The Roko Tui Namata is the title of the
Paramount Chief
A paramount chief is the English-language designation for the highest-level political leader in a regional or local polity or country administered politically with a chief-based system. This term is used occasionally in anthropological and arc ...
of the Namata district in
Fiji's
Tailevu Province
Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji.
Overview
One of the eight provinces based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island, Tailevu's 755 square kilometers occupy the south-eastern fringe of the island along with some central areas. At the 2017 ...
. The chiefly family of Namata is closely related to that of Bau, with frequent intermarriage between them.
Adi Viniana Gavoka, the first wife of
Ratu Sir George Cakobau, the late
Governor-General
Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...
and
Vunivalu of Bau
Turaga na Vunivalu na Tui Kaba is the Paramount Chief of the Kubuna Confederacy, loosely translated the title means ''Warlord of Bau'' or Root of War. The succession to the title does not follow primogeniture, but the candidate must be a high-r ...
, was the daughter of the late Roko Tui Namata,
Ratu Inoke Mara.
Fijian nobility
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