Fijian

Introduction

Fijian is a language of Fiji. It is spoken in East half of Viti Levu and eastern offshore islands, Kadavu island, Vanua Levu and offshore islands, Nayau, Lakeba, Oneata, Moce, Komo, Namuka, Kabara, Vulaga, Ogea, and Vatoa islands. Also in Nauru, New Zealand, United States, Vanuatu.

Dialects

Bau (Bauan, Mbau), Central Vanua Levu (Baaravi, Nabalebale, Savusavu, Seaqaaqaa), Kadavu (Nabukelevu, Ono, Tavuki), Northeast Vanua Levu (Dogotuki Saqani, Korolau, Labasa), Northeast Viti Levu (Lovoni, Namena, Tokaimalo), Southeast Vanua Levu (Baumaa, Navatu-C, Naweni, Tunuloa), Southeast Viti Levu (Lutu, Naimasimasi, Nandrau, Waidina), West Vanua Levu (Bua, Navakasiga, Navatu-B, Soolevu). Southern Vanua Levu has several dialects similar to Bau dialect. On Northern Vanua, Levu, and adjacent islands people speak a somewhat related variety. Bau is very similar to standard Fijian, used as traditional lingua franca among Fijians.

The Fijian Verb

Verblist

• bese
• bola
• bula
• caka
• cala
• cata
• cila
• cola
• digo
• dina
• dolo
• dra
• iri
• kana
• kani
• kari
• kaya
• keli
• keri
• kibo
• kila
• kino
• koda
• lawa
• lua
• mai
• malolo
• moce
• nawa
• oti
• qasi
• rai
• rara
• rarama
• rogo
• rogoca
• sali
• sele
• seu
• sili
• soko
• tagica
• tara
• tawa
• toki
• tu
• tubu
• tā
• valu
• vana
• vava
• vili
• vinakata
• voli
• volia
• vosa
• vua
• were
• yaca
• yaqa

• [vaka] saqa-a -- to cook
• [vaka]lāmawa -- to yawn
• boo, mo labaka -- to squeeze
• buki-a, vau-ca -- to tie up, fasten
• bula -- to live, be alive
• butako-ca -- to steal
• cabe -- to climb
• cagu, cegu-va -- to breathe
• cakacaka -- to work
• cula-a, culacula -- to sew
• dabe, dabe-ca -- to sit
• davo -- to lie down
• digi-a -- to choose
• dola-va -- to open, uncover
• domi-ca, mo domica, sucu-ma -- to suck
• dredre -- to laugh
• drodro, drōdrō-va -- to flow
• gauna oqo, kila-a -- to know, be knowledgeable
• gole-a, mo vuki -- to turn
• gunu, gunu-va -- to drink
• kadru-va, mila, mila-a -- to scratch
• kama, vaka-caudre-va -- to burn
• kana, kani-a -- to eat
• kasivi-ta, mo kasiyi -- to spit
• kata, kati-a -- to bite
• kaya -- to say
• kelia, keli-a -- to dig
• lako mai -- to come
• lako, mo iako -- to walk
• liwa, uvuca, uvu-ca -- to blow
• lua-ca, mo lua -- to vomit
• lutu, lutu-ka -- to fall
• mama-a, namu-ta -- to chew
• mate -- to die, be dead
• mo boica, regu-ca -- to sniff, smell
• mo kolata, tase-a -- to split
• mo qalo -- to swim
• mo suaka, sua-ka -- to stab, pierce
• mo tiloma, vuce -- to swell
• mo tucake, tū -- to stand
• mo vakasama, nanu-ma -- to think
• mo viri, viri-taka -- to throw
• mo vuka -- to fly
• moce, momoce -- to sleep
• mokuta, vacu-a, yavi-ta -- to hit
• moku-ta, vakamatea, vaka-mate-a -- to kill
• oka-ta, wiliwili -- to count
• raica, rai-ca -- to see
• rere-vaka, somo bula -- to fear
• rogoca, rogo-ca -- to hear
• tadra-a -- to dream
• tagi -- to cry
• tataya, tatā -- to cut, hack
• taura -- to hold
• te-a -- to plant
• tubu -- to grow
• tuki-a -- to pound, beat
• vaka-sasa-a -- to hunt
• vana -- to shoot
• voli-a -- to buy
• vuni-a -- to hide