ISO 639-3 wyy | Native speakers (57,000 cited 1977) Glottolog west2519 | |
Language family AustronesianMalayo-Polynesian(MP)OceanicCentral PacificWest Fijian – RotumanWest FijianWestern Fijian | ||
Western Fijian is an Oceanic language spoken in Fiji by about 57,000 people.
It is distinct from Eastern Fijian (also known as Bauan or Standard Fijian), though it is not taught in schools. Colonial linguists considered Eastern Fijian to be superior, and thus marginalized Western Fijian.
References
Western Fijian language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA