Vocabulary of Fijian (Na Vosa Vakaviti)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals

1.    mother           tinana, na tinana, tinana
2.    father           tamana, na tamana, tamana
3.    sister           tuakana, na tuakana, tuakana


Ni sa lomani ira na kai vuravura vakaoqo na Kalou, me solia kina
na Luvena e dua bauga sa vakatubura, me kakua ni rusa ko ira
yadua era sa vakabauti koya, me ra rawata ga na bula tawa mudu.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           wai, na wai
2.    fire           buka waqa, na buka waqa, buka waqa
3.    sun           mata ni siga, na mata ni siga


Ni solia mai vei keimami ena siga oqo na kakana e rauti keimami.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           vusi, na vusi, vusi
2.    dog           koli, na koli, koli
3.    horse           ose, na ose, ose


Ai vakatekivu ni tukutuku-vinaka kei Jisu Karisito, na Luve ni Kalou.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           vulavula
2.    black           loaloa
3.    red           damudamu

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