Oya is the particle used in reference to a address third person or an object further away from two people in a discussion. Oya can also be used to refer to a distant past.
Again oya is usually abbreviated to ya in everyday Fijian.
Eg.
na yanuyanu oya that island
na motoka oya that car
na gauna oya that time
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