Tu'i
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Tu'i, also spelled more simplistically Tui, is a Polynesian traditional title for tribal chief
s or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities.
, the paramount chief is titled Tu'i Manu'a
island, see Tu`i Agaifo of Alo
. There is also 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), there is only the Tui `Uvea or Hau (translated by the French as king/queen; from 1858 also styled Lavelua¹).
Tribal chief
A tribal chief is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. Tribal societies with social stratification under a single leader emerged in the Neolithic period out of earlier tribal structures with little stratification, and they remained prevalent throughout the Iron Age.In the case of ...
s or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities.
Samoa
There are several Samoan polities and titles (several including the term Tui) in the present kingdom. On American SamoaAmerican Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
, the paramount chief is titled Tu'i Manu'a
Tu'i Manu'a
The title Tui Manua is considered the oldest chiefly title of the Samoa Islands and Polynesia. Tuimanua Elisala was the last Tuimanua titleholder. He was the grandson of Tuimanua Alalamua whose genealogy descended from the Sa Tagaloa....
Wallis and Futuna
On FutunaFutuna Island, Wallis and Futuna
Futuna is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna. It is one of the Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne, nearby Alofi being the other...
island, see Tu`i Agaifo of Alo
Alo (Wallis and Futuna)
Alo is one of three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.-Geography:...
. There is also the Chief of Sigave
Sigave
Sigavé is one of the three official chiefdoms of the French territory of Wallis and Futuna in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.-Geography:...
; however, depending on the family, they carry the specific title of Sau?, Tamolevai, Keletaona, or Tu`i Sigave.
On `Uvea (Wallis Island), there is only the Tui `Uvea or Hau (translated by the French as king/queen; from 1858 also styled Lavelua¹).