Fijian

Also known as Fijian language, Na Vosa Vakaviti

Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken in Fiji

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Fijian is a language spoken in Fiji that belongs to the Austronesian language family, which includes many languages across the Pacific and Southeast Asia. It matters as the primary language of communication for the people of Fiji and plays a central role in the nation's culture and daily life.

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Wikimedia language code: fj
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 320000
native label: vosa Vakaviti
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/FIJ
P10369: Yorkshire
P11012: Łazy Wielkie
P8168: Q1343240
Commons category: Fijian language

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A Fijian speaker, recorded in Fiji Fijian (Na vosa vaka-Viti) is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken by some 350,000–450,000 ethnic Fijians as a native language. In the 2013 constitution, Fijian (referred to as iTaukei) is a national language of Fiji, along with English, Standard Hindi, and Fiji Hindi. Fijian is a VOS language.

Standard Fijian is based on the Bau dialect, which is an East Fijian language. A pidginized form is used by many Indo-Fijians and Chinese on the islands, while Pidgin Hindustani is used by many rural ethnic Fijians and Chinese in areas dominated by Indo-Fijians.