Fijileaks: What did Aseri Radrodro mean when he said:
'Kari bagi e via draiva tiko la ni basi ni Waiqele o tamana… tovolea mada nai dabedabe ni pasidia talega.'
Associate Professor of Linguistics, Dr Paul Geraghty of the University of the South Pacific
Associate Professor Paul Geraghty:
"I have been following the discussion concerning the 'correct' translation and can confirm the following":
(1). Kari Bagi does not mean 'curry baigan' or anything like it!
(2). A lot of commentators seem to think it's a Kadavu expression, which it may be, but it's also Standard Fijian, though maybe not much used among the younger generation
(3). Kari Bagi is hard to translate accurately into English but the following come close:
so it appears that... it turns out that... to my surprise... so my attempt at an idiomatic translation of the whole thing:
"It turns out that this fellow just wants to be the driver of the Waiqele bus... maybe he should try being a passenger for once."
PIP, PIP: Give way to others!