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Yasi is a Fijian word meaning sandalwood. The name is getting a good deal of attention since the category 5 cyclone hitting Australia was named after it.

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Q: What does Yasi mean in Fiji?
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Where does Cyclone Yasi come from?

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi developed near Fiji.


Where did Cyclone Yasi form?

Cyclone Yasi formed in the waters just off Fiji.


When did cyclone yasi start?

Cyclone Yasi started on the 29th of February as a tropical low north of Fiji


Where did Cyclone Yasi get its name from?

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its name in Fiji. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.


Who named Cyclone Yasi?

Cyclone Yasi is a severe tropical cyclone which was named in Fiji, and the name is Fijian for Sandalwood, which is a plant that grows in Fiji and flowers this time of year during the wet season.To answer the actual question,Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its name in Fiji. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.


What is the cause of Cyclone Yasi?

Like all tropical cyclones, Yasi began as a tropical low, in this case near Fiji.


When did cyclone yasi form?

It formed north of Fiji on Sunday night.


How was Cyclone Yasi named?

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its Fijian name because it developed in Fijian waters. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.


How did Cyclone Yasi get its name it's not on the Australian alphabetical name lists?

Quite simply, Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was so named because it is a Fijian name, meaning 'sandalwood', and the cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji. It was named by the Fiji Meteorological Service. Not all cyclones which hit the Australian coastline originate in Australian waters. Those which originate in Australian waters are given more 'Australian', or English-sounding names.


Where did the word yasi come from?

Yasi is a Fijian name


Where did cyclone yasi take place town or city?

Cyclone Yasi travelled through more than one country. I'm in the Solomon Islands and it hit parts of this country, and then went to Australia (the state of Queensland). Australia was the last country it hit. I'm not sure where it was before the Solomon Islands..... maybe Fiji.


Why did the cyclone happen in yasi?

Yasi is not a place, it is the cyclone's name.