No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample8159-4522.43.86.9
Interior15412-3123.43.65.4
East12012-2921.73.45.7
Coast21016-4520.83.65.3
N.W.7910-2922.03.95.7

Thick lips are characteristic of most Fijians. The interior average is highest for this diameter, whereas the northwestern Fijians have least-thick lips.

Ear Length

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81555-8366.64.56.8
Interior15453-8366.04.87.3
East12055-8067.25.07.4
Coast21055-7766.74.97.3
N.W.7957-7566.53.75.6
Tonga (Sullivan)11756-8166.04.66.9

Fijian ears on the whole tend to be long, as the average 66.6 mm. indicates. Regional differences are slight. Tongans closely resemble Fijians.

Ear Breadth

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81524-5534.33.29.3
Interior15427-4133.72.57.4
East12029-4034.14.011.7
Coast21029-5534.73.911.2
N.W.7925-4233.82.98.6
Tonga (Sullivan)11625-4234.52.67.6

Ear breadth is also generous, and regional differences hardly exceed 1.5 mm., including the Tongans.

Ear Index