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'''Tu'i''', also spelled more simplistically '''Tui''', is a Polynesian traditional title for [[tribal chief]]s or princes. In western languages some of the highest such position are often rendered as King. |
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For historical details, see the various polities. |
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==Fiji== |
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See [[House of Chiefs (Fiji)]] |
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==Samoa== |
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There have been several Samoan polities and titles (several including the term Tui) in the present kingdom. |
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*On [[American Samoa]], the Paramount chiefs is titled ''Tui Manu`a'' |
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==Wallis and Futuna== |
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*On [[Futuna]] island: |
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** ''Tu`i Agaifo'' of [[Tu`a]] (Alo) |
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** 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: 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== |
==Sources and references== |
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Revision as of 09:47, 20 May 2006
Tu'i, also spelled more simplistically Tui, is a Polynesian traditional title for tribal chiefs or princes. In western languages some of the highest such position are often rendered as King.
For historical details, see the various polities.
Fiji
Samoa
There have been several Samoan polities and titles (several including the term Tui) in the present kingdom.
- On American Samoa, the Paramount chiefs is titled Tui Manu`a
Wallis and Futuna
- On Futuna island:
- On Uvea (Wallis) island: 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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