Culture Of Fiji

picture info	Culture Of Fiji The culture of Fiji is a tapestry of native Fijian, Indian, European, Chinese and other nationalities. Culture polity traditions, language, food costume, belief system, architecture, arts, craft, music, dance, and sports will be discussed in this article to give you an indication of Fiji's indigenous community but also the various communities which make up Fiji as a modern culture and living. The indigenous culture is an active and living part of everyday life for the majority of the population. Fijian culture has evolved with the introduction of Indian, Chinese and European culture, and various cultures from the Pacific neighbors of Fiji; in particular the Tongan and Rotuman cultures. The culture of Fiji, including language, has created a unique communal and national identity. History Tradition and hierarchy Fijian indigenous society is very communal, with great importance attached to the family unit, the village, and the '' vanua'' (land).Spoken Fijian: Albert James Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vanua __NOTOC__ The word ''banua'' or ''vanua'' (the latter from Fijian, as well as various languages of Melanesia, see below) – meaning "land," "home," or "village" – occurs in several Austronesian languages. It derives from the Proto-Austronesian reconstructed form ''banua''. The word has particular significance in several countries. Western Malayo-Polynesian languages Philippines ;Kapampangan In the Kapampangan language, ''banwa'' or ''banua'' means "sky" or "year". ;Visayan In the Hiligaynon Visayan language, ''banwa'' means "people", "nation" or "country." Malaysia and Indonesia ;Malay In the Malay language (the lingua franca of both Malaysia and Indonesia), ''benua'' means "landmass" or "continent". The word for "land" in these languages and nearby Austronesian languages — e.g., in Tana Toraja, Tana Tidung or Tanö Niha – are ''tanah'' or ''tana''. ;Banjar In the Banjar language, ''banua'' means "village" or "homeland". ;Old Javanese In the Old Javanese languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Matai (Fiji) Matai may refer to: Geography * Matai, Egypt, a city in the governorate of Al Minya in Egypt * Matai, Maucatar, a city and suco in Timor-Leste * Matai, New Zealand, a locality in the Matamata-Piako District of New Zealand * Matai, Tanzania, a town and administrative seat of Kalambo District, Tanzania * Matai, West Coast, a locality in the Grey District of New Zealand * Matai River, in Odisha and West Bengal states of India Plants * ''Prumnopitys taxifolia'' (mataī), a tree endemic to New Zealand * ''Eleocharis dulcis'', the Chinese water chestnut People * Jakub Matai (born 1993), Czech ice hockey winger * Steve Matai Stephen Matai (born 5 August 1984) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the National Rugby League (NRL )from 2005 to 2016. A New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand national representative centr ... (born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player * Matai Smith (born 1977), New Zealand television presenter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dau (skill) Dau or DAU may refer to: * Club Deportivo Árabe Unido * Daily active users, a performance metric for the success of an Internet product * Dau (surname) * ''Dau'' (film), a biography of physicist Lev Landau * DAU (project), a cross-sectional cinema and art project * Dau, a barangay in Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines * Dauair (ICAO code), a small, short-lived German airline * Da'u County, or Dawu County, in Sichuan, China * Daru Airport (IATA code), airport in Daru, Papua New Guinea * Defense Acquisition University The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) is a corporate university of the United States Department of Defense offering "acquisition, technology, and logistics" (AT&L) training to military and Federal civilian staff and Federal contractors. DAU ... , a university under the United States Department of Defense located in Fort Belvoir, Virginia {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bati (Fiji) Bati (pronounced ) are the traditional warriors of the Fiji Islands the word itself loosely translated means soldier, bodyguard in Fijian. it is derived from the word meaning teeth or edge and In old Fiji two types of subjection were recognized called Qali and Bati,Fiji and the Fijians P16Neither Cargo Nor CultP26,27 The Qali was a province or town subject to a Chief town and Bati denotes those which are not directly subject but less respected than the Qali, the Bati bordered an area subject to the Chief and provided him with a service, and from here derives the terms Mataqali and Bati. Bati is now understood in Fijian Culture as the term for the island's traditional warrior class or caste.From Election to Coup in Fiji, P204 a translation of