The wisdom of Fiji / collected by Eci Kikau ; illustrated by Eroni Vuki. - [Suva, Fiji] : Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific : South Pacific Social Sciences Association, (c)1981. - x, 62 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Introduction -- Abundance -- Begging -- Chiefly behaviour (Death ; Departure ; Privileges ; Legitimacy) -- Choice -- Complaints -- Discipline -- The division of time -- Greed -- Hardship -- Honesty -- Humiliation -- Humility -- Industry -- Loyalty -- Perserverance -- Physical prowess -- Prevarication -- Responsibility -- Seniority -- Skill -- Status -- Story-telling -- Trouble -- The unattainable -- Vanity -- Yaqona -- Foreign influence -- Religious influence -- Restricted usage.


Includes text in Fijian.

82192885


Proverbs, Fijian.
Fijian language--Terms and phrases.

398/.9/995