The Social and Political Systems of Central Polynesia

according acted adopted appeared appointed associated attention authority believe belonged body breadfruit brother called ceremony chapter child claim common connection consideration considered council custom death descendants discussion district divided division draw duties effect election Ellis evidence example fact father fono Gill give given gods hand head chief held hoang Ibid idea important island king Krämer land matter means missionaries orator origin ownership passed perhaps person planted Polynesia portion possessed possible practice present priests probably punishment question rank received recognized refers regarded relatively respective rule sacred Samoa says secular seems seen separate social group sometimