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FIJIAN - VOSA VAKA VITI

Orthography (Writing System)

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CONSONANTS

Working Orthography

Example Words

IPA

b

 bilibili - raft [mbilimbili]

c

 cakacaka - work

 [thakathaka]

d

 dua - one

 [ndua]

g

 gunu - to drink

 [ngunu]

j

 jabeni - champion

 [tsambeni]

k

 kana - to eat

[kana]
l

 lave - to lift

 [lave]
m

 mate - to die

 [mate]
n

 nanuma - to think 

 [nanuma]
p

 pateta - potatoe

 [pateta]
q

 qarava - to look after  

 [garava]
r

 rauta - enough 

 [rauta]
s

 sotia - soldier

 [sotia]
t

 tadra - to dream

 [tandra]
v

 vakani - to feed

 [vakani]
w

 wananavu - awesome

 [wananavu]
y

 yadra - to wake up

 [jandra]

VOWELS

Working Orthography

Example Words

IPA

 a

 au - me  

 [jau]

 i

 i - in/on/at   

 [i]

 u

nuku - sand

 [nuku]

 e

 e - hey

 [e]

 o

 ono - six

 [ono]