How to Say “God Bless You” in Fijian

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Me vakalougatataki iko na Kalou
Me vakalougatataki iko na Kalou is the Fijian way to say God bless you.
This phrase is used as an interjection when someone has sneezed.
Meaning: said to somebody who has sneezed (intj)

Did you know?

  • The first word in the phrase, Me, is actually a linguistic fossil from English, derived from the word 'May'.
  • The word for god, Kalou, originally referred to ancestral spirits or deities in traditional Fijian religion before the arrival of Christianity.
  • Fijian is a VSO (Verb-Subject-Object) language, meaning the action of blessing comes before the subject, Kalou, who is doing the blessing.

Example conversation

Teresia sneezes while talking to Sairusa.

  1. Sairusa

    Me vakalougatataki iko na Kalou!
    God bless you!
  2. Teresia

    Vinaka, Sairusa.
    Thank you, Sairusa.
  3. Sairusa

    O sa vinaka tiko?
    Are you doing okay?
  4. Teresia

    Io, au sa vinaka.
    Yes, I am fine.

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