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Buivaroro
Buivaroro (pronunciation: buiβaroro was a Fijian High Chief and Lord of the island of Nayau. Biography Buivaroro was born on Nayau. His father was Naosara, son of Chief Lutunasobasoba of Moala Island, whilst Buivaroro’s mother was High Chiefess Gelegeleavanua. His younger brother was High Chief Kalouyalewa of Lakeba and their sister was ''Adi'' Keletu. Upon reaching adulthood, Buivaroro and his brother removed themselves to Lakeba. After their father died, Buivaroro returned to Nayau and succeeded to his father as Lord of Nayau. Kalouyalewa remained on Lakeba. Buivaroro married a woman named ''Adi'' Tarau, a Lady of Totoya. She is not to be confused with Tarau of Tovu Totoya {{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Tarau of Totoya was the first wife of Niumataiwalu, founder of the Vuanirewa dynasty of the Lau Islands (in Fiji). Tarau was the mother of Uluilakeba I and Rasolo. Oral history indicates that Tarau was the daught .... Their son was Maseikula, who succeeded Bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naosara
Naosara (Help:IPA for Fijian, pronunciation: ''NAH-OH-SARAH'') was a Fijian High Chief, an ancestor of Fijian royal family. His title was ''Tui Nayau'' – "Lord of the island of Nayau." He was also called Tuʻivanuakula II or Tuʻinaosara. ''Tu'i'' means "chief". Biography Naosara was a son of the House of Chiefs (Fiji), High Chief Lutunasobasoba, who is also known as Kubunavanua and was a brother of Degei II.''The Kalou-Vu (Ancestor-Gods) of the Fijians'', Basil H. Thomson, Vol. 24, 1895 (1895), pp.340-343 Naosara's mother was the High Chiefess Miranalesakula, whose parents are not known. A brother of Naosara was Chief Daunisai, and he also had a stepmother and at least one sister. Naosara settled on Nayau, because he was a mighty warrior that fought many battles saving Lau numerous times from being ceded to other neighbouring of the Pacific and it is was they installed him as Lord of Nayau and claiming it as his own and thus he can be assumed to be the first holder of the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maseikula
Maseikula ( pronounced: aseikulaː was a Fijian High Chief. He was a Chief of the island of Nayau. Maseikula was a son of High Chief Buivaroro and his wife, the High Chiefess Tarau. Maseikula's grandfather was Naosara. He was a progenitor of a prominent Fijian royal house. It is possible that Maseikula was born on the island of Lakeba, where lived his uncle Kalouyalewa. On the other hand, he may have been born on Nayau. After his father died, Maseikula succeeded him. Maseikula married an unknown woman. She bore him two sons – Vakaoti and Vukinavanua. Vukinavanua ruled after Maseikula died, while Vakaoti had a title of '' Sau Mai''. See also *Maseikula Gaunavou Maseikula ( pronounced: aseikulaː was a Fijian High Chief. He was a Chief of the island of Nayau. Maseikula was a son of High Chief Buivaroro and his wife, the High Chiefess Tarau. Maseikula's grandfather was Naosara. He was a progenitor of ..., a rugby player Sources {{Reflist Fijian chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalouyalewa
Kalouyalewa (pronounced ) (born on Nayau) was a Fijian High Chief. Kalouyalewa was a son of the Chief Naosara (Tuivanuakula II) and his wife, ''Adi'' Gelegeleavanua, and thus a grandson of Chief Kubunavanua II, who was very famous. He was born on the island of Nayau. His elder brother was named Buivaroro. Their sister was Chiefess Keletu. Kalouyalewa went on the island of Lakeba, where he married into the island’s principal chiefly families. His first wife was named Sivoki. She was a member of Cekena, the dynasty then holding the title '' Sau''. They had two sons, Delaivugalei and Tongatapu. Second wife of Kalouyalewa was Chiefess Tagiamarama, who bore him a son called Qoma. Kalouyalewa’s sons would eventually play a crucial role in enabling the Vuanirewa Dynasty to succeed to the titles ''Roko Sau'' and ''Tui Nayau''.Mara, Ratu Sir Kamisese: ''The Pacific Way: A Memoir''. University of Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IPA For Fijian
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Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about . The most outlying island group is Ono-i-Lau. About 87% of the total population of live on the two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts: either in the capital city of Suva; or in smaller urban centres such as Nadi—where tourism is the major local industry; or in Lautoka, where the Sugarcane, sugar-cane industry is dominant. The interior of Viti Levu is sparsely inhabited because of its terrain. The majority of Fiji's islands were formed by Volcano, volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Some geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tu'i
