Fijian
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- adjective
- /fiˈjēən/
- In sum, conversion and colonialism combined to create contradictions for the hierarchic ordering of Fijian society, and perhaps ritualized yaqona drinking played a role in resolving those contradictions.
- Fijian ritual
- Fijian villagers
- Fijian society
Examples
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Even this brief description should be sufficient to indicate that Fijian yaqona drinking is tied up with notions of inequality and social unity.
Academic text (1992) -
The major destinations of the Fijian product are Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Academic text (1993) -
In the course of a lifetime, Fijian villagers witness and, in the case of men, take part in hundreds of such performances.
Academic text (1992) -
Moreover, there is a high degree of sameness to Fijian ritual over a wide range of contexts.
Academic text (1992) -
Indeed, in Fijian villages, virtually every day ends with men gathered around the yaqona bowl.
Academic text (1992) -
When it comes to ritual, Fijian culture paints with a restricted palette.
Academic text (1992) -
In the discussion that follows, I will argue that this is a consequence of the sheer repetitiveness of Fijian ritual.
Academic text (1992) -
The impact of colonialism on Fijian chiefly polities was mixed.
Academic text (1992) -
Fijian ritual stresses form and dignity rather than expressive force, intensity, or excess.
Academic text (1992) -
The students learned about traditional Fijian culture during their trip to Fiji.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fijian comes from the name of the islands Fiji, which itself comes from the local name Viti. So Fijian means 'of or from Fiji' and is used to describe things that relate to the country, its people, or their culture.