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Fijian Language Week

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Quality of iTaukei language under threat, says Fiji scholar

October 6, 2022

By Rachael Nath of RNZ Pacific Concerns are being raised about the future survival of the iTaukei (Fijian) language as a threat of extinction looms despite its everyday use among its people. A language and culture scholar in Fiji, Dr Paul Geraghty, said a growing generational gap within the iTaukei language had been detected and ... <a title="Quality of iTaukei language under threat, says Fiji scholar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/quality-of-itaukei-language-under-threat-says-fiji-scholar/" aria-label="Read more about Quality of iTaukei language under threat, says Fiji scholar">Read more</a>

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Fijian Language Week – critical for NZ Pacific grandparents to be looked after

October 8, 2020

By AUT Pacific It is Fijian Language Week in Aotearoa New Zealand, and to celebrate, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has launched the Fiji episode in its Pacific language video series – “Adapting to a changing world, shaping resilient futures”. Narrated in Fijian (with English subtitles) by an 18-year-old-girl speaking to her grandparents, the video ... <a title="Fijian Language Week – critical for NZ Pacific grandparents to be looked after" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/08/fijian-language-week-critical-for-nz-pacific-grandparents-to-be-looked-after/" aria-label="Read more about Fijian Language Week – critical for NZ Pacific grandparents to be looked after">Read more</a>