Fiji Hindi

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fiji-hindi

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the language classification?Indo-Aryan language, specifically a koiné language based on Awadhi and Bhojpuri
2. What is the geographic location?Fiji, spoken by the Indo-Fijian population
3. Where did Fiji Hindi come from?It started when many Indians came to Fiji as workers in the 19th century and needed a common language.
4. Why do people in Fiji use Fiji Hindi?It helps people from different Indian regions talk together, keeps their culture alive, and lets them talk with Fijians too.

Koiné Language: A common language developed from a mixture of dialects, used for wider communication among diverse groups.
Lexicon: The vocabulary of a language or a branch of knowledge.
Phonological Variation: Differences in the sound system and pronunciation of a language or dialect.
Neologism: A newly coined word or expression.