Fijians (Fijian: iTaukei, lit. 'Owners [of the land]') are a nation and ethnic group native to Fiji, who speak Fijian and English and share a common history...

the English name of indigenous Fijians from "Fijians" to itaukei, the Fijian language endonym for indigenous Fijians. Deposed Prime Minister Laisenia...

Indo-Fijians (Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी के हिंदुस्तानी), also known as Indian Fijians (also colloquially known as "Findians" or "Findus"), are Fijian citizens...

fijian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fijian may refer to: Something of, from, or related to the country of Fiji The Fijians, persons from Fiji,...

and England. The only major sides Fiji are yet to beat are New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland. The "Flying Fijians" as they are nicknamed compete every...

Indigenous Fijians in areas of Fiji where there are large Indo-Fijian communities. A pidgin form of the language is used by rural ethnic Fijians, as well...

had 52 members. Of these, 22 were allocated to indigenous Fijians and another 22 to Indo-Fijians; a further eight were allocated to General Electors (Europeans...

Fijians and Indo-Fijians into the official political structure for the first time, and fostered the beginning of a modern political culture in Fiji....

European and of mixed ancestry. The native Fijians live throughout the country, while the Indo-Fijians reside primarily near the urban centres and in...

between "native" Fijians and Indo-Fijians, with native Fijians believing Fiji to be their ancestral land that only they can own, and Indo-Fijians demanding equal...

particular ethnic group. 37 seats were allocated to ethnic Fijians and only 27 to Indo-Fijians, despite the near-equality of their numbers in the population;...

until 1959 that Fijians began to emigrate in large numbers, emigrating 71 Fijians to the US in this year. In the 1960s more of 400 Fijians emigrated to the...

Fijians and Indo-Fijians into the official political structure for the first time, and fostered the beginning of a modern political culture in Fiji....

language by most indigenous Fijians who make up around 54% of the population. Indo-Fijians make up 37% of the population and speak Fiji-Hindi. English was the...

tends to split along ethnic lines with most Indigenous Fijians being Christian and most Indo-Fijians being mostly Hindu or in some cases, Muslim. According...

remaining 46 were reserved for Fiji's ethnic communities and were elected from communal electoral rolls: 23 Fijians, 19 Indo-Fijians, 1 Rotuman, and 3 "general...

Naming conventions in Fiji differ greatly, both between and within ethnic groups in Fiji. Indigenous Fijians have a set of cultural practices which today...

Indo-Fijians and Chinese on the islands, while Pidgin Hindustani is used by many rural ethnic Fijians and Chinese in areas dominated by Indo-Fijians. The...

unicameral legislature comprising 36 Fijians (28 elected and 8 appointed by the Great Council of Chiefs), 22 Indo-Fijians, 8 General electors, 1 Rotuman, and...

Pacific languages, also known as Fijian–Polynesian languages, are a branch of the Oceanic languages spoken in Fiji and Polynesia. Ross et al. (2002)...

Indo-Fijians by native Fijians; police/government attitude toward crimes against Indo-Fijians by native Fijians; protection available to Indo-Fijians. refworld...

Fijian Australians refers to Australian citizens or residents of Australia who are of ethnic iTaukei or Indian descent. Most Fijians Australians live in...

registered as members of specific ethnic groups (12 indigenous Fijians, 12 Indo-Fijians, and 3 General electors – Caucasians, Chinese, and other minorities);...

Indo-Fijians, who presently comprise less than one percent of the military personnel, to be recruited. (Specifically, as of October 2007, Fiji's military...

after Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1970, there were ethnic tensions between the Indigenous Fijians and the Indo-Fijians, Fiji's two...

was heavily weighted in favour of ethnic Fijians, despite their being nearly equal in number to Indo-Fijians. The elections produced little change among...

give indigenous Fijians a greater stake in the economy. The plan envisages tax-relief to businesses owned or managed by ethnic Fijians, along with greater...

of Fijian descent are Indo-Fijians, including Nifa Hindes, Nishan Hindes, Satya Nandan, Ramon Tikaram, Tanita Tikaram and Simita Kumar. Many Fijians attend...

been four Fijian coups d'état in the past forty years: 1987 Fijian coups d'état (two) 2000 Fijian coup d'état 2006 Fijian coup d'état 2009 Fijian constitutional...

Fijians and Indo-Fijians into the official political structure for the first time, and fostered the beginning of a modern political culture in Fiji....