Fijian Language Week

This year we celebrate from 5 - 11 October 2025

The 2025 theme for Fijian Language Week is ‘Na noqu vosa me na tekivu mai vale – My language starts at home’.  

Learn some Fijian phrases

Pronouncing Consonants: Most of the consonants are pronounced the same as they are in English, except for the letters b, c, d, g and q.

B – “mb” as in lumbar. Bula is pronounced “Mbu-la”

C – “th” as in father. Yacata is pronounced “Ya-tha-ta”

D – “nd” as in Sunday. Nadi is pronounce “Na-ndi”

G – “ng” as in finger. Gauna (time) is pronounced “Nga-una”

Q –“nq” as in finger. Qaravi (to serve) is pronounced “Nqa-ra-vi”

Note letters like k, p and t, are generally pronounced the same as they are in English, except there is not the sound of a slight breath that usually follows, so “t” would sound like “ch” when it is behind the letter “i.” Also, “j” is pronounced like the “ch” as in touch and “v” is pronounced with a short “ve” sound, like in vein.

From Vosa VakaViti: Brief Guide to Learning and Speaking Fijian

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