Fiji Hindi common words

American linguist Morris Swadesh believed that languages changed at measurable rates and that these could be determined even for languages without written precursors. Using vocabulary lists, he sought to understand not only change over time but also the relationships of extant languages. To be able to compare languages from different cultures, he based his lists on meanings he presumed would be available in as many cultures as possible. He then used the fraction of agreeing cognates between any two related languages to compute their divergence time by some (still debated) algorithms. Starting in 1950 with 165 meanings, his list grew to 215 in 1952, which was so expansive that many languages lacked native vocabulary for some terms. Subsequently, it was reduced to 207, and reduced much further to 100 meanings in 1955. A reformulated list was published posthumously in 1971.

The list below also shows the etymology of these words. It shows that 44% are from Hindi, 40% from the Eastern Hindi dialects, 10% from Urdu, 2% from English and 3% cannot be determined.

No.	English	Fiji Hindi	Etymology
1	I	ham	Bhojpuri, Magahi
2	you (singular)	tum (casual), aap (formal)	Hindi
3	he	uu, ii	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi
4	we	ham log	Magahi
5	you plural	tum log (casual), aap log (formal)	Magahi
6	they	uu logan	Bhojpuri
7	this	ii	Awadhi, Magahi
8	that	uu	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi
9	here	hian	Awadhi, Magahi
10	there	huan	Awadhi, Magahi
11	who	kon	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
12	what	konchi	Bhojpuri
13	where	kahaan	Hindi
14	when	kab	Hindi
15	how	kaise	Bhojpuri
16	not	nai
17	all	sab	Hindi
18	many	dher	Awadhi
19	some	thorra	Hindi
20	few	thorra	Bhojpuri
21	other	duusar	Awadhi, Bohjpuri, Magahi
22	one	ek	Hindi
23	two	dui	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
24	three	tiin	Hindi
25	four	chaar	Hindi
26	five	paanch	Hindi
27	big	barraa	Hindi
28	long	lambaa	Hindi
29	wide	chaklaa	Magahi
30	thick	motaa	Hindi
31	heavy	garrhu	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
32	small	chhotaa	Hindi
33	short	ponii	English
34	narrow	patraa	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
35	thin	patraa	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
36	woman	aurat	Urdu
37	man (adult male)	admii	Urdu
38	man (human being)	insaan	Urdu
39	child	larrka	Hindi
40	wife	aurat	Urdu
41	husband	admii	Urdu
42	mother	amma	Hindi
43	father	pitaaji	Hindi
44	animal	jaanwar	Urdu
45	fish	machhri	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
46	bird	chirriyaa	Hindi
47	dog	kuttaa	Hindi
48	louse	juuan	Bhojpuri
49	snake	saamp	Hindi
50	worm	kechuaa	Hindi
51	tree	perr	Hindi
52	forest	jangle	Hindi
53	stick	dandaa	Hindi
54	fruit	fal	Hindi
55	seed	biyaa	Awadhi, Magahi
56	leaf	patti	Hindi
57	root	jarr	Hindi
58	bark (of a tree)	chhilkaa	Hindi
59	flower	fuul	Hindi
60	grass	giraas	English
61	rope	rassi	Hindi
62	skin	chamrraa	Hindi
63	meat	gos	Urdu
64	blood	khuun	Urdu
65	bone	haddi	Hindi
66	fat (noun)	charbii	Hindi
67	egg	andaa	Hindi
68	horn	sing	Hindi
69	tail	puuch	Hindi
70	feather	pakhnaa	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
71	hair	baar	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
72	head	muurr	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
73	ear	kaan	Hindi
74	eye	aankhi	Awadhi
75	nose	naak	Hindi
76	mouth	muh	Hindi
77	tooth	daant	Hindi
78	tongue	jiib	Hindi
79	fingernail	nakkhun	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
80	foot	gorr	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
