Words Derived From English
Many English words have also been borrowed into Fijian Hindi with sound changes to fit the the Indo-Fijian pronunciation. For example, hutel in Fijian Hindi is borrowed from hotel in English. Some words borrowed from English have a specialised meaning, for example, garaund in Fijian Hindi means a playing field, geng in Fijian Hindi means a "work gang", particularly a cane-cutting gang in the sugar cane growing districts and tichaa in Fijian Hindi specifically means a female teacher. There are also unique Fijian Hindi words created from English words, for example, kantaap means cane-top.
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