This means that no matter where they appear in a word, the accent is on the first vowel. We ll say more about this in the section on accent below. Consonants Most of the consonants other than b , d , q , g and c hold no surprises, but there are some differences from the way the English sounds are usually pronounced. Thus, Fijian p is more like the p in English spin than in pin . The sound written dr , like b , d , and q , is pronounced with a nasal in front of it - i.e., ndr .
R is rolled or trilled, as in Spanish.
And y has not nearly as much glide quality to it as does the English y, as in yes . Accent Accent, that is, making a syllable more prominent than those around it, is predictable only for short words. In terms of accent, longer words and phrases are made up of these short units, called measures. Here, periods mark the boundaries. They are not part of the usual writing system, but they show the reader where the measures and thus, the accents are.