Difference between revisions of "Fijian and English/Lexical selection"

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{{transferTest|fij|eng|basu|tear up}} (e.g. old clothes)
 
{{transferTest|fij|eng|basu|tear up}} (e.g. old clothes)
  
{{transfterTest|fij|eng|basu|tear down}} (e.g. old buildings)
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{{transferTest|fij|eng|basu|tear down}} (e.g. old buildings)
  
  

Revision as of 09:26, 5 April 2018

eng → fij

  • Case 1:

(eng) bend → (fij) pelu (e.g. bend of metal)

(eng) bend → (fij) lo’i (e.g. bend at a joint)

  • Case 2:

(eng) shine on → (fij) cina (light/torch shines on)

(eng) shine on → (fij) cila (sun/moon/star shines on)


fij → eng

  • Case 1:Fijian does not distinguish genders on pronouns.

(fij) koya → (eng) him

(fij) koya → (eng) her

(fij) koya → (eng) it

  • Case 2:

(fij) basu → (eng) tear up (e.g. old clothes)

(fij) basu → (eng) tear down (e.g. old buildings)