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35-474: Nadi (pronounced [ˈnandi] NAN -dee ; Fiji Hindi : नदी ) is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji . It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu , and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007. A 2012 estimate showed that the population had grown to over 50,000. Nadi is multiracial with many of its inhabitants Asians, Indian or Indigenous Fijians , along with

70-509: A l   A n n u a l   P r e c i p i t a t i o n   ( m m ) 25 ) {\textstyle 100-\left({\frac {Total\ Annual\ Precipitation\ (mm)}{25}}\right)} of average monthly precipitation. In essence, a tropical monsoon climate tends to either have more rainfall than a tropical savanna climate or have less pronounced dry seasons. A tropical monsoon climate tends to vary less in temperature during

105-422: A l   P r e c i p i t a t i o n   ( m m ) 25 ) {\textstyle 100-\left({\frac {Total\ Annual\ Precipitation\ (mm)}{25}}\right)} . This is in direct contrast to a tropical savanna climate , whose driest month has less than 60 mm of precipitation and also less than 100 − ( T o t

140-604: A fruit is fal instead of phal ) and between / d͡ʒ / and / z / (in Fiji Hindi land is jameen instead of zameen ). The consonant / n / is used in Fiji Hindi for the nasal sounds / ŋ / , / ɲ / and / ɳ / in Standard Hindi. These features are common in the Eastern Hindi dialects. Some other characteristics of Fiji Hindi which is similar to Bhojpuri and Awadhi are: In Fiji Hindi verb forms have been influenced by

175-562: A large transient population of foreign tourists. Along with sugar cane production, tourism is a mainstay of the local economy. The Nadi region has Fiji's highest concentration of hotels and motels. With its large Indo-Fijian population, Nadi is a centre for Hinduism in Fiji. It has the largest Hindu temple in the Southern hemisphere, a site for pilgrims called Sri Siva Subramaniya temple. Nadi International Airport , located 9 kilometres from Nadi,

210-526: A mixed language; there are many different dialects amongst the Indian population, and of course much intercourse with the Fijians. The children pick up a little of each language, and do not know which is the one originally spoken by their parents. Other writers, including Burton (1914) and Lenwood (1917), made similar observations. By the late 1920s all Fiji Indian children born in Fiji learned Fiji Hindi, which became

245-584: A number of Hindi dialects in India. First and second person forms of verbs in Fiji Hindi are the same. There is no gender distinction and number distinction is only in the third person past tense. Although, gender is used in third person past tense by the usage of "raha" for a male versus "rahi" for a female. The use of the first and second person imperfective suffixes -taa , -at are of Awadhi origin. Example: तुम मन्दिर जाता हैं / तुम मन्दिर जात हैं। "tum Mandir jaata hai/tum Mandir jaat hai." (You are going to

280-525: A relatively small role, mainly consisting of tourism and agricultural businesses, including handicrafts. Nadi Town is governed by the Nadi Town Council (NTC). The council is headed by a Special Administrator, appointed by the central government, and managed by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Both posts answer to the Ministry of Local Government, Urban Development, Housing and Environment. The performance of

315-463: A year than does a tropical savanna climate. This climate has the driest month, which nearly always occurs at or soon after the winter solstice. There are generally two versions of a tropical monsoon climate: Tropical monsoon are most commonly found in Africa ( West and Central Africa ), Asia ( South and Southeast Asia ), South America and Central America . This climate also occurs in sections of

350-492: Is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Indo-Fijians . It is an Eastern Hindi and Bihari language , considered to be a koiné language based on Awadhi that has also been subject to considerable influence by Bhojpuri , other Eastern Hindi and Bihari dialects, and Standard Hindi - Urdu . It has also borrowed some vocabulary from English , Fijian , Telugu , Tamil , Bengali , Punjabi , Gujarati , and Malayalam . Many words unique to Fiji Hindi have been created to cater for

385-614: Is prevalent. The change in direction is due to the difference in the way water and land heat. Changing pressure patterns that affect the seasonality of precipitation also occur in Africa, though it generally differs from the way it operates in Asia. During the high-sun season, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) induces rain. During the low-sun season, the subtropical high creates dry conditions. The monsoon climates of Africa, and

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420-492: Is spoken by Indo-Fijians. Following the recent political upheaval in Fiji , many Indo-Fijians have emigrated to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, where they have largely maintained their traditional Indo-Fijian culture, language, and religion. Some writers have begun to use Fiji Hindi, until very recently a spoken language only, as a literary language. The Bible has now been translated into Fiji Hindi, and

