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Hindi language at risk of disappearing in Fiji

From FBC News · () English

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  • Fiji National Federation Party leader Biman Prasad warns that Hindi could gradually disappear if younger generations do not learn to read and write it.
  • He says preserving the language also protects the culture, religion, traditions and identity brought to Fiji by earlier generations.

Hindi could gradually disappear in Fiji if younger generations do not learn to read and write it, National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has warned.

Prasad says preserving Hindi involves more than protecting the language itself. He links it to the culture, religion, traditions and identity brought to Fiji by earlier generations.

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