Fijian Words
Letter to the Editor YOU should keep a Fijian dictionary in your office. It would keep you out of language errors.
You recently published a picture of Maurice Scott, with his plane, which he had named “Maleka.” You said that “Maleka” means “Good Luck. It no more means “Good Luck” than Shangri La” means “Com’n’avadrmk Good luck,” all over Fiji, is represented by the word “Kalougata.” “Maleka means “nice” or “excellent” or “very fine —it is the word used to express approval.
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