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Definition: Fijian


Part of Speech	Definition
Adjective	1. Of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture; "the Fijian population"; "Fijian folktales".[Wordnet] 2. Of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants.[Websters] 3. Adjective base of the adverb fijianly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form (fijianly)	1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective fijian.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun	1. A native or inhabitant of Fiji.[Wordnet] 2. The Oceanic language spoken on Fiji.[Wordnet] 3. A native of the Fiji islands.[Websters].
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.		Top

"Fijian" is a common misspelling or typo for: fijians.

Date "Fijian" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1861. (references)

Specialty Definition: Fijian

Domain	Definition
Geography	Inhabitant of Fiji. Source: European Union. (references)
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Common Expressions: Fijian

Expressions	Definition
Fijian Alliance	The Fijian Alliance, also known as the Alliance Party, was the ruling political party in Fiji from 1966 to 1987. Founded in the early 1960s, its leader was Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, the founding father of the modern Fijian nation. Widely seen as the political vehicle of the traditional Fijian chiefs, the Alliance Party also commanded considerable support among the Europeans and other ethnic minorities, who, although comprising only 3-4 percent of Fiji's population, were over represented in the parliament (with a third of the seats before 1973, and a sixth thereafter, allocated to them). Indo-Fijians were less supportive, but the Fijian-European block vote kept the Alliance Party in power for more than twenty years. (references)
Fijian Association Party	The Fijian Association Party (FAP) is a former political party in Fiji. It played a significant role in Fijian politics throughout the 1990s, but lost all of its seats in the House of Representatives in the parliamentary election of 2001. (references)
Fijian dollar	The Fijian dollar is the currency of Fiji. So far in 2005, one US dollar has varied between approximately 1.60 and 1.70 Fijian dollars, and similarly one Euro has been worth between 2.10 and 2.20 Fijian dollars. The Fijian dollar is divided into 100 cents. The coins feature both Queen Elizabeth II and items of Fijian culture, such as a tabua on the 20 cent piece. (references)
Fijian electoral system	Prior to 1999 the first past the post system of voting was used in all elections. The new constitution agreed to in 1997-1998 established instant run-off voting, known in Fiji as the alternative vote, allowing votes to be transferred from a low-polling candidate to other candidates, according to an order prescribed by the candidate, which may be customized by the elector. (references)
Fijian language	Fijian is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken in Fiji. It has 350,000 first-language speakers, which is less than half the population of Fiji, but another 200,000 speak it as a second language. The 1997 Constitution established Fijian as an official language of Fiji, along with English and Hindustani, and there is discussion about establishing it as the "national language," though English and Hindustani would remain official. Fijian is a VOS language. (references)
Fijian name	The majority of Fijians have two given names, a Christian name taken usually from the Bible, and a traditional name. A child may be baptized or registered with a surname, usually derived from the father's traditional given name. It is not unusual for persons baptized with surnames to discard them; some reclaim them later in life, and some who did not originally have one may later adopt their father's traditional name as a surname. It is not unheard of for Fijians to be known by different names at different stages of their lives. Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, for example, was known as Sitiveni Ligamamada in his earlier days as a rugby player. Another notable example is George Speight, the instigator of a coup d'état in 2000, who contested the subsequent election under the name of Ilikimi Naitini. He did not need to change his name by deed poll; he only had to register his candidacy with his surname and English given name omitted. Maciu Navakasuasua, a convicted accomplice of Speight's, revealed on 28 October 2005 that he had emigrated to Australia and avoided a blacklist against his name by using his grandfather's surname, which was registered on both his birth certificate and his passport. (references)
Fijian people	Fijians are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands. They are indigenous to all parts of Fiji except the island of Rotuma. As of 2005, they constitute slightly more than half of the Fijian population. (references)
Fijian Political Party	The Fijian Political Party (better known by its initials SVT, which stand for its Fijan name, Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei) is a party which dominated politics in the 1990s and was the mainstay of coalition governments from 1992 to 1999, but which is currently without representation in the House of Representatives. (references)
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Extended Definition: Fijian

