Fijian language
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| Fijian | ||||
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| Na vosa vaka-Viti | ||||
| Native to | Fiji | |||
| Region | Spoken as first language on Vanua Levu, the eastern half of Viti Levu, and on the lesser islands of Kadavu, Nayau, Lakeba, Oneata, Moce, Komo, Namuka-i-Lau, Kabara, Vulaga, Ogea and Vatoa; spoken as second language in the rest of Fiji | |||
| Native speakers | 340,000 (1996 census) 320,000 second-language users (1991) |
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| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-1 | fj | |||
| ISO 639-2 | fij | |||
| ISO 639-3 | fij | |||
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| This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Fijian language edition. |
The Fijian language is a Austronesian language. It is one of the official languages of Fiji. It has about 350 000 speakers.