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'''Tu'i''', also spelled more simplistically '''Tui''', is a Polynesian traditional title for [[tribal chief]]s or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities. |
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==Tonga== |
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See: |
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*[[Tu'i Tonga]] |
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*[[Tu'i Ha'atakalaua]] |
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*[[Tu'i Kanokupolu]] |
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*Tui Harris |
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==Fiji== |
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See [[House of Chiefs (Fiji)]] |
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==Samoa== |
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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]] |
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==Wallis and Futuna==<!-- This section is linked from [[Monarch]] --> |
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On [[Futuna]] island, see Tu`i Agaifo of [[Alo (Wallis and Futuna)|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. |
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On [[`Uvea]] (Wallis Island), there is only the Tui `Uvea or Hau (translated by the French as king/queen; from 1858 also styled Lavelua¹). |
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==Sources and references== |
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*[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/ WorldStatesmen- see each present country] |
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[[Category:Heads of state]] |
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[[Category:Noble titles]] |
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[[Category:Polynesian culture]] |
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Revision as of 00:34, 10 August 2009
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.
Tonga
See:
- Tu'i Tonga
- Tu'i Ha'atakalaua
- Tu'i Kanokupolu
- Tui Harris
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 Island), there is only the Tui `Uvea or Hau (translated by the French as king/queen; from 1858 also styled Lavelua¹).
Sources and references
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