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Fijian   /fˈidʒiən/   Listen
Fijian

noun
1.
A native or inhabitant of Fiji.
2.
The Oceanic language spoken on Fiji.





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"Fijian" Quotes from Famous Books



... of his time. They are aroused, it goes without saying, on very different occasions and by very different objects, among different men and different groups. In the sixteenth century pious persons could watch heretics being burned in oil with a sense of deep religious exaltation. Certain Fijian tribes slaughter their aged parents with the most tender filial devotion. In certain savage communities, to eat in public arouses on the part of the individual a sense of ...
— Human Traits and their Social Significance • Irwin Edman
... occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Gray, with their two children, a Mr. Voullaire, a German who has come to Tanna as a Trader, and our neighbor Mr. Bramwell, joined us. So that, when we all met for the Opening Services, we were a somewhat mixed company, speaking a medley of languages,—English, Scotch, German, Fijian, Aneityumese, Aniwan, and at least two of the Tannese languages! The building was well filled; but the bigger crowd was gathered outside; for our Heathen onlookers were afraid to enter the sacred edifice. The Service ...
— The Story of John G. Paton - Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals • James Paton


Words linked to "Fijian" :   Polynesian, oceanic, Republic of Fiji, Fiji, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian


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