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Fiji, which is West of Tonga, is apart of Melanesia, while Tonga is apart of Polynesia. Therefore, Fijians are NOTPolynesian, but are Melanesian.It is a part of Melanesia according to borders drawn by the colonials but the language is more polynesian then melanesian.

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14y ago

Fiji is a Melanesian country with Polynesian admixtures.

Rotuma an island in the Northern most part of Fiji is inhabited with full blooded Polynesian. In Rabi, an island off the coast of Vanua Levu is inhabited by Micronesian whose ancestors are from Kiribati. Kioa is another island off the coast of Vanua Levu under the Province of Cakaudrove whose ancestors were from Tuvalu. Some words of the Tongan language can also be found in Fiji.

Overall, Fiji remains to be with the Melanesian group.

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15y ago

Um I'm not sure but i think they are both!

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13y ago

A person from Fiji is called a Fiji Islander/Fijian or Pacific Islander.

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11y ago

No, they are mixed Melanesian and Polynesian.

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No

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