Fijian, Western

A language of Fiji

ISO 639: wyy
Alternate Names: Fiji, Koronubu-Ba, Nadrogaa
Population: 85,100 (2019).
Location:: Ba province, including Waya and Yasawa islands; Nadroga-Navosa province; west Serua province.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, West Fijian-Rotuman, West Fijian
Dialects: Nuclear Western Fijian (Baaravi, Nadrogaa, Tubaniwai), Waya (Magodro, Nakoroboya, Noikoro).
Typology: Nadrogaa dialect: SVO; articles and possessives come before noun head, determiners and adjectives after noun head; dual number; common, proper and vocative articles; 22 consonants and 5 vowels; stress is usually on the penultimate syllable; inclusive/exclusive pronouns.
Language Development: Bible portions: 2016.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Fijian, Western
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Ba province, including Waya and Yasawa islands; Nadroga-Navosa province; west Serua province.