Fijian

Fijian could refer to

something or someone of the country of Fiji
the Fijian language
the Fijian people

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Fijian". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Fijian
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
2006 Fijian coup d'état	96	1977 Fijian constitutional crisis	12
2005–2006 Fijian political crisis	51	1987 Fijian coups d'état	17
Fijian general election, 2006	46	2000 Fijian coup d'état	22
Military unrest since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	45	2005–2006 Fijian political crisis	51
Trials since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	43	2006 Fijian coup d'état	96
Reaction to the 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis	39	Aftermath of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	21
Fijian traditions and ceremonies	39	Coins of the Fijian dollar	5
Fijian mercenaries in Bougainville	33	Coins of the Fijian pound	4
Fijian dollar	31	East Fijian languages	4
Investigations since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	29	Fijian	2
Fijian language	26	Fijian Association Party	14
List of Fijian politicians	25	Fijian by-elections, 1968	6
Fijian electoral system	25	Fijian dollar	31
2000 Fijian coup d'état	22	Fijian electoral system	25
Aftermath of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	21	Fijian flora and fauna	2
Fijian municipal election, 2005	20	Fijian general election, 1963	10
1987 Fijian coups d'état	17	Fijian general election, 1966	7
Fijian presidential election, 2006	16	Fijian general election, 1972	7
Mutinies of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	16	Fijian general election, 1982	7
Minister for Fijian Affairs	15	Fijian general election, 1987	8
Fijian people	14	Fijian general election, 1992	7
Fijian Association Party	14	Fijian general election, 1994	8
Fijian general election, 2001	13	Fijian general election, 1999	10
Timeline of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	13	Fijian general election, 2001	13
Fijian name	12	Fijian general election, 2006	46
1977 Fijian constitutional crisis	12	Fijian general election, 2009	11
Fijian Nationalist Party	11	Fijian general election, March 1977	9
Fijian loan words in Fiji Hindi	11	Fijian general election, September 1977	7
Fijian general election, 2009	11	Fijian honours system	5
Fijian general election, 1963	10	Fijian language	26
Fijian general election, 1999	10	Fijian loan words in Fiji Hindi	11
Fijian municipal election, 2002	10	Fijian mercenaries in Bougainville	33
Fijian pound	9	Fijian Monkey-faced Bat	5
Fijian general election, March 1977	9	Fijian municipal election, 2002	10
Timeline of the 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis	9	Fijian municipal election, 2005	20
Fijian general election, 1994	8	Fijian name	12
Fijian general election, 1987	8	Fijian Nationalist Party	11
Fijian general election, 1992	7	Fijian people	14
Fijian general election, September 1977	7	Fijian pound	9
Fijian general election, 1966	7	Fijian presidential election, 2000	3
Fijian general election, 1972	7	Fijian presidential election, 2006	16
Fijian general election, 1982	7	Fijian traditions and ceremonies	39
List of Fijian sportspeople	6	Giant Fijian long-horned beetle	6
Fijian by-elections, 1968	6	Investigations since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	29
Giant Fijian long-horned beetle	6	List of Fijian politicians	25
Shangri-La's Fijian Resort	6	List of Fijian sportspeople	6
Western Fijian language	5	Military unrest since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	45
Fijian Monkey-faced Bat	5	Minister for Fijian Affairs	15
Fijian honours system	5	Mutinies of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	16
Coins of the Fijian dollar	5	Reaction to the 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis	39
Coins of the Fijian pound	4	Shangri-La's Fijian Resort	6
East Fijian languages	4	Timeline of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	13
Fijian presidential election, 2000	3	Timeline of the 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis	9
West Fijian languages	3	Trials since the 2000 Fijian coup d'état	43
Fijian flora and fauna	2	West Fijian languages	3
Fijian	2	Western Fijian language	5
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: Fijian

