gonetagane
The Fijian word for boy is gonetagane.
gonetagane is used to refer to a male child.
Meaning: male child (noun)
Did you know?
- Fijian is a member of the Austronesian language family, meaning gonetagane shares very distant roots with languages spoken from Madagascar to Hawaii.
- The word gonetagane is a compound of gone, meaning 'child', and tagane, meaning 'man'.
- In many Fijian dialects, the way you address a 'boy' depends heavily on his social status or the respect owed to his family, rather than just his age.
Examples in context
- Tamatāne!Boy!
- O iko, tamatāne!Hey, boy!
- E dua na gonetagane.It is a boy.
- Sa dua na gonetagane levu.There is a big boy.
- Oqo e dua na gonetagane.This is a boy.
Example conversation
Isoa and Sereana are looking at a group of children playing.
- IsoaSa rerevaka na gonetagane oqora.That boy is being shy.
- SereanaO koya e na gonetagane cava?Which boy is he?
- IsoaNa gonetagane e vakavulutaki tiko.The boy who is hiding.
- SereanaAu raica tiko koya.I see him.
