Western Fijian Regular Bible (WYYWAS)

Overview

Bible Portions in Western Fijian were published in 2016. A church-owned Bible translation (Regular Bible) is also available through Wycliffe Associates' MAST (Mobilized Assistance Supporting Translation) methodology via the Bible in Every Language portal.

Western Fijian is a distinct language from standard Fijian (ISO: fij), which has had a complete Bible since 1864.

Language and People

Western Fijian (ISO 639-3: wyy), also known as Nadroga or Fijian, Western, is an Austronesian (Oceanic) language of Fiji with approximately 89,000 speakers across two primary dialect groups.