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"text": "O cei na yaca-na? O Ratu.",
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"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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{
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"english": "Chief Seru Epenisa Cakobau",
"tags": [
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],
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"translation": "Chief Seru Epenisa Cakobau",
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12
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11,
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"english": "Thank you, Chief.",
"text": "Vinaka, Ratu.",
"translation": "Thank you, Chief.",
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],
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],
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"english": "What's his name? Ratu.",
"text": "O cei na yaca-na? O Ratu.",
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