Students use their knowledge of the Fijian language in their conversation at home, church services and also when they visit Fiji.

Fijians have a lot to celebrate this week - with the national rugby team advancing through to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals and a special week dedicated to preserving language and culture.

Joseph O’Connor, pastor of the Sacramento Fijian Seventh-day Adventist Church, doesn’t mind that his congregation meets in a rented space off Arden Way. On Saturdays, the church is one of many spaces ...