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Noqu vosa, me'u bula taka - My language, learn it, speak it, live it

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  • Other Name

    My language, learn it, speak it, live it (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "The theme for Fiji Language Week is Noqu vosa, me'u bula taka - My language, learn it, speak it, live it. Fijian is spoken either as a first or second language by indigenous Fijians who make up around 54% of the population. Fijians of Indian descent make up a further 37%, mainly speaking a local variant of Hindi, known as Fiji Hindi.

    There are many varieties of regional vosa vakaviti (Fijian), with 300 "communalects" (community dialects) across the islands.The East-Fijian language of Bau, a small island off the southeast coast of Viti Levu, is used as a standardised version, and the vosa vakaviti found in books and newspapers is known as Bauan."--At head of topic page.

  • Place
    Auckland/New Zealand
  • Other Id

    89035 (Cat ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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