81	leg	taang	Hindi
82	knee	ghutnaa	Hindi
83	hand	haanth	Hindi
84	wing	pankhaa
85	belly	peet	Hindi
86	guts	atrri	Hindi
87	neck	gatai	Bhojpuri
88	back	piithi	Bhojpuri
89	breast	chuuchi
90	heart	dil	Urdu
91	liver	kareja	Bhojpuri
92	to drink	pio	Hindi
93	to eat	khaao	Bhojpuri, Magahi
94	to bite	kaato	Hindi
95	to suck	chuuso	Hindi
96	to spit	thuuko	Hindi
97	to vomit	chhaant karo	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
98	to blow	fuuko	Magahi
99	to breathe	saans lo	Hindi
100	to laugh	hanso	Hindi
101	to see	dekho	Hindi
102	to hear	suno	Hindi
103	to know	jaano	Hindi
104	to think	socho	Awadhi
105	to smell	sungho
106	to fear	daro	Hindi
107	to sleep	suto	Magahi
108	to live	jiio	Hindi
109	to die	maro	Hindi
110	to kill	maaro	Awadhi, Magahi
111	to fight	larro	Hindi
112	to hunt	sikaar karo
113	to hit	maaro	Hindi
114	to cut	kaato	Hindi
115	to split	chiiro	Hindi
116	to stab	bhoko	Magahi
117	to scratch	khajuao	Bhojpuri
118	to dig	khodo	Awadhi, Magahi
119	to swim	pahurro	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
120	to fly	urro	Hindi
121	to walk	chalo	Hindi
122	to come	aao	Hindi
123	to lie (as in a bed)	leto	Hindi
124	to sit	baitho	Bhojpuri, Magahi
125	to stand	kharraa ho	Hindi
126	to turn	ghuumo	Hindi
127	to fall	giro	Hindi
128	to give	deo	Hindi
129	to hold	pakrro	Hindi
130	to squeeze	dabao	Hindi
131	to rub	ragro	Magahi
132	to wash	dho	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi
133	to wipe	pochho	Magahi
134	to pull	khiicho	Hindi
135	to push	dhakelo	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
136	to throw	bigo	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
137	to tie	baandho	Hindi
138	to sew	siio	Hindi
139	to count	giino	Hindi
140	to say	bolo	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi
141	to sing	gaao	Magahi
142	to play	khelo	Hindi
143	to float	utrao	Hindi
144	to flow	baho	Hindi
145	to freeze	jamao	Hindi
146	to swell	fuulo	magahi
147	sun	suraj	Hindi
148	moon	chandarmaa	Hindi
149	star	taara	Hindi
150	water	paani	Hindi
151	rain	paani
152	river	naddi	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
153	lake	talaiyaa	Urdu
154	sea	samundar	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi
155	salt	nimak	Urdu
156	stone	patthar	Hindi
157	sand	baalu	Hindi
158	dust	gardaa	Hindi
159	earth	duniyaa	Urdu
160	cloud	baadal	Hindi
161	fog	fog	English
162	sky	asmaan	Urdu
163	wind	hawaa	Urdu
164	snow	snow	English
165	ice	ice	English
166	duuna
167	fire	aagi	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
168	ash	raakhi	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi
169	to burn	jarao	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
170	road	rastaa	Awadhi
171	mountain	pahaarr	Hindi
172	red	laal	Urdu
173	green	green	English
174	yellow	piyar	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
175	black	kariyaa	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
176	white	ujjar	Bhojpuri
177	night	raat	Hindi
178	day	din	Hindi
179	year	saal	Urdu
180	warm	garam	Urdu
181	cold	thandaa	Awadhi
182	full	bharaa	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
183	new	nawaa	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
184	old	puraana	Hindi
185	good	achchhaa	Hindi
186	bad	kharaab	Urdu
187	rotten	sarraa
188	dirty	mailaa	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi
189	straight	sidhaa	Hindi
190	round	golaa
191	sharp (as a knife)	chook	Bhojpuri
192	dull (as a knife)	bhotar	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
193	smooth	chikkan	Magahi
194	wet	bhiija	Bhojpuri
