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For historical details, see the various polities.
For historical details, see the various polities.

==Tonga==
See [[Tu'i Tonga]].

==Fiji==
==Fiji==
See [[House of Chiefs (Fiji)]]
See [[House of Chiefs (Fiji)]]

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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

See House of Chiefs (Fiji)

Samoa

There have been several Samoan polities and titles (several including the term Tui) in the present kingdom.

Wallis and Futuna

  • On Futuna island:
    • Tu`i Agaifo of Tu`a (Alo)
    • 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: only the Tui `Uvea or Hau (translated by the French as king/queen; from 1858 also styled Lavelua¹)

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