| Consonants |
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| IPA | Orthography | English approximation | Fijian example |
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| β | v | vase, but with both lips | vinaka (/βi.na.ka/) | | j | y (often silent) | yes | yaqona (/jaˈᵑɡona/ | | f[1] | f[2] | father | (/fa.ða/ | | ð | c | then | moce (/mo.ðe/) | | h | h[3] | hello | | | k | k | sky | kakua (/ka.ku.a/) | | l | l | less | liu (/li̯u/) | | m | m | mum | me (/me/ | | mb | b | number | bula (/ᵐbu.la/ | | n | n | noon | na (/na/ | | nd | d | and | Nadi (/ˈnan.di/) | | ɳɖ | nr | Above, but with the tongue curled or pulled back | | | ndʒ | j, di ([ndʒi]) | inɡenious | | | ŋ | g | song | turaga (/tu.ra.ŋa/) | | ŋɡ | q | finger | Voreqe (/βoˈreŋ.ɡe/) | | p | p[4] | play | pusi (/pu.si/ | | r | r | (trilled) | Ositerelia (/o.si.te.re.li̯.a) | | s | s | sister | Suva (/su.βa/) | | t | t | stop | Lautoka (/lɔu̯.to.ka/) | | tʃ | j, ti ([tʃi]) | church, venture | Josaia (/tʃoˈsɛi.a/), Viti (/βitʃi/) | | ɰ | w | between Spanish fuego and water | Wiliame (/ɰi.li.am.e/) | | Stress |
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| IPA | Example | Note |
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| ˈ | siga [ˈsiŋa],
cauravou [ðɔuraˈβou] | Stress falls on the penultimate syllable if the final vowel is short,
on the final syllable if it has a long vowel or a diphthong. |
| | Vowels |
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| IPA | Orthography | American English approximation |
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| a | a | cat | | aː | | e | e | pet | | eː | | i | i | seat | | iː | | o | o | more | | oː | | u | u | coot | | uː | | Diphthongs |
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| ei | ei | grey | | eu | eu | Spanish Europa | | ɛi | ai | between may and my | | iu | iu | Brazilian Portuguese Brasil | | oi | oi | coy | | ou | ou | know | | ɔu | au | between know and now |
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