195	dry	jhuura	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi
196	correct	raait	English
197	near	nagiich	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
198	far	duur	Hindi
199	right	raait	English
200	left	left	English
201	at	pe	Awadhi, BHojpuri
202	in	me	Hindi
203	with	saathe	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
204	and	aur	Awadhi, Bhojpuri
205	if	agar	Urdu
206	because	kaaheki	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi
207	name	naam	Urdu

English - Fiji Hindi Dictionary: a

a	adj. ek  [Hindi], koi, a banana - ek keraa, koi larrkaa - a boy
able	v. sake [Bhojpuri], he is able to swim - uu pahurre sake hai, -n. ability - kaabliyat [Urdu], -adj. able-bodied - tagrraa [Awadhi, Bhojpuri]
about	postp. 1.baare me [Hindi], about him - uske baare me, 2. lagbhag [Hindi] , about twenty - lagbhag biis
above	adv. uppar [Awadhi, Bojpuri], above board - imaandaari se [Urdu], -n. above all - khaas kar ke
abroad	adv. des se baahar, went abroad - des se baahar gais
abscess	n. boil [English], an abscess has developed - ek boil niklaa
absent	adj. gayab [Urdu gaib], -v. gayab ho, absent-minded - bhulakkarr
absolute	adj. puura [Hindi], -adv. absolutely - ekdam [Bhojpuri]
absorb	v. soko [Hindi], -n. absorber - soke waala
abstain	v. 1. parhej karo [Hindi], duur raho, alag raho,  -n. abstention - parhej (not eat),  2. abstain from voting - vote nai karo
abundant	adj. dher [Hindi], bahut [Hindi] , -n. abundance -bahutaayat, -adv. abundantly - dher se
abuse	n. gaari [Bhojpuri, Magahi],  -v. gaari do, -adj. abusive - gaari de waala, -adv. abusively - kharaab dhang se
accept	v. 1. maano, maan lo, manjuur karo [Urdu], maan jao (be convinced),  -adj. acceptable - maane laaek, -n. acceptance - manjuuri 2. leo (take)
accident (car)	n. dhakka, -v. had an accident - dhakka lagaa
accolade	n. barrai [Hindi], saabaasi [Urdu] -v. barrai karo
accompany	v. saathe jaao, -adj. accompanying - saathe ke
account	1. n. hisaab [Urdu], account book - hisaab-kitaab,  2. account for - kaaran do
accrue	v. jamaa karo [Urdu], batoro [Awadhi, Bhojpuri]
accurate	adj. ekdam thiik [Hindi], -adv. accurately - thiik se, measure accurately - ekdam thiik se naapo
accuse	v. dos lagao [Bhojpuri],  -n. accuser - dos lagae waala, accused - dosii, accusation - dos
ace	1. n. ekka (playing card) [Hindi], ace of hearts - paan ke ekka, 2. ekdam achchha (skilled person)
ache	n. piira, -v. aching - piraawe [Bhojpuri]
acid	n. tejaab [Urdu], -adj. acidic – khatta [Hindi],  -n. acidity - khattapan
acne	n. pimple [English], acne has formed - pimple niklaa
acquit	v. chhorr do [Hindi], -n. acquittal - chhutkaara
acre	n. bigha, akkarr, ekkarr [Hindi], ten acres of land - das bigha jamiin
across	adv. paar [Hindi], across the board - sab ke khaatir
act	v. 1. karo (do) [Hindi], -adv. active - charfar  [Awadhi, Bojpuri], -n. activity - chaal [Hindi]           2. nakal utaro (imitate) [Urdu], -adj. actual - asli   3. naatak karo [Hindi],  4. kaanuun (act of Parliament)  [Urdu] n. action - kartuut [Hindi],   actor - ektaa [English], acting - dekhaawa
add	v. jorro, milao [Hindi], -n. addition - milaawat
address	1. n. address, eddress [English], write the address  - eddress lokho, 2. bhaasan (speech) [Hindi bhaashan]
adjust	v. sudhaaro [Hindi] , -n. adjustment - sudhaar
admire	v. taarif karo [Urdu], barrai karo , -n. admiration - taarif, barrai
admit	v. 1. bharti karo (enrol) [Hindi], 2. maano (accept) [Hindi], kabuulo [Awadhi]
adolescence	n. jawaani [Urdu] , adolescent - jawaan
adopt	v. 1. paalo [Hindi], 2. apnao (take as one’s own)
