Indian Indentured labourers were initially brought to Fiji from many districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.There soon developed a language in Fiji that combined the common elements of the dialects of Hindi spoken in these areas as well as some local Fijian and English words to form a unique language known as Fiji Hindi. It should be noted that there are large number of Hindi words used in English. Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: اتر پردیش, IPA: ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P., is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... Hindi (हिन्दी or हिंदी in Devanāgarī; pronunciation: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is one of the official languages of the Union government of India. ...

English Words used in Fiji Hindi

book

friend

boat

boil

bull

kick

school

busy

bottle

game

garden

town

side

Fiji Hindi words derived from English

See Also

• Fiji
• India
• Fijian Hindustani
• Indo-Fijian