455-654: Is suspended, and government-appointed Administrators are carrying out the functions normally fulfilled by the City Council. In 1986, the Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple was opened in Nadi. It remains the largest Hindu temple in the Pacific in a style of Dravidian architecture . The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAFI) head office is at Nadi Airport in Nadi. Fiji Airways , formerly Air Pacific has its head office at

490-476: Is the largest airport in Fiji. Thus, Nadi is the principal port of entry for air travelers to Fiji, even though it is on the opposite (western) side of the island of Viti Levu from the nation's capital and largest city, Suva . During World War II the US Navy built a base at Nadi as part of Naval Base Fiji . Nadi Township was established in 1947. About that time the colonial government of Fiji established offices on

525-509: The Bhojpuri and Awadhi dialects of the Hindi Belt spoken in rural India , mainly Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh — the consonant / ʃ / is replaced with / s / (for example, saadi instead of shaadi ) and / ʋ / replaced with / b / (for example, bid-es instead of videsh ). There is also a tendency to ignore the differences between the consonants / pʰ / and / f / (In Fiji Hindi

560-515: The Bihari languages of Bihar , Uttar Pradesh , Jharkhand , Madhesh , Koshi , Bagmati , Gandaki and Lumbini , and the dialects of Eastern Hindi of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh and Lumbini, but differs in phonetics and vocabulary with Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu . These are the percentages of each language and dialect spoken by indentured labourers who came to Fiji. Indian indentured labourers mainly spoke dialects from

595-485: The Caribbean , North America , and northern Australia . The major controlling factor over a tropical monsoon climate is its relationship to the monsoon circulation. The monsoon is a seasonal change in wind direction. In Asia, during the summer (or high-sun season) there is an onshore flow of air (air moving from ocean toward land). In the “winter” (or low-sun season) an offshore air flow (air moving from land toward water)

630-422: The Hindi Belt . Initially, the majority of labourers came to Fiji from districts of central and eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar , while a small percentage hailed from North-West Frontier and South India such as Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Over time, a distinct Indo-Aryan language with an Eastern Hindi substratum developed in Fiji , combining elements of

665-462: The Hindi languages spoken in these areas with some native Fijian and English . The development of Fiji Hindi was accelerated by the need for labourers speaking different languages to work together and by the practice of leaving young children in early versions of day-care centers during working hours. Percy Wright, who lived in Fiji during the indenture period, wrote: Indian children born in Fiji will have

700-608: The Köppen climate classification , with hot temperatures year round. The city features a short dry season during the months of July and August, and a lengthy wet season covering the remaining months of the year. It receives substantially less precipitation than Suva on the windward side of Fiji. [REDACTED] Nadi travel guide from Wikivoyage [REDACTED] Media related to Nadi at Wikimedia Commons Fiji Hindi language Fiji Hindi ( Devanagari : फ़िजी हिंदी ; Kaithi : 𑂣𑂺𑂱𑂔𑂲⸱𑂯𑂱𑂁𑂠𑂲 ; Perso-Arabic : فجی ہندی )

735-581: The University of the South Pacific has recently begun offering courses in the language. It is usually written in the Latin script though Devanāgarī has also been used. A Fiji Hindi movie has also been produced depicting Indo-Fijian life and is based on a play by local playwright, Raymond Pillai . The phonemes of Fiji Hindi are very similar to Standard Hindi, but there are some important distinctions. As in

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770-605: The Air Pacific Maintenance & Administration Centre at Nadi International Airport in Nadi. Fiji Airlines Limited, operating as Pacific Sun , is headquartered in the Pacific Sun building in the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAFI) compound at Nadi International Airport. Nadi's economy is driven by tourism, transportation and real estate sectors. Within these formal industries, the informal sector plays

805-424: The Fiji Hindi tenses. आना Aana आना Aana आना ānā आना ānā आओ Aao! आओ Aao! आओ! āo! आओ! āo! हम Ham आत aat (आवत) (aawat) Tropical monsoon climate A tropical monsoon climate's driest month has on average less than 60 mm, but more than 100 − ( T o t a l   A n n u

840-515: The Ramayana). The third person definite future suffix -ii is found in both Awadhi and Bhojpuri. Example: प्रधानमंत्री हमलोग के पैसा दई। "Pradhanamantri humlog ke paisa daii" (The prime minister will give us money). The influence of Hindustani is evident in the first and second person perfective suffix -aa and the first and second person future suffix -ega . Example: हम करा। तुम करेगा। "Hum karaa, tum karega." (I did, you will do). The origin of

