girmit

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Fiji Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

girmit

  1. indenture system

Derived terms[edit]

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

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