Roko Tui Namata
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The Roko Tui Namata is the title of the Paramount Chief
of the Namata subdistrict of Bau district, in Fiji
's Tailevu Province
. 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 and Vunivalu of Bau
, was the daughter of the late Roko Tui Namata, Ratu Inoke Marika.
Ratu
Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
of the Namata subdistrict of Bau district, in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
's Tailevu Province
Local government of Fiji
Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces; the self-governing island of Rotuma and its dependencies lie outside any of the four divisions. Each division is headed by a Commissioner, appointed by the Fijian government...
. 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
George Cakobau
Ratu Sir George Kadavulevu Cakobau, GCMG, GCVO, OBE was Governor General of Fiji from 1973 to 1983. A great-grandson of Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the King of Bau who had unified all the tribes of Fiji under his reign in the mid-1800s and subsequently ceded the islands to the United Kingdom in...
, the late Governor-General and Vunivalu of Bau
Vunivalu of Bau
Turaga na Vunivalu ni Bau 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 ranking member of the Tui Kaba clan.-A brief history:The...
, was the daughter of the late Roko Tui Namata, Ratu Inoke Marika.