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Stop putting fiji hindi, its standard hindi

1. Constitutional Recognition Fiji’s supreme law explicitly names Hindustani—understood as standard Hindi—alongside English and Fijian as the country’s three official languages. Translations of the Constitution are made available in iTaukei and Hindi (Devanagari script), and citizens may conduct legal and parliamentary business in any of these three languages, with the English text prevailing only where there is doubt. There is no mention of the colloquial Fiji Hindi dialect in the constitutional text.

2. Government Publication & Usage The Fijian Government routinely publishes core documents (including the Constitution itself) and public health updates in standard Hindi (Devanagari). The official government portal provides the Constitution in a Hindi translation for legal reference—demonstrating that the state engages with the formal register of Hindi in all its institutions.

3. Education & Curriculum Policy Formal education in Fiji treats standard Hindi as the formal medium for teacher training and secondary instruction. Fiji National University’s Bachelor of Education (Secondary) program, for example, requires entrants to demonstrate proficiency in English and Hindi (Devanagari)—underscoring that the “Hindi” of instruction is the standardized form taught internationally, not the localized dialect.

4. Linguistic Scholarship & Distinction Academic research makes clear that the Constitution’s term “Hindustani” refers to the formal Hindi-Urdu register originating from the Indian subcontinent. Fiji Hindi is a distinct koiné dialect that developed locally among indentured labourers; it enjoys widespread everyday use but lacks any constitutional or legal standing.

5. Equal Citizen Rights Under Chapter 1, Section 3(3–4) of the Constitution, citizens have the right to use iTaukei, English, or Hindi (Hindustani) in all government and judicial proceedings. This provision places standard Hindi on an equal footing with Fiji’s other official languages—affirming its formal status in the state apparatus.

Sources - Constitution of the Republic of Fiji (English) https://www.laws.gov.fj/ResourceFile/Get/?fileName=2013+Constitution+of+Fiji+%28English%29.pdf

Constitution of the Republic of Fiji Islands (Hindi Translation, Devanagari) https://www.paclii.org/fj/constitutional-docs-archives/Constitution%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Fiji%20Islands%20%28Hindi%29.pdf

Fiji National University: Bachelor of Education (Secondary) – English & Hindi https://programmes.fnu.ac.fj/programmes/Files/2019122313210Bachelor%20of%20Education%20%28Secondary%29%20%28English%20_and_%20Hindi%29%20.pdf

Kumar, R. (2018). Fiji Hindi in Fiji. Academia.edu https://www.academia.edu/36804807/Fiji_Hindi_in_Fiji

Shameem, N. (2017). “Fiji Hindi: A Heritage Language of Fiji Indians.” USP Repository https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/13951/1/16-FijiHindiAheritagelanguage%20copy.pdf

PacLII: Fiji Constitutional Documents Archive https://www.paclii.org/fj/constitutional-docs-archives/main.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theoneandonlylinguist09 (talk • contribs) 11:39, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also ths proves that standard hindi is used in education - https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1328357.pdf ". Fiji Hindi is most often the first language of the Indo-Fijians. However, Standard Hindi is formally recognised as the standard language" "Vishwa Hindu Parishad, and Shree Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji provided a unified approach to convince the Minister for Education to remove Fiji Hindi from the Hindi national examination papers." THIS PROVES FIJI HINDI IS NOT FIJIS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

AGAIN HERE - https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1328357 Results showed that Fiji Hindi is preferred in social settings … and Standard Hindi is preferred in formal settings

Indo‑Fijians speak Fiji Hindi… learn Shudh Hindi (SH) or Urdu… for formal and literacy purposes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0738059306000332 Study: Multilingual Proficiency in Fiji Primary Schools

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“Indo‑Fijians speak Fiji Hindi as their mother tongue… learn Shudh Hindi/Urdu… SH/Urdu is the educationally acceptable mother tongue for use as the ‘vernacular’ language of instruction…” https://www.academia.edu/36609364/Curriculum_Development_Challenges_in_Advancing_Conversational_Languages_in_Fijian_Classrooms — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theoneandonlylinguist09 (talk • contribs) 11:44, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FIJI HINDI is not the official language — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theoneandonlylinguist09 (talk • contribs) 11:43, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Fiji hindi is wrong, its not official

THIS - https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1328357.pdf ". Fiji Hindi is most often the first language of the Indo-Fijians. However, Standard Hindi is formally recognised as the standard language" "Vishwa Hindu Parishad, and Shree Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji provided a unified approach to convince the Minister for Education to remove Fiji Hindi from the Hindi national examination papers." THIS PROVES FIJI HINDI IS NOT FIJIS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theoneandonlylinguist09 (talk • contribs) 12:05, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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What part of this do you guys not understand standard Hindi is the official language - it is the formal instruction language and formally recognised. Even the Fiji govt websites show HIndi. Here are all the sources - www.gov.fj, https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1328357.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0738059306000332 KimRealOfficial (talk) 06:52, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 05:30, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The official language is depicted as Fiji Hindi. This should be changed to Hindi

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1328357.pdf - a file from the department of linguistics of the US State Dept of Education Government page 2 & 3 state "Standard Hindi is recognised as the formal language" "Fiji Hindi has no accepted writing system"↵As per this source too - https://www.academia.edu/63366583/Multilingual_Proficiency_in_Fiji_Primary_Schools Hindi is designated as the formal language of Instruction, not Fiji Hindi. "Standard Hindi and Bau Fijian" Another source also backs up this claim - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0738059306000332 where it says children learn Standard Hindi for formal purposes. Formal - education, careers etc.

The constitution of 1997 also says English, Fijian and Hindustani as the official languages of Fiji - https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/1997_constitution.pdf. Hindustani refers to Indian Hindi or Standard Hindi.

So in conclusion Fiji Hindi which was removed from the education system, has no writing system, the government uses Hindi

Other sources to back me up are (a) Fijian government radio programs - https://www.fiji.gov.fj/Media-Centre/Radio-Programs (Hindustani and Itaukei) not Fiji Hindi

Lastly, the Fiji constitution recent amendments also show three linguistic options - https://www.laws.gov.fj/Home/information/constitutionoftherepublicoffiji English Fijian Hindi.

When Fiji Hindi (a) Is not explicitly declared as the official variant of Hindi (b) Does not have an accepted writing system and according to the eric.ed.gov report - was removed from national exams in favour of standard Hindi (c) Standard Hindi - is used for all formal purposes. It does not make any sense to show 'Fiji Hindi' as the official languages.

Other wikipedia-alternative sites also clarify that standard hindi is official NOT Fiji Hindi - https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Fiji Superpower9 (talk) 13:30, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gadfium not sure if this is a sock puppet? Dahawk04 Talk 💬 14:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]