As a mothertongue Hindi speaker I understand about 85% of Fiji Hindi It's mostly derived from Bhojpuri from Bihar and to some extent dialects of Uttar Pradesh all of which are pretty familiar to people all over the Hindi-belt
Hy I'm fijian Indian from fiji island n we do speak in fiji hindi.but 200 years ago my great grandfather came from india Kolkata ..he came to fiji as a cultivator..
lXlinfinitylXl Stop being a pathetic little prick. As a proud Fijian of Indian descent I know I am not truly Indian. Like cmon I grew up in Fiji, I played on its field, I ate the food that grew from it’s Earth. I am Fijian and forever will be one. And as for your racist comment, you dare to say that Indians made Fiji a better place, have you forgotten that Fiji and India were both under British rule. Indians did not make Fiji a better place they did not stand alone they had the support from its native (not all of them but a majority of them). We Fijians together made Fiji a better place. So stop being so arrogant and have a nice day😁.
@@CellularShenenigans Interesting.. what was the contribution of your ancestors to fiji as indentured labor ? are you more mad at the british and proud of your indian heritage or you glad the british got your ancestors there and glad you don't live in india anymore ? from your comment it feels like you want to be distanced from india and be known as fijian and not indian ? sorry just curious and fascinated by that as i seldom come across communities that want to distance from their ancestoral identity unless its as a result of a abrahamic faith converstion to islam or christinity in which case you are expected to reject your past religion but here it seems like the indians in fiji still practise their indian faith perhaps ? would appreciate if you can throw some light into your identity. thanks.
@@suerayss Well my ancestors like the ancestors of most other indo-fijians were builders, farmers,and sugar mill workers. And yes I do feel glad that the british got my ancestors out of India, however: yes it wasn't the civil way to do it nor was it fair since the majority of indentured labourers couldn't read of write, and the contracts they signed were written in English. Why am I glad? because I wouldn't have existed if my ancestors from both my maternal and paternal side did not leave india. Not only I but my parents and my grandparents and my great grandparents would have never existed if my ancestors did not leave india. This would be a long as comment( ironically this will definitely be a long comment but I'll try my best to keep it short) if I were to write all the reasons for these circumstances but.... you can find out why on the internet by just learning about the caste system of india( Which a large majority of the indentured labourers would have not cared about after living with people from the different regions of india who had different beliefs). And yes I do want to be known as a Fijian rather than an indian because the culture of the two countries is different. Think of it like a diverging path where the road splits in the end and leads to two very different cities. And while a large majority of the the indo-fijians believe in hinduism that does not change the fact that there is large cultural difference that separates us fijians of indian descent from Indians from india. This is largely due to the fact that after serving their 5 years of paid labour the indians who had been brought to Fiji by the British decided to stay and there were even indians( those from the Gujarat and Punjab region) who came after the indentured labour system had been abolished. The 20th century had a drastic effect on all countries with the advancement of science and technology and of course both the World Wars. The influence of western, pacifica, chinese and indian culture definitely had a drastic effect on the girmitiyas of Fiji and the Native Fijians, from what they ate to how they dressed, to the style of music that they played. I identify myself as a Fijian because of the history of my ancestors. I've grown up in a community of people from different ancestral backgrounds who value Humanity, humility and humbleness over anything else and even though we might not be the richest country I assure you the Fijians have a big heart and are always friendly. Fijians those native and those who came afterwards and those who are yet to be born will always stand united under the noble banner blue.
I was there last year visiting my family. Boy I loved it such a relaxing environment friendly people. I can't wait to go back my family home is on grantham road. 3 miles my dad went to MGM. It truly is paradise. Fiji bitter is one hell of a beer and the mutton pies are to die for!!!. God bless Fiji 🇫🇯 🇫🇯 🇫🇯 🇫🇯 ❤❤❤❤
Not only is Fiji water A E S T H E T I C, but the arquipelago it self follows the Fibonacci sequence, making it all even more A E S T H E T I C and I R O N I C
Certainly money and conditions are a factor, there is also the element of wider service, ie the UK forces deploy quite widely both in theatre of operations and normal postings. There is also I dare say still that element of being part of a wider family and the 'old country' has a definite appeal in that regard.
YAY! BULA!!! ..Fijians, the happiest people in the world. Thank you Geography Now for this video. You did well with your research 👍 By the way, has anyone watched Disney's MOANA/VAIANA/OCEANIA movie. Well, Fiji was one of the Pacific Islands that the directors drew inspiration from for the movie, along with Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau and New Zealand just to mention a few. I hope you liked it. Come for a holiday. FIJI and the Pacific WELCOMES YOU. 🌴🌴🌴🌺🌺☀️
@Taken Apart so much fun specially when we been to sand bar it's in the middle of the ocean...omg that's my first time and if I have a chance I want to go back again....sad part I don't have picture because I'm scared to make it wet my camera..huhu
Yeah me and my friends have watched all your vids and I said that a new one came out at school and we tried to watch it but it didn't show up and I was like what.
Oceanian countries are so cool!! I think they're the last part of the world with a culture semi-unknown to the West. They are like hidden gems in the countries list every 1-2 years there's one. Next stop Kiribati.
Well you'd be wrong with the last semi-unknown culture thing as there are numerous indigenous cultures around the world from Russia to India to China to the Caucasus and Africa that the West are clueless about.
