Fijiann.adj.

Brit.

/fᵻˈdʒiːən/,

/fiːˈdʒiːən/, U.S.

/fiˈdʒiən/,

/fəˈdʒiən/

Forms: Also 1800s Feegeean, Feejeean, Fejean.

Etymology: < Fiji (Fijian Fiji ), the name of the principal island of the Fiji archipelago + -an suffix.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of the Fiji archipelago.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [noun]

Otaheitan1769

South Sea Islander1777

Pacific Islander1785

Polynesian1807

Fijian1809

Tahitian1825

Pitcairner1831

Rarotongan1837

Micronesian1847

Tongan1853

Samoan1856

Niuean1863

Solomon Islander1864

Lifuan1873

Cook Islander1888

Gilbertese1902

Nauruan1921

Trobriander1922

Pascuan1937

Palauan1946

Marshallese1948

Trobriand Islander1951

Belauan1974

Tuvaluan1975

1809 J. Davies Jrnl. Missionaries 16 Nov. in Im Thurn & Wharton Jrnl. W. Lockerby (1922) 135 What we have seen as yet of the Fejeans gives us no favourable opinion of them.

1838 J. Williams Miss. Enterpr. S. Sea Isl. p. xviii Cruel Rite of the Fijians.

1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times xi. 356 The fortified towns of the Feegeeans had an earthen ‘rampart’.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money 25 Among our interesting fellow-subjects, the Fijians, whale's teeth served in the place of cowries.

1921 W. Deane Fijian Soc. 208 It is at feast-time that the Fijian earns for himself the reputation of being a good eater.

1957 P. Worsley Trumpet shall Sound 13 Today Indians bid fair to outnumber the native Fijians.

1965 J. Knox-Mawer Gift of Islands v. 43 For the Fijians the grand climax of their stay came with an excursion to Windsor Castle.

2. The language of the Fijian people.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > Fijian

Fijian1860

1860 Mrs. Smythe 10 Months in Fiji Isl. (1864) 112 He wrote a letter to him, which Mr. Waterhouse read aloud, in Fijian.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 423/2 In Fijian the word luve means either a son or a daughter.

1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 71 The second, Melanesian, branch of Malayo-Polynesian includes many languages of smaller island groups, such as the languages of the Solomon Islands and Fijian.

1965 J. Knox-Mawer Gift of Islands ii. 15 Eroni repeated the question in Fijian.

B. adj.

Of or pertaining to the Fiji archipelago, the Fijians, or their language.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [adjective]

Otaheitana1771

Tahitian1822

Fijian1846

Samoan1846

Micronesian1847

Niuean1868

Tonga1891

Gilbertese1893

Lifuan1917

Pascuan1940

Palauan1946

Belauan1974

the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [adjective] > Austronesian > Fijian

Fijian1846

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Pacific Islands > [adjective] > Fiji

Fijian1885

1846 in Wesleyan-Meth. Mag. (1847) Apr. 221/1 Thus is laid the foundation of another Feejeean war.

1861 Mrs. Smythe 10 Months in Fiji Isl. (1864) 206 A narrow patch of ground supplies the wants of a Fijian household.

1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 157/1 The Fijian character was till lately proverbial for every savage abomination.

1885 R. H. Codrington Melanesian Lang. 4 It is desirable to use the term Polynesia strictly to indicate the region of the East Pacific to the West of which Melanesia begins with the Fijian group.

1951 R. Firth Elements Social Organization iii. 102 A Fijian woman had twins, and the mother's milk was not sufficient to feed them both.

1965 J. Knox-Mawer Gift of Islands v. 43 The European had established himself as a permanent and familiar feature of Fijian life.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fijian
释义	Fijiann.adj. Brit. /fᵻˈdʒiːən/, /fiːˈdʒiːən/, U.S. /fiˈdʒiən/, /fəˈdʒiən/ Forms: Also 1800s Feegeean, Feejeean, Fejean. Etymology: < Fiji (Fijian Fiji ), the name of the principal island of the Fiji archipelago + -an suffix. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Fiji archipelago. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [noun] Otaheitan1769 South Sea Islander1777 Pacific Islander1785 Polynesian1807 Fijian1809 Tahitian1825 Pitcairner1831 Rarotongan1837 Micronesian1847 Tongan1853 Samoan1856 Niuean1863 Solomon Islander1864 Lifuan1873 Cook Islander1888 Gilbertese1902 Nauruan1921 Trobriander1922 Pascuan1937 Palauan1946 Marshallese1948 Trobriand Islander1951 Belauan1974 Tuvaluan1975 1809 J. Davies Jrnl. Missionaries 16 Nov. in Im Thurn & Wharton Jrnl. W. Lockerby (1922) 135 What we have seen as yet of the Fejeans gives us no favourable opinion of them. 1838 J. Williams Miss. Enterpr. S. Sea Isl. p. xviii Cruel Rite of the Fijians. 1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times xi. 356 The fortified towns of the Feegeeans had an earthen ‘rampart’. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money 25 Among our interesting fellow-subjects, the Fijians, whale's teeth served in the place of cowries. 1921 W. Deane Fijian Soc. 208 It is at feast-time that the Fijian earns for himself the reputation of being a good eater. 1957 P. Worsley Trumpet shall Sound 13 Today Indians bid fair to outnumber the native Fijians. 1965 J. Knox-Mawer Gift of Islands v. 43 For the Fijians the grand climax of their stay came with an excursion to Windsor Castle. 2. The language of the Fijian people. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > Fijian Fijian1860 1860 Mrs. Smythe 10 Months in Fiji Isl. (1864) 112 He wrote a letter to him, which Mr. Waterhouse read aloud, in Fijian. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 423/2 In Fijian the word luve means either a son or a daughter. 1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 71 The second, Melanesian, branch of Malayo-Polynesian includes many languages of smaller island groups, such as the languages of the Solomon Islands and Fijian. 1965 J. Knox-Mawer Gift of Islands ii. 15 Eroni repeated the question in Fijian. B. adj. Of or pertaining to the Fiji archipelago, the Fijians, or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Pacific islands > [adjective] Otaheitana1771 Tahitian1822 Fijian1846 Samoan1846 Micronesian1847 Niuean1868 Tonga1891 Gilbertese1893 Lifuan1917 Pascuan1940 Palauan1946 Belauan1974 the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [adjective] > Austronesian > Fijian Fijian1846 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Pacific Islands > [adjective] > Fiji Fijian1885 1846 in Wesleyan-Meth. Mag. (1847) Apr. 221/1 Thus is laid the foundation of another Feejeean war. 1861 Mrs. Smythe 10 Months in Fiji Isl. (1864) 206 A narrow patch of ground supplies the wants of a Fijian household. 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 157/1 The Fijian character was till lately proverbial for every savage abomination. 1885 R. H. Codrington Melanesian Lang. 4 It is desirable to use the term Polynesia strictly to indicate the region of the East Pacific to the West of which Melanesia begins with the Fijian group. 1951 R. Firth Elements Social Organization iii. 102 A Fijian woman had twins, and the mother's milk was not sufficient to feed them both. 1965 J. Knox-Mawer Gift of Islands v. 43 The European had established himself as a permanent and familiar feature of Fijian life. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1809
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