Tu'i, also spelled more simplistically Tui, is a Polynesian traditional title for tribal chiefs or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities. Traditionally, a Tui is an equivalent of God title. Origin of Tui is believed to be Tui Manu'a (the title given to the son of the Polynesian God Tagaloa, and therefore Tui were viewed as living Gods). Tonga See: *Tu'i Tonga *Tu'i Ha'atakalaua *Tu'i Kanokupolu *Tui Harris Fiji See House of Chiefs (Fiji) Samoa There are several Samoan polities and titles (several including the term Tui) in the present kingdom. On American Samoa, the paramount chief is titled Tu'i Manu'a Wallis and Futuna On Futuna island, see Tu`i Agaifo of Alo. There is also the Chief of Sigave; however, depending on the family, they carry the specific title of Sau?, Tamolevai, Keletaona, or Tu`i Sigave. On `Uvea Wallis ( Wallisian: ''Uvea'') is a Polynesian atoll/island in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are entitled to courtesy titles. The collective "Lords" can refer to a group or body of peers. Etymology According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, the etymology of the word can be traced back to the Old English word ''hlāford'' which originated from ''hlāfweard'' meaning "loaf-ward" or "bread-keeper", reflecting the Germanic tribal custom of a chieftain providing food for his followers. The appellation "lord" is primarily applied to men, while for women the appellation " lady" is used. This is no longer universal: the Lord of Mann, a title previously held by the Queen of the United Kingdom, and female Lords Mayor are examples of women who are styled as "Lord". Historical usage Feudalism Under the feudal system, "lord" had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayau
Nayau is an island of Fiji, a member of the Lau archipelago. Nearby cities: Suva; Nuku'Alofa; Coordinates: 17°58'39"S 179°3'13"W. Nayau, north of Lakeba Lakeba (pronounced ) is an island in Fiji’s Southern Lau Archipelago; the provincial capital of Lau is located here. The island is the tenth largest in Fiji, with a land area of nearly 60 square kilometers.Steadman (2006) It is fertile and wel ..., is one of the chiefly islands in the Lau Group with a unique and rich history. Islands of Fiji Lau Islands {{Fiji-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutunasobasoba
Lutunasobasoba is considered to be one of the ancestors of the Fijian (iTaukei) people, along with Degei. According to one story, they originated near Lake Tanganyika and sailed to sea in the Kaunitoni and several other canoes. The Kaunitoni became holed in the western reef of Viti Levu, just north of the village of Viseisei. One faction, with Lutunasobasoba as a chief, decided to make a home there. Degei, with the Kaunitoni, decided to sail east on the coast and landed at Rakiraki, settling in the Nakauvandra Mountains. This particular story is believed to have been originated from a competition held in the late 1870s by missionaries who were looking to develop a more fanciful story than that which existed in Fijian circles at the time. The winning story tells that Degei and Lutunasobasoba were gods from Lake Tanganyika. In modern times it is believed that Fiji's first inhabitants were Proto-Polynesians of the Lapita culture, whose ancestors were from South East Asia. Variatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moala Island
Moala is a volcanic island in the Moala subgroup of Fiji's Lau archipelago. It has an area of , making it the ninth largest island of Fiji. The highest point on the island of Moala, at a maximum elevation of , is called Delaimoala which has rich vegetation and consists of dark thick forest. The population of around 3000 live in eight villages. The chief village of Naroi, whose population is over 500, was formalised during the colonial era to entertain those that would not be entertained elsewhere. Economic activities include coconut farming, cocoa production, fishing and yaqona (kava) production. Oral history of the Island depicted by the genealogical records which is funded by the British through Ratu Sukuna, whose mother is from Naocovonu, a clan within the larger Nasau group. The genealogical records or Vola-ni-Kawa Bula kei Viti abbreviated as VKB, dictates that all Moalans are to be registered under two great sons of pre-Colonial Fiji, and these are: Kubuavanua (now cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeba
Lakeba (pronounced ) is an island in Fiji’s Southern Lau Archipelago; the provincial capital of Lau is located here. The island is the tenth largest in Fiji, with a land area of nearly 60 square kilometers.Steadman (2006) It is fertile and well watered, and encircled by a 29-kilometer road. Its closest neighbors are Aiwa and Nayau. Separated by deep sea from the latter but only by shallow waters from the former, when sea levels were lower during glacial episodes Lakeba and Aiwa formed one large island. It has a population of around 2,100 in eight villages, the most important of which is the capital Tubou which lies in the island's south. Near Tubou is the village of Levuka; not to be confused with its namesake – Fiji's old capital – Levuka on Lakeba is home to a fishing tribe whose ancestors came from Bau Island. Another significant village is Nasaqalau, located in the northern part of Lakeba. Geography Situated at 18.20° South and 178.80° East, Lakeba has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adi (title)
''Adi'' is a title used by Fijian women of chiefly rank, namely female members of chiefly clans. It is the equivalent of the ''Ratu'' title used by male chiefs. It is in general use throughout most of Fiji, although on Kadavu Island, ''Bulou'' is used instead. Notable chiefesses *Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ... See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adi (Title) Fijian chiefesses Noble titles Women by social class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