Thank you for making geography entertaining!!! Also, thank you for doing a video on Fiji!! Great job on lots of the other South Pacific Islands too!! I look forward to watching lots of your videos. My husband & I are fans!!
this is great and I love that you mentioned rotuma a few times it would be amazing if you could do a video on Rotuma by itself, the "Mamanuka" islands are actually the Mamanuca islands which is pronounced Mamanutha just fyi!
Nice episode once again. It's simply amazing to hear all of this information from countries I know nothing about. Even the episodes from other nearby European countries have included really interesting and little known facts and I was surprised to hear that the episode about Estonia was featured in some piece of online news. And now, the waiting is almost over, we finally get to see the Finland episode, something I've been waiting for a long time!
When I was in FIJI i had 1 litre of Kava in one night......I have never been sicker before in my entire life. Also just a heads up, Kava literally tastes like dirt mixed with dishwater.
Barby, about "Tonga". You've pronounced it Tong-ga, and I suppose that's common (wikipedia gives it as an alternative), but the Tongan language doesn't have the hard G sound; the Tongans I know say the "ng" like in English "singing", not like "finger".
Nice! You nailed a lot of the nuanced stuff, like ethnic tension and the melanesian-but-kinda-polynesian culture. Sad fact: Some Fijians were enslaved and taken to Australian sugar cane plantations in the 19th century. That's not often talked about :(
Awesome video! Just FYI Fiji is actually a cross between Melanesia and Polynesia. The Eastern part of Fiji and the outer islands have strong ties with Tonga. Other than that I think you represented my people very well
I'm from Australia and i have noticed a small politcol rivalry between Fiji and Australia... due to the coup and other minor issues... overall i beleive our nations get along well and our peopls get along famously but politics is a differant story. :)
I guess that's why they always say, 'Politics aside', we're all humans because humans invented politics and politicians are humans, lol _____ I am finishing my degree at an Australian University and thanks to your government for offering me and many of my country men scholarships. PEACE
Visited in March 2020, just before Fiji went into lockdown. The beaches are pure heaven, the people awesome, very similar to beautiful Vanuatu. Tried kava, which is quite mild. Would highly recommend to people who love warm paradises and beaches
Omg, bula from Fiji. As I laughed and enjoyed every bit of this video. Thank you for putting an amazing piece on my homeland. Vinaka Geography Now Team 🇫🇯
I think what he did was he uploaded the video, then quickly made it private, making it so it wouldn't show up in your sub-box. I got here because my old iOS 6 iPod still has the old notification system, so when the video went up, even though he made it private, the notification never leaves, which allows me to view the video whenever I want. I don't know why he even uploaded it in the first place, but it's probably for his Patrons, or maybe he's testing something out.
Its funny, New Zealand and Fiji seem so culturally different but they are both like the biggest rugby players. Then you do remember they are actually quite close
Love all your videos, Barby! Always loved geography since I was a kid & your videos are a fun & cheerful way to bring geography to the masses. Welcome back & keep up the great work! :)
well, we didn't actually use your name, it's Nadi, not Nandi, it's pronounced as Nandi cause that's..how we pronounce it, but it's actually Nadi, Nadi isn't an international airport its a city, the international airport is called....the international airport. and um you shouldn't be thanking us for "using" your name cause that would mean you were born before the country is named, so like thank your parents instead.
@@NandiCollector lmao, why should I relax again? it's not like I was mad, I just have a thing with speaking facts in very long sentences. so no shade to you.;
Fun fact: When Kaliya surrendered to Krishna. He promised that he would not harass anybody. So Krishna pardoned him and then let him leave the river and go back to Ramanik Dwip(Present Day Fiji). Moreover, native Fijians also believed in a serpent-god called Dengei.
Wanna know a cool story. So I'm a Fijian growing up in Australia right and I had an Aboriginal family who were our Neighbours and we were really close to them. We were also a close to a Philippino, a Samoan family and a German family in our street so it was a very multicultural street. Anyways one day I was chilling with my Aboriginal family and listening to they're Grandma's stories. She told me Us Melanesias ( Fijians and Papua New Guineans) didn't come from Africa. We left Australia to go to those Island's. When we left and populated Papua New Guinea and Fiji there was some new people coming from somewhere tryna find some new land and it was war. It was the Polynesians. The Aboriginals sailed over to Papua and Fiji to warn is that new people will come to try and take the new land. So we fought. They ended up skipping our islands and going to Samoa and Tonga. After wars we started trading tools for tatooing and Kava and other stuff. Aske how she knew this I don't know but I've always wondered about this story. Makese sense because the indigenous people of Australia have been there for 50, 000 years I ask the Samoans and the Mum said it was true but the dad and the brothers said it was false lol So I don't know, I'm still Tryna find out who came from where coz at the end of the day we don't know coz we weren't there. If you say we can figure it out by looking at people's genetics. That's ok! But it's still like looking at one Frame in a movie then tryna guess what happened in the rest of the movie.
This is a fact I never saw anyone in Fiji had blonde hair before also I think it’s pretty possible that some kids will be able to get blonde hair and somewhat and this is impossible literally so this will be really hard to get blonde hair
+Scerio Clearly you don't know much about Eastern Europe. It's so stupid when Finnish kids think that Finland is the worst country ever because they went on a holiday to Spain and it was sunny there and it's rainy here. And the city is called Turku.
