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Phonetic Guide Phonetic Guide Fiji Introduction Fijian uses the Roman alphabet, as do English and most European languages, but some of the letters represent sounds in ways that are unexpected for English speakers. The following letters present no problems, as they represent the same sounds as they do in English spelling: f, h, l, m, n, s, w, and y. The vowels are a little different from English – and how different they are, depends on what kind of English you speak. But if you are a speaker of German, Italian or Spanish, you should have no problems at all, because the five vowels (a, e, i, o, u) are pronounced almost exactly the same. The pronunciation is roughly as follows: a as in 'spa' e as in 'pet' i as in 'machine' o as in 'sore' u as in 'too' Two vowels together retain their original pronunciation (unlike in English), so that lai is pronounced like 'lie', cei like 'they', kau like 'cow', and so on. There are some differences in the pronunciation of consonants that English speakers need to bear in mind: b, d have a preceding nasal consonant, so b sounds like 'mb' and d like 'nd' k, p, t are as in English, but without the puff of breath that usually follows. Also, t often sounds like 'ch' before the vowel i, so oti is often pronounced as if it were oji ('ochi'). r is rolled, as in Scottish English, Spanish, etc. v is pronounced by placing the lips together (not with the lower lip against the upper teeth as in English). c is like the 'th' in 'that' (not as in 'thin') g is like the 'ng' in 'hang' (not as in 'finger') 1 TM © RWCL 2015 j is like 'ch', but without the puff of breath that usually follows q is like the 'ng' in 'finger' (not as in 'hang') So, to recap, the consonants that differ from English are these: b 'mb' c 'th' as in 'that' (not 'thin') d 'nd' g 'ng' as in 'hang' (not 'finger') j 'ch' without the puff of breath that follows k 'k' without the puff of breath that follows p 'p' without the puff of breath that follows q 'ng' as in 'finger' (not 'sing') r rolled t 't' without the puff of breath that follows, often 'ch' before i v with lips together Team Names are: FORWARDS Loose-Head Props Campese Ma’afu (cam-peasy) ma-a-fu Eroni Mawi (eh-ron-knee) Mar-wee Peni Ravai (pen-ee) ra-vie Hooker Mesulame Dolokoto (meh-soo-lar-meh) doh-lar-caught-o Samuel Matavesi (samuel) matavesee Ratu Veremalua Vugakoto (rah-too Ve-reh-mar-loo-a) vu-ga-ko-tor Tight-Head Prop Lee-Roy Atalifo (lee-roy) Ar-tah-lee-for Manasa Saulo (mah-nar-sar) Soul-low 2 TM © RWCL 2015 Locks Tevita Cavubati (te-vee-tah) thavoo-mbatee Leone Nakarawa (lay-own-ay) nar-kar-ra-wa Apisalome Ratuniyarawa (ah-pea-sar-low-meh) rar-too-knee-yah-rah-wah Tevita Ratuva (te-vee-tah) rah-too-vah Loose Forwards Semi Kunatani (say-mee) koo-nar-tah-knee Viliame Mata (vee-lee-ah-mee) mar-tah Mosese Voka (mo-se-se) Vor-kah Dominiko Waqaniburotu (domin-icou) wang-ga-ni-mboorotoo Peceli Yato (pethelee) yato BACKS Halfbacks Frank Lomani (frank) Low-mah-knee) Nikola Matawalu (nickola) mah-tah- wah-loo Henry Seniloli (henry) seneelolee Inside Backs Levani Botia (lepanee) mboteea Jale Vatubua (char-lay) Var-too-boo-a Ben Volavola (ben) volaa-voola Outside Backs Vereniki Goneva (vereneekee) ngonayva Filipo Nakosi (fee-lee-paw) Nah-koo-see Waisea Nayacalevu (wye-say-a) nayatha-levoo Semi Radradra (sammy), Rah-dra-dra Josua Tuisova (jo-soo-ah), too-e-sova Utility Backs Joshua Matavesi (joshua) matavesee Alivereti Veitokani (ar-lee-fe-retee) Vei-toh-kan-nee Fullback Kini Murimurivalu (kee-khee), Moo-ri, moo-ri-mori-var-loo 3 TM © RWCL 2015 Management Team John Mckee Head Coach (john) mar-kee Tabai Matson Assistant Head Coach (tah-mbai) mat-son Neil Barnes Assistant Coach LO & Restart (ne-eel) barns Alan Muir Assistant Coach Scrum (alan) meu-ir Willie Baleinabuli Team Manager (willy) bah-layee-num-boo-lee Sunia Vuli Logistics Coordinator (su-ni-ah) kor-tor Geoff Webster General Manager (jeff) web-star Brynn Savill Team Doctor (brin) sar-vill William Koong Head Physiotherapist (william) koogn David Bick Physiotherapist (david) bik Damian Marsh S & C Coach (day-mee-an) mar-sh John Pryor S & C Coach (john) prie-ah Julian Sakilaki S & C Support Staff (julian) sah-ki-lah-ki Hiroaki Nitta S & C Support Staff (hee-row-ar-kee) knee-tah John Batina Performance Analyst (john) bar-tee-nah Josua Vuto Video Analyst (jo-su-ah) vu-toe Inoke Bainimarama Media Manager (ee-no-keh) bah-nee-mah-rah-mah 4 TM © RWCL 2015 .
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