Consonants

Stops

1. Voiceless stops are unaspirated, e.g. pan > [p⁼εn], talk [t⁼ɔk] , corner [k⁼ɒna].

2. Stops in word final position, especially voiceless stops, are often unreleased, e.g. like that > [laik˺dεt˺].

3. In word final position, voiced stops often are voiceless, e.g. scared > [sket], rob > [rɒp] , leg > [lek].

4. Most speakers have /t/ in think > [tiŋk] , three > [tri], through > [tru], bath > [bat], etc. and [d] in this > [dis], brother > [bradɐ] , breathe > [brid], etc., despite Fijian having /ð/.

5. Sometimes, /d/ is palatalised before [ju], e.g. during > [d^juriŋ].

6. Only in the Purest of Fiji English is /b/ is prenasalised, e.g. bye > [^mbai].