them of a tevoro (devil).
		In some churches, the altar is shaped in the form of a tanoa, which is a bowl used in drinking the traditional drink of yaqona (kava).
		I have wondered why the profound and moving ceremonies offering the traditional drink of yaqona and tabua (whale teeth), with their attendant speechmaking, are not used and developed more in the sacraments of reconciliation and the Eucharist.
	st.columban.org /magazine/5-04_Fijian_traditions.html (645 words)

	Tropical Fijian Adventure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While I wasn't pining away over her I did manage to see some beautiful countryside, some Fijian culture, eat some Island food (though they were out of turtle at my hotel), and drive all over Fiji on the wrong side of the road.
		It wasn't typical of the Fijian landscape, we saw it on the grounds of "The Garden of the Sleeping Giant." The sleeping giant being a native reference to the mountain.
		This hut was at the Fijian cultural center.
	www.scs.unr.edu /~degroff/Fiji.html (201 words)

	Shangri-La's Fijian Resort and Spa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Shangri-La's Fijian Resort & Spa is situated on its own private 109 acre Yanuca Island, and is conveniently connected to the mainland by a causeway.
		Inspired by a traditional Fijian village, the layout and atmosphere of the resort is complemented by the friendly and professional service of the local staff.
		The Fijian offers a wealth of choices in activities for someone who wants to do nothing to the person who wants to be very energetic.
	www.where2travel.net /d/3458349_26299.htm (347 words)

	An analysis of the current political crisis in Fiji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There are Fijian provinces, and traditional Fijian confederacies, but the two military coups of 1987 and the current hostage crisis illustrate with disturbing insistence the erosion of indigenous Fijian social order and the fragmentation of indigenous Fijian leadership.
		Looting has become an ominous feature of recent indigenous Fijian responses to crisis: During the floods of 1998, at the tragic crash site of flight PC 121 in 1999, and now in the streets of Suva, 'the millenium city'.
		Rabuka has recently acknowledged this: The real struggle is amongst indigenous Fijians, and it is continually masked by the rhetoric of a racial conflict between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians.
	www.melanesia.org /views/teaiwa22May2000.htm (1833 words)

	Fijian Massage
		Fijian Massage techniques are completely different from Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, as Fijian is a very basic and instinctive form of barefoot massage - and it doesnt involve walking on your back.
		Fijian is my introductory version of barefoot massage, while Ashiatsu is the delux.
		Fijian Barefoot Massage has been evolving for generations on the Fijian Island of Kadavu.
	ashiatsyou.com /pg/fiji.htm (165 words)

	Taveuni -- a Fijian Paradise
		Similarly, my wife was beckoned by one of the young Fijian lads who had earlier performed a war dance.
		Maravu’s centrally located main building is a thatched open-walled Fijian assembly house containing the restaurant, bar, lounge, boutique, library, and reception.
		On our last morning when the staff gathered to sing their Fijian farewell, it was hard to say "goodbye." Inspired by the local’s rendition of the blues that I had heard that week, I took the opportunity to sing them a parting version of the Maravu Blues.
	www.highonadventure.com /Hoa02oct/Fiji/fiji.htm (1345 words)

	Fijian Families Village Homestay
		All of us here at Fijian Families are native Fijian and we have ties to most of the villages in Fiji either by marriage, close or through distant relatives.
		As a guest, you are not required to do this, you can enjoy the other finer activities that the Fiji Islands has to offer, for example: fishing, Kayaking, scuba diving, swimming, mountain climbing, dancing, singing, riverrafting....
		Or, spend one or two nights with a Fijian family to experience what it is like to stay in a different culture from your own.
	www.fijianfamilies.com (659 words)

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