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bahasa Malaysia	orang Fiji (Fijian). Additional references: Bahasa Malaysia, Malaysia, Brunei, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Malayu	orang Fiji (Fijian). Additional references: Bahasa Malayu, Malaysia, Brunei, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified	斐济 (Fiji, Fijian, Fijis), 斐济的 (Fijian), 斐济群岛人 (fijian). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	斐濟的 (Fijian), 斐濟群島人 (fijian). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch	Fidschi-Dollar (Fijian dollar). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch	Fiji-dollar (Fijian dollar), Alliantiepartij van Fiji (Fijian Alliance). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Eastern Fijian	vaka-viti (Fijian), Na vosa vaka-Viti (Fijian language), Au kila vakalailai no vosa vakaviti (I speak little Fijian). Additional references: Eastern Fijian, Fiji, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Fijian	vaka-viti (Fijian), Na vosa vaka-Viti (Fijian language), Au kila vakalailai no vosa vakaviti (I speak little Fijian). Additional references: Fijian, Fiji, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	Fidjien (Fijian, inhabitant of Fiji, Fiji, Fijian language), Fidjienne (Fijian). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
French	Fidjien (Fijian, inhabitant of Fiji, Fiji, Fijian language), Fidjienne (Fijian). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
German	Fidschi-Dollar (Fijian dollar). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal	피지 제도의 (Fijian). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua	피지 제도의 (Fijian). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
High German	Fidschi-Dollar (Fijian dollar). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch	Fidschi-Dollar (Fijian dollar). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	フィジー諸島の (Fijian), フィジー語の (Fijian). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean	피지 제도의 (Fijian). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Malay	orang Fiji (Fijian). Additional references: Malay, Malaysia, Brunei, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Malayu	orang Fiji (Fijian). Additional references: Malayu, Malaysia, Brunei, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Melaju	orang Fiji (Fijian). Additional references: Melaju, Malaysia, Brunei, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Melayu	orang Fiji (Fijian). Additional references: Melayu, Malaysia, Brunei, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Nadroga	vaka-viti (Fijian), Na vosa vaka-Viti (Fijian language), Au kila vakalailai no vosa vakaviti (I speak little Fijian). Additional references: Nadroga, Fiji, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Nadronga	vaka-viti (Fijian), Na vosa vaka-Viti (Fijian language), Au kila vakalailai no vosa vakaviti (I speak little Fijian). Additional references: Nadronga, Fiji, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovene	Seznam fidžijskih prejemnikov Viktorijinega križca (List of Fijian Victoria Cross recipients). Additional references: Slovene, Slovenia, Austria, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovenian	Seznam fidžijskih prejemnikov Viktorijinega križca (List of Fijian Victoria Cross recipients). Additional references: Slovenian, Slovenia, Austria, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovenscina	Seznam fidžijskih prejemnikov Viktorijinega križca (List of Fijian Victoria Cross recipients). Additional references: Slovenscina, Slovenia, Austria, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Fijian	vaka-viti (Fijian), Na vosa vaka-Viti (Fijian language), Au kila vakalailai no vosa vakaviti (I speak little Fijian). Additional references: Standard Fijian, Fiji, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Malay	orang Fiji (Fijian). Additional references: Standard Malay, Malaysia, Brunei, Fijian. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “Fijian” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	Fathagijathagiathagan (Fijian). Additional references: Athag, Fijian. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	Fagijagiagan (Fijian). Additional references: Double Dutch, Fijian. (volunteer)
Leet	\|o[-]!;!/\// (Fijian). Additional references: Leet, Fijian. (volunteer)
Oppish	Fopijopiopan (Fijian). Additional references: Oppish, Fijian. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	Ijianfay (Fijian). Additional references: Pig Latin, Fijian. (volunteer)
Slovio	fidzxiju (Fijian), Fidzxian (Fijian). Additional references: Slovio, Fijian. (volunteer)
Terran A	fidzxiju (fijian), fidzxian (fijian). Additional references: Terran A, Fijian. (volunteer)
Terran B	vranivn (Fijian). Additional references: Terran B, Fijian. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	Fubijubiuban (Fijian). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Fijian. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor.		Top