adore	v. puuja karo [Hindi], -n. adoration - puuja
adult	n. barraa jan [Hindi], with an adult - ek barraa jan ke saathe
advance	v. aage barrho[Hindi], tarakki karo,  -n. advancement - tarakki
advantage	n. faaeda [Urdu]  -adj. advantageous - faaeda waala
advertise	v. parchaar karo [Bhojpuri], -n. advertisment - parchaar
advise	v. samjhao [Hindi], salah do [Urdu], -n. advice - salah
aeroplane	n. eroplane, plane [English] , aeroplane has landed   - plane utar gais hai
affair	n. maamla [Urdu], stay away from this affair - ii maamla se duur raho
affection	n. pyaar [Hindi], -v. pyaar karo, -adj. affectionate  - dulaara, -adv. affectionately - pyaar se
afraid	v. dar lage [Hindi]
after	postp. baad me [Hindi], your turn is after this one    - iske baad me tumaar paari hai
afternoon	n. sanjhaa [Awadhi, Bojpuri] , two o’clock in the afternoon - dui baje sanjhaa ke
again	adv. fir, fir se [Hindi], again and again - sab time
against	postp. khilaaf [Urdu], you spoke against me - tum hamaar khilaaf me bola rahaa
age	n. umar [Urdu umr], -adj. aged - buddhaa [Hindi], aging - buddhaa hoe hai, bhurrhae hai
ago	adv. pahile [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], two days ago - dui roj pahile
agree	v. raaji ho [Urdu], samjhauta karo,  -n. agreement - samjhauta [Hindi]
ahead	adv. aage [ Hindi], she is ahead in the election  - uu election me aage hai
aid	v. madat karo [Urdu], sahaara do [Hindi]
air	n. hawaa [Urdu], -v. hawaa karo - to fan
airport	n. eaport [English], plane landed at airport  - eaport me plane utraa
alarm	n. ghantii [Hindi], sound the alarm - ghantii bajao
alcohol	n. daaru [Bhojpuri], -adj. alcoholic - piyakkarr
alike	adj. ek rakam [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], ek maafit [Awadhi], ek staail [English style]
alive	adj. jinda [Urdu], alive and kicking - changaa
all	pron. sab [Hindi], all of us - ham sab
allow	v. 1. hoe do (let it happen), 2. mauka do, ijaajat do (give permission) [Urdu]
almond	n. badaam (Amygdalus communis) [Urdu baadaam]
almost	adv. lagbhag [Hindi], almost a thousand - lagbhag ek hajaar
alone	adv. akele [Hindi], -adj. lonely - akelaa
along	adv. saathe [Awadhi], alongside - bagal me
aloud	adv. 1. jor se (loudly) [Urdu], speak aloud - jor se bolo, 2. chillaae ke (shouting) [Hindi]
already	adv. pahile [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], I have already voted - Ham pahile vote kar diyaa hai.
also	adv. bhi [Hindi], I will also go - Ham bhi chalegaa
although	conj. lekin [Urdu], true, although hard to believe - sachh hai, lekin biswaas nai aawe
aluminium	n. almuniyam [English], aluminium pot - aluminiyam ke handi
always	adv. hardam [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], sab time [English]
am	v. hai [Hindi], I am here - ham hian hai
amazing	adj. ajab [Urdu], -n. amazement - achambhaa,  -v. amaze - achambhaa me karo
among	adv. biich me [Hindi], he was among the crowd  - uu bhirr ke biich me rahaa
amount	n. kul jorr [Urdu] , amount owing is ten dollars  - kul jorr, das dollar baaki hai
amuse	v. tamaasa karo, -n. amusment - tamaasa [Urdu]
an	pron. ek  [Hindi], an apple - ek aapul
anchor	n langarr [Urdu], drop anchor - langarr girao
ancient	adj. bahut purana, ekdam puraana [Hindi], ancient times - ekdam puraana jamaana
and	conj. aur [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], father and son  - baap aur betaa
anger	n. gussa [Urdu], -v. angry - gussa me
animal	n. jaanwar [Urdu], wild animal - janglii jaanwar
