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  Fiji - LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA
In 1998, the population was estimated to be 51% indigenous Fijian, 44% Indian, and 5% European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other.
English is the official language, but Fijian and Hindi are also used in Parliament.
Fijian dialects belong to the Malayo-Polynesian language group; the Bau dialect is used throughout the archipelago except on Rotuma, where Rotuman is spoken.
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Three official languages are prescribed by the constitution: English, which was introduced by the former British colonial rulers, Bau Fijian, spoken by ethnic Fijians, and Hindustani, the main language spoken by Indo-Fijians.
It is the language in which the government conducts most of its business, and is the main language of education, commerce, and the courts.
On the island of Rotuma, Rotuman, is used; this is more distantly related to the Polynesian languages than Fijian.
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 Authors -- Information and Resources about Online English Dictionary
Describes relationship between Rotuman language and Western Fijian with short bibliography and links to an online English and Rotuman dictionary.
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