Fiji Population

Eastern Islands on the other hand has a large number of Polynesians and these two races form the main portion of Fiji People. Other small races include the Indians, Chinese, Europeans and Micronesians. The native population of Fiji is the followers of the Christianity.

The children of Fiji are well behaved and socially very cultured and they are the matter of pride to the Fiji people. Women play a major role in Fiji society. The government of Fiji is putting great effort and chalking out plans for including women in the mainstream of society as women also contributes a lot to the Fiji Culture.

Schoolchildren are taught in their native language until they are capable to be taught in English. So don’t worry when traveling to Fiji, you will have little trouble of getting around the country, because people do understand and speak English. Fijian is similar to the Polynesian languages spoken in Tahiti, the Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga in that it uses vowel sounds similar to those in Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish. Fijians still speak a variety of dialects in their villages, but the official form of Fijian, and the version taught in the schools systems is based on the language of Bau, the small island that came to dominate western Fiji during the 19th century.