annoy	v. 1. tang karo (pester) [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], don’t annoy me - hamke tang nai karo, 2. chirrhao (tease) [Hindi], annoyance - musibat [Urdu]
annual	adj. har saal , this game is an annual event - ii game har saal hoe hai
another	adj. 1. ek aur (add one) [Bhojpuri], one more roti  - ek aur roti, 2. duusra (different one), another curry - duusra tarkaari
answer	n. jawaab [Urdu], -v. jawaab do
ant	n. chuunti [Magahi], chuunta (big ant)
any	adj. koi [Hindi], pron. anyone, anybody - koi bhi,     -adv. anytime - koi time [English], anywhere - kahin, koi jagha, anyway, anyhow - koi rakam,          - n. anything - kuchh bhi, koi chij, any number, any amount - chaahe jetnaa
apart	adv. duur duur [Hindi], sit apart - duur duur baitho
apologise	v. maaf karo [Urdu], -n. aplology - maafi
appear	v. dekhai do, pahucho, aao, -n. appearance  - dekhaawat
apple	n. aapul (malus pumila) [English]
apply	v. apply karo [English], -n. application - arjii
approve	v. pasand karo [Urdu], -n. approval - pasand
approximately	adj. lagbhag [Awadhi, Hindi], approximately two acres - lagbhag dui bigha
are	v. hai  [Hindi], we are fine - ham log thiik hai
area	n. ilaaka [Urdu], jagha [Urdu]
argue	v. bahas karo [Urdu], -n. argument - bahas,  -adj. argumentative - larraaku
arise	v. utho [Hindi], uth jaao, arisen - uth gais
arm	n. haanth [Hindi], raise your hand - haanth uthao
armpit	n. haanth ke niche
army	n. army [English], army has carried out a coup - army coup kar diis hai
around	prep. chaaro taraf [Urdu], look around - chaaro taraf dekho, agal bagal, aas paas
arouse	v. 1. jagao (wake) [Hindi], 2. charrhao (incite)
arrest	v. pakarr ke band karo
arrive	v. 1. aao (come) [Hindi], 2. pahucho (reach) [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], 3. janam lo (be born) [Awadhi, Bhojpuri],
artificial	adj. banaawati [Hindi], naklii [Urdu]
as	1. adv. jaise ki (like) [Bhojpuri] , as a teacher            - jaise ki teacher, 2. conj. jab (when) [Hindi],            as I came - jab ham aaya
ascend	v. charrho, ascend the mountain - pahaarr pe charrho, uppar jaao [Hindi]
ashamed	adj. saram lage [Bhojpuri]
ashes	n. raakhi [Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi]
ask	v. puuchho [Hindi], maango [Awadhi, Bhojpuri]
asthma	n. dam ke bemaari [Urdu], saans fuule [Bhojpuri], -adj. asthmatic - dam ke rogii
at	postp. 1. me (inside) [Hindi], I am at home - ham ghar me hai, 2. pe (location), I am at work - ham kaam pe hai, 3. se (with),  at great speed - jor se,     4. ke (possessive), look at that thing - uu chij ke dekho
athletics	n. khelkuud [Hindi], athlete - khilaarri, athletic - tagrraa
at last	adv. aakhir me [Urdu]
attach	v. lagao, jorro [Hindi], -n. attachment - jorr
attack	v. hamla karo, charrhai karo [Hindi], attacker - hamla kare waala
attempt	v. kosis karo [Urdu koshish], try karo [English], -n. kosis
attention	n. dhyan [Hindi], -v. pay attention - dhyan do
attract	1. v. khicho, -n. attraction - khichao, 2. n.  tamaasa [Urdu]
attractive	adj. julum [Urdu], sundar [Hindi]
auction	n. nilaam [Hindi], -v. nilaam karo
aunt	n. antii [English], maami (mother’s brother’s wife) [Hindi], kaaki (father’s younger brother’s wife) [Bhojpuri], daadi, barrki amma (father’s elder brother’s wife), fua (father’s sister) [Magahi], mausi (mother’s sister) [Hindi]
automatic	n. apne aap [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], -adv. automatically - apne aap se
average	adj. biich waala [Hindi]
awake	adj. jagaa [Bhojpuri]  -v. awaken - jagao [Hindi]
away	adv. duur [Hindi], go away - duur jaao
axe	1. n. tangaari [Bhojpuri], 2. v. kaato (cut)