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'''Tui Sabeto''' ('''Erenavula na Momo Levu na Tui Sabeto''') is the traditional Fijian title of the Paramount Chief of Sabeto or Betoraurau,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Society |first1=Fiji |title=Transactions and Proceedings |year=1962 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ewPAQAAMAAJ&q=tui+sabeto |language=en}}</ref> a 5-minute drive from the north of [[Nadi International Airport]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fraenkel |first1=Jon |last2=Firth |first2=Stewart |title=From Election to Coup in Fiji: The 2006 Campaign and Its Aftermath |year=2007 |publisher=editorips@usp.ac.fj |isbn=978-982-01-0808-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=slUplPokMR4C&q=tui+sabeto&pg=PA231 |language=en}}</ref> The Tui Sabeto exercises chiefly authority over the villages of Koroyaca, Narokorokoyawa, Natalau, Naboutini and Korobebe.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nayacakalou |first1=R. R. |title=Leadership in Fiji |year=1975 |publisher=editorips@usp.ac.fj |isbn=978-0-19-550465-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yVhYNT1YjWMC&q=tui+sabeto&pg=PA41 |language=en}}</ref> |
'''''Tui Sabeto''''' (full: '''''Erenavula na Momo Levu na Tui Sabeto''''') is the traditional Fijian title of the Paramount Chief of Sabeto or Betoraurau,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Society |first1=Fiji |title=Transactions and Proceedings |year=1962 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ewPAQAAMAAJ&q=tui+sabeto |language=en}}</ref> a 5-minute drive from the north of [[Nadi International Airport]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fraenkel |first1=Jon |last2=Firth |first2=Stewart |title=From Election to Coup in Fiji: The 2006 Campaign and Its Aftermath |year=2007 |publisher=editorips@usp.ac.fj |isbn=978-982-01-0808-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=slUplPokMR4C&q=tui+sabeto&pg=PA231 |language=en}}</ref> The Tui Sabeto exercises chiefly authority over the villages of Koroyaca, Narokorokoyawa, Natalau, Naboutini and Korobebe.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nayacakalou |first1=R. R. |title=Leadership in Fiji |year=1975 |publisher=editorips@usp.ac.fj |isbn=978-0-19-550465-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yVhYNT1YjWMC&q=tui+sabeto&pg=PA41 |language=en}}</ref> |
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From the five villages consists of |
From the five villages consists of seven ''yavusa'' (tribe) namely Conua (headed by the Tui Sabeto), Leiwavuwavu (the [[Bati Leka, Gonedau]]), Nasara, Waruta (the [[Mataisau]]), Ne ([[Narogokoso]]), Leweikoro, Leweidrasa. |
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== Current Title Holder == |
== Current Title Holder == |
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[Vacant] after |
[Vacant] after death of ''Tui Sabeto'' ''Ratu'' Tevita Susu Mataitoga, son of the late Tui Sabeto, ''Ratu'' Kaliova Mataitoga who was a Member of the Great Council of Chief late August last year. The appointment of the ''Tui Sabeto'' is now normally carried out by the Mataqali Buasali, not the kingmakers or the [[Sauturaga]] as in other traditions. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 4 April 2024
Tui Sabeto (full: Erenavula na Momo Levu na Tui Sabeto) is the traditional Fijian title of the Paramount Chief of Sabeto or Betoraurau,[1] a 5-minute drive from the north of Nadi International Airport.[2] The Tui Sabeto exercises chiefly authority over the villages of Koroyaca, Narokorokoyawa, Natalau, Naboutini and Korobebe.[3]
From the five villages consists of seven yavusa (tribe) namely Conua (headed by the Tui Sabeto), Leiwavuwavu (the Bati Leka, Gonedau), Nasara, Waruta (the Mataisau), Ne (Narogokoso), Leweikoro, Leweidrasa.
Current Title Holder[edit]
[Vacant] after death of Tui Sabeto Ratu Tevita Susu Mataitoga, son of the late Tui Sabeto, Ratu Kaliova Mataitoga who was a Member of the Great Council of Chief late August last year. The appointment of the Tui Sabeto is now normally carried out by the Mataqali Buasali, not the kingmakers or the Sauturaga as in other traditions.
References[edit]
- ^ Society, Fiji (1962). Transactions and Proceedings.
- ^ Fraenkel, Jon; Firth, Stewart (2007). From Election to Coup in Fiji: The 2006 Campaign and Its Aftermath. editorips@usp.ac.fj. ISBN 978-982-01-0808-0.
- ^ Nayacakalou, R. R. (1975). Leadership in Fiji. editorips@usp.ac.fj. ISBN 978-0-19-550465-1.