Pronunciation
When the Roman alphabet was adapted to create a written-language version of Fijian, some letters were made to represent consonant sounds quite different from their English-language sounds:
| Letter | Pronounced | Like |
|---|---|---|
| b | mb | number |
| c | th | the |
| d | nd | lender |
| j | ch | choose |
| g | ng | singer |
| q | ngg | finger |
Vowel sounds are pronounced as are Italian vowels. Thus:
| Cakaudrove | Tha-kaun-dro-veh |
| Cakobau | Tha-kom-bau |
| Jale | Cha-leh |
| Penaia Ganilau | Pen-eye-a Nga-ni-lau |
| Timoci Bavadra | Tim-or-the Mba-vahn-dra |
| Qiqiwaqa | Ngging-gi-wahng-ga |
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Abbreviations
In this paper the following abbreviations are sometimes used:
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency of the United States |
| CRC | Constitutional Review Committee |
| FLP | Fiji Labour Party |
| FNP | Fijian Nationalist Party |
| MHR | Member of the House of Representatives |
| NFP | National Federation Party |
| RFMF | Royal (later Republic of) Fiji Military Forces |
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Page created 3 September 1998
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©1998-2003 Rory Ewins · Print version ©1992 Political & Social Change, RSPAS, ANU
