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See [[House of Chiefs (Fiji)]] |
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Revision as of 06:29, 21 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.
Tonga
See Tu'i Tonga.
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)