National Language Debate In Fiji
The national language debate in Fiji concerns the status of the country's three official languages - English, Fijian, and Hindustani (the name used in the constitution for Fiji Hindi). From colonial times, the sole official language was English, but the 1997 Constitution gave equal status, for the first time, to Fijian and Hindustani, alongside English.
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