Spelling Reform For
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Fijian Language
WHEN the missionaries first printed books in Fijian, they had some difficulty in spelling the sounds of the lan guage.
At the last meeting of the Legislative Council in Fiji (says Sydney Morning Herald) a proposal by the Government to spell the Fijian words as pronounced met with opposition from the Secretary of Native Affairs. However, the Government has now issued a notice in the Gazette that, in future, all words in official docu ments published in Fijian and normally read outside the colony, will be spelled as in the official maps.
In future, therefore, B will read MB, C will be TH, D will be ND, G will be NG, and Q will be NGG. Nadi, for instance, is pronounced Nandi, and it will be spelt in the latter form in future.