Monophthongs and diphthongs

The Pure Fiji English of Indo-Fijians is characterized by lack of distinction in vowel quality, and, for some, vowel quantity. This neutralization is responsible for many pronunciation spellings. Phonemically, Pure Fiji English as spoken by Indo-Fijians is a five vowel system, although phonetically, like Fiji Hindi, it also has a schwa.

Even though Fiji Hindi has only two diphthongs, /əi/ and /əu/ , most diphthongs of English are realized as diaphones by Indo-Fijian speakers, albeit they are phonetically somewhat different from those in Standard English. Some diphthongs, however, can be realized as monophthongs by speakers of Pure Fiji English.