Niumataiwalu Explained

Niumataiwalu was a Fijian high chief.^[1]

Etymology

The name Niumataiwalu, translated as "I came first to Walu beach", was in memory of Naosara.

Family

Niumataiwalu's father, Delaivugalei, was the brother of Qoma, whose father was Kalouyalewa. Niumataiwalu had three wives and multiple children; his recorded wives and children, in order of seniority, were:

• By Radini Levuka
  • Banuve Baleivavalagi (father of Tanoa Visawaqa)^[2]
• By his first wife, Tarau of Totoya^[3]
  • Sivoki^[4]
  • Uluilakeba I
  • Rasolo
  • Mokoi
• By his second wife, Uma of Nukunuku
  • Matawalu
• By his third wife (name unknown), from Cakaudrove
  • Lubati

Further reading

• Yalo i Viti: Shades of Viti – a Fiji Museum Catalogue: page 173; by Fergus Clunie, Fiji Museum, and Julia Brooke-White (1986)
• Folk-Lore: A Quarterly Review of Myth, Tradition, Institution, and Custom – page 119; by Sidgwick; Folklore Society (Great Britain), Parish Register Society (Great Britain). Published 1977. Northern Micrographics for Brookhaven Press. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized 14 July 2006.

Notes and References

1. K Vuataki (2013). Softly Fiji. "Learn of the original worship of the father and the son in Fiji."
2. Web site: Genealogy . 20 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180808220927/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/fiji/vunivalu.html . 8 August 2018 . dead .
3. On the Meaning of Kalou and the Origin of Fijian Temples
4. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.