Fiji/English Word of the Month


Yes thats right…a fiji/english word. This time coming from a girl who is a fijian but has lived overseas her whole life and wanted to bring herself up to speed with the local lingo. A friend of mine was helping her along by asking her various english words and seeing if she could translate them into fijian.

Hilarity ensures.

Liane says: hey wat happen wit the profile photo…camouflage jiko vei iko…lol

Liane says: ;)

Liane says: seti i keri

Ben says: hahahaha

Liane says: LOL

Ben says: camouflage in fijian???

Liane says: colour vata…LOL

Ben says: hahaha

Liane says: rofl

Liane says: shyt, dont u dare tease me bout mah fijian ok

Interestingly “colour vata” is pretty much on the spot in a literal translation sort of way, with “vata” meaning “same”, so translated word for word it would be “colour same”.

Wish we had an urban dictionary for Fiji…now that would rock…Fiji Times own online dictionary not counted since I highly doubt you’d find “boci” within its pages.

  1. #1 by Allen on June 5, 2007 - 9:07 am

    Regarding the Fiji Times Dictionary, you’d be surprised to learn that they have words like “uro” and “cheche” inside. So i wouldn’t be surprised to find the word “boci” inside

  2. #2 by Wilson on June 5, 2007 - 9:14 am

    wow…i stand corrected ><

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