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Fijian, Western

A language of Fiji

ISO 639-3wyy

Population  57,000 (Lincoln 1977). 38,500 in Waya (Waya and Ba-Navosa), 18,500 in Nadroga.
Region  Fiji Islands, western half of Viti Levu, Waya Islands.
Language map  Fiji
Alternate names   Fiji, Nadrogaa
Dialects  Nuclear Western Fijian (Nadrogaa, Tubaniwai, Baaravi), Waya (Nakoroboya, Noikoro, Magodro).
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, West Fijian-Rotuman, West Fijian