Buivaroro (
pronunciation
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:
buiβaroro was a
Fijian High
Chief and
Lord
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of the island of
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 pr ...
.
Biography
Buivaroro was born on
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 pr ...
. His father was
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 ...
, son of Chief
Lutunasobasoba of
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 r ...
, whilst Buivaroro’s mother was High Chiefess Gelegeleavanua. His younger brother was High Chief
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 bo ...
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 ...
and their sister was ''
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Names and titles
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* Adi (name), a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages
* Adi (title), a Fijian title used by females of chi ...
'' 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
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a woman named ''Adi'' Tarau, a
Lady of
Totoya
Totoya is a volcanic island in the Moala subgroup of Fiji's Lau archipelago. It occupies an area of 28 km2, making it the smallest of the Yasayasa Moala Group. Its maximum elevation is above sea level. The main economic activity is cocon ...
. 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 Buivaroro.
Maseikula
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Fijian chiefs