the word Bati The Bati are traditionally among the strongest Fijians Fijians () are a nation and ethnic group Indigenous peoples of Oceania, native to Fiji, who speak Fijian language, Fijian and English language, English and share a commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bete (priest) The Bete were the traditional priestly class in Fiji. The ''kalou-vu'' (Ancestor-God In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...s) were believed to speak through the Bete.Knowing & Learning, P.153 See also * Bété Footnotes Religion in Fiji {{Fiji-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mata Ni Vanua Mata may refer to: Places * Mata, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Mata, Israel, a Moshav in the Judaean Mountains, south-west of Jerusalem, not far from Beit Shemesh * Mata, Rio Grande do Sul, town in Brazil * Mata Island, in the Hudson Bay of Nunavut, Canada * Mata River, of the East Coast of North Island, New Zealand * Mata, Afghanistan * Mata, in Castelo Branco, Portugal * Mata, Dianbai County (马踏镇), town in Guangdong, China People * Mata (surname), for people with the surname Mata * Mata Amritanandamayi (born 1953), Hindu spiritual leader and guru * Mata Hari (1876–1917), stage name of exotic dancer, courtesan and spy Margaretha Zelle * Mata Sundari, Mata Jito, and Mata Sahib Kaur, the wives of Sikh guru Gobind Singh; according to one theory, the first two are the same person * Mata Tripta, mother of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism * Mata (rapper) (born 2000), Polish rapper Entertainment * ''Mata'' (2006 film), a Kannada language film * ''Mata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sau Turaga The Sau turaga clan is the second highest clan of the Fijian social hierarchy system. The name itself means "steward chief". Holders of such a title have the paramount role of crowning a new chief, assisting the chief and above all else defending the sovereignty of the chief. Usually the turaga clan and the sau clan are but one family, the latter being the younger sibling in the original clan of nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. T .... But the title holds prestige in the society as one of the closest in rank to that of the chief. Only they can make a new chief and can temporarily hold the position until one is made. The clan is the second most important in the traditional Fijian hierarchical social structure. They are also called king makers and thus they ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Turaga In Fijian, Turaga is the word for a man. The ''Turaga-ni-Koro'' is a title for the head of a village (''Koro''), who is usually elected or appointed by the villagers. As kind of city administrator or mayor, he plays a key role in the modern Fijian government structure and is paid a small government allowance. Similarly, the chief of a ''Mataqali'' (clan) is known as the ''Turaga-ni-mataqali''. The exact historical status of the Turaga played an important role in conflicts regarding common landownership. References See also * House of Chiefs (Fiji) The House of Chiefs in Fiji consists of the Fijian nobility, composed of about seventy chiefs of various ranks, majority of which are related. It is not a formal political body and is not the same as the Great Council of Chiefs, a political bo ... Culture of Fiji {{Fiji-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mataqali A mataqali (pronounced ) is a Fijian clan or landowning unit. See also Culture of Fiji The culture of Fiji is a tapestry of native Fijian, Indian, European, Chinese and other nationalities. Culture polity traditions, language, food costume, belief system, architecture, arts, craft, music, dance, and sports will be discussed in t ... Fijian traditions and ceremonies Notes Culture of Fiji {{fiji-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Primogeniture Primogeniture () is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn Legitimacy (family law), legitimate child to inheritance, inherit all or most of their parent's estate (law), estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relative. In most contexts, it means the inheritance of the firstborn son (agnatic primogeniture); it can also mean by the firstborn daughter (matrilineal primogeniture), or firstborn child (absolute primogeniture). Its opposite analogue is partible inheritance. Description The common definition given is also known as male-line primogeniture, the classical form popular in European jurisdictions among others until into the 20th century. In the absence of male-line offspring, variations were expounded to entitle a daughter or a brother or, in the absence of either, to another collateral relative, in a specified order (e.g., male-preference primogeniture, Salic primogeniture, semi-Salic primogenitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]