Fijian, Western

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A language of Fiji

Alternate Names

Fiji, Koronubu-Ba, Nadrogaa

User Population

85,100 (2019).

Ba province, including Waya and Yasawa islands; Nadroga-Navosa province; west Serua province.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, West Fijian-Rotuman, West Fijian

Nuclear Western Fijian (Baaravi, Nadrogaa, Tubaniwai), Waya (Magodro, Nakoroboya, Noikoro).

Nadrogaa dialect: SVO; articles and possessives come before noun head, determiners and adjectives after noun head; dual number; common, proper and vocative articles; 22 consonants and 5 vowels; stress is usually on the penultimate syllable; inclusive/exclusive pronouns.

Language Development

Bible portions: 2016.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Fijian, Western

Latin script [Latn].