875-523: The Special Administrator is evaluated often, and the position has clear objectives such as improving rates collection and shifting from cash to accrual accounting in council operations. Nevertheless, overlap between the CEO and the Special Administrator posts is leading to confusion, resulting in high staff turnover – there have been three CEOs appointed since 2008. Housing development in Nadi largely takes

910-565: The Temple). While the third person imperfective suffix -e is of Bhojpuri origin. Example: ई बिल्ली मच्छरी खावे हैं। "Ee billi macchari KHAWE hai." (This cat is eating a fish). The third person perfective suffixes (for transitive verbs ) -is and -in are also derived from Awadhi. Example: किसान गन्ना काटीस रहा। "Kisaan ganna katees raha." (The farmer cut the sugarcane). पण्डित लोगन रामायण पढ़ीन रहा/पण्डित लोगन रामायण पढ़े रहीन। "Pandit logan Ramayan padheen raha/padhe raheen." (The priests read

945-660: The census) was being spoken in Indo-Fijian households. Hindu schools teach the Devanagari script while the Muslim schools teach the Nastaliq script. Fiji Hindi is also understood and even spoken by Indigenous Fijians in areas of Fiji where there are large Indo-Fijian communities. A pidgin form of the language is used by rural ethnic Fijians, as well as Chinese on the islands, while Pidgin Fijian

980-490: The common language in Fiji of North and South Indians alike. Later, approximately 15,000 Indian indentured labourers, who were mainly speakers of Dravidian languages ( Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , Kannada , Tulu , Gondi , and Kodava ), were brought from South India . By this time Fiji Hindi was well established as the lingua franca of Indo-Fijians and the Southern Indian labourers had to learn it to communicate with

1015-472: The form of either medium-density complexes or lower-density social housing. Of this latter, the Housing Authority is actively seeking to increase the supply of affordable housing. The number of housing estates in Nadi has grown quickly, especially on the town periphery, such that housing estates now comprise 20 per cent of the total housing stock in Nadi. Nadi has a tropical monsoon climate according to

1050-463: The higher grounds of Nadi. A few businesses were then established around the government offices to service them, and other business organisations from other parts of Fiji followed suit. Some concerned citizens of Nadi attempted to move the town centre to Martintar because the existing centre was prone to flooding, but this did not eventuate because the move Nadi Township had already developed strong roots in its existing location. Elective local government

1085-470: The house (polite)). The suffix -be , from Bhojpuri, is used in Fiji Hindi in emphatic sentences. Another suffix originating from Awadhi is -it . Example: ई लोगन पानी काहे नहीं पीत हैं। "Ee logan paani kahey nahi peet hai." (Why aren't these people drinking water?), but is at present going out of use. Fiji Hindi tenses are relatively similar to tenses in Standard Hindi . Bhojpuri and Awadhi influence

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1120-519: The imperative suffix -o can be traced to the Magahi dialect. Example: तुम अपन मुह खोलो। "Tum apan muh khulo." (You open your mouth). Spoken in the Gaya and Patna districts, which provided a sizeable proportion of the first indentured labourers from Northern India to Fiji. Fiji Hindi has developed its own polite imperative suffix -naa . Example: आप घर के सफा कर लेना। "Aap ghar ke sapha kar Lena." (You clean

1155-424: The more numerous Northern Indians and their European overseers. After the end of the indenture system, Indians who spoke Gujarati and Punjabi arrived in Fiji as free immigrants. A few Indo-Fijians speak Tamil, Telugu, and Gujarati at home, but all are fluently conversant and able to communicate using Fiji Hindi. The census reports of 1956 and 1966 shows the extent to which Fiji Hindi (referred to as 'Hindustani' in

1190-515: The new environment that Indo-Fijians now live in. First-generation Indians in Fiji , who used the language as a lingua franca in Fiji, referred to it as Fiji Baat , "Fiji talk". It is closely related to Caribbean Hindustani and the Bhojpuri-Hindustani spoken in Mauritius and South Africa . It is largely mutually intelligible with the languages of Awadhi and Bhojpuri , as well as with

1225-621: Was introduced in 1967. Dr A. H. Sahu Khan was the first elected Chairman of the Nadi Township Board. With the introduction of the Local Government Act in 1972, the status of the Board was changed to a Town Council. H. M. Lodhia became the first Mayor of Nadi in 1972 and remained in office until December 1973. The most recent Mayor of Nadi was Councillor S. Sami. At present, elected municipal government in Nadi (and also throughout Fiji)

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