Fijian
Fijian is the Melanesian language of
the Eastern, or Oceanic, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language
family. It is spoken by about 366,000 persons on the islands of Fiji as either a
first or a second language.
Of the several dialects of Fijian, which
are divided into Eastern and Western groups, standard Fijian, based on an
Eastern dialect (Bauan) and called Bauan Fijian, is known to all indigenous
Fijians.
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