girmit

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English agreement, which was signed by indentured labourers brought from India to Fiji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɪrmɪʈ/

Noun

girmit

1. indenture system

Derived terms

• girmityaa (“A person who served under the indenture system”)

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary