Belonging to the Austronesian language family, Fijian is an official and stable indigenous language of Fiji which plays an important role in the country’s culture and identity.
Fijian
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Classification
Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian
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Speakers
340,000
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Script
Roman
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Official language
Fiji
Fijian
Fijian is spoken by nearly half a million native speakers in Fiji, roughly half of the country’s population. It is the official language of Fiji, alongside English and Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu).
While Fijian only became an official language of Fiji in 1997, there are currently political movements seeking to make it a national language and to require students in Fiji to study the language.
Fijian is a member of the Malayo-Polynesian language group. Other languages in this language group include Tagalog, Maori and Malagasy.
At Geo Language Services, we ensure all translations are respectful and true to Fijian traditions, ensuring effective communication with native speakers.
Services offered for this language
Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting
Interesting fact
In the Fijian language, interestingly, there are four forms for a grammatical number: singular, dual, paucal and plural. Paucal denotes an imprecise but small number of objects.
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