Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GLOSSARY
Adi
female chiefly title
balabala
the trunk of a tree fern, used decoratively in villages and gardens
balolo
marine worm living in coral reefs and considered a delicacy
bati
warrior
bete
priest
bilibili
bamboo raft
bilo
coconut shell used for drinking yaqona
boso
slang for “boss”
bure bose
meeting hall
bure kalou
traditional Fijian temple
chautaal
traditional songs sung at the Hindu Holi festival
cobo
clapping with cupped hands
copra
the dried, oil-yielding kernel of the coconut
dakua
popular wood for carving
Daquwaqa
Fijian shark god
Degei
most revered of the Fijian gods
Diwali
Hindu celebration, festival of lights
drua
war canoe
Eid
Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan
Fara
Rotuman Christmas festival
girmit
labour contract given to Indian indentured labourers
Holi
Hindu celebration, festival of colours
ivi
Tahitian chestnut tree believed to have spiritual connotations and found in ancient villages
kai colo
hill people from the interior of Viti Levu
kai loma
people of part Fijian, part European descent
kai viti
people of Fiji
kai vulagi
people from overseas
kava
Polynesian word for yaqona
kerekere
communal borrowing
lali
slit drum hollowed from a hardwood tree
Lapita
ancient Pacific Ocean culture named after their distinct style of pottery
loloma
affectionate greeting
lotu
in broad terms, Christianity or the Church
lovo
traditional food cooked in an underground oven
magimagi
plaited coconut fibre
mana
spiritual power
