koro ni vuli
The Fijian word for school is koro ni vuli.
koro ni vuli is a noun used to refer to an institution dedicated to teaching and learning.
Meaning: an institution dedicated to teaching and learning (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of koro meaning village or settlement, ni meaning of and vuli meaning to learn or study.
Did you know?
- Because vuli covers both 'to learn' and 'to teach', the grammatical role of the person in the classroom is determined entirely by the surrounding sentence structure.
- The word koro in this phrase shares its ancient ancestry with other Pacific languages through the Proto-Oceanic root *koro.
- In everyday speech, many Fijians bypass koro ni vuli entirely and use the English word 'school' as a loanword.
Examples in context
- Sa lako mai na gone vuli ki na koro ni vuli.The student has arrived at the school.
Example conversation
Adi and Jone are talking about where they are going.
- AdiO kia, Jone. O sa lako ki na koro ni vuli?Hello, Jone. Are you going to school?
- JoneIo, Adi. Au sa lako tani.Yes, Adi. I am leaving now.
- AdiSeva, au na lako vata kei iko.Wait, I will go together with you.
- JoneSawa, me lako vataOkay, let's go together.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries koro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
