Fijians
South Pacific natives
Fijians are the indigenous people of Fiji, a Pacific island nation, or more broadly, any citizens or inhabitants of Fiji.
The term encompasses both the indigenous iTaukei people and Indo-Fijians, descendants of laborers brought from India during British colonial rule.
Fijians have a rich tradition of communal village life.
Chain of scattered islands
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- reefsSubmerged rocky formations
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
volcanic · South Pacific · Oceania · sugarcane · copra · taro · cassava · breadfruit
Sedative Pacific Island drink
- tapaSpanish appetizer portion
- firewalkingTreading barefoot on embers
- woodcarvingSculpting in timber
- potteryFired clay objects
Originating in a region
- MelanesianSouthwest Pacific indigenous person
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
descendants · diaspora · nationals · citizens · residents · population · kinfolk · clansmen
Small rural community
- kinshipState of being related
- communalShared by a community
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
chiefs · elders · extended family · cooperation · gathering · unity · solidarity · collective
archipelago
Chain of scattered islands
lagoon · volcanic · South Pacific · Oceania · sugarcane · copra · taro · cassava · breadfruit · coconut
kava
Sedative Pacific Island drink
- tapaSpanish appetizer portion
- firewalkingTreading barefoot on embers
- woodcarvingSculpting in timber
pottery · storytelling · bobo
indigenous
Originating in a region
- MelanesianSouthwest Pacific indigenous person
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
heritage · descendants · diaspora · nationals · citizens · residents · population · kinfolk · clansmen · Austronesian
village
Small rural community
tribe · chiefs · elders · extended family · cooperation · gathering · unity · solidarity · collective · hospitality
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Jamaican, Samoans
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- seafaring peoplessailors, navigators, Vikings, fishermen, Polynesians
- Asian diasporaVietnamese Americans, Japanese Americans, Filipino Americans, Korean community, ethnic enclaves
- Coastal PeoplesHaida, Aleut, Inuit, Salish, Squamish
- Pacific IslandersPolynesians, Melanesians, Micronesians, Hawaiians, Samoans
FijiansTongans
Pacific island nation's inhabitants
Samoans · Hawaiians · Māori · Tahitians · Polynesians
FijiansEuropeans
People from that continent
Africans · Americans · Asians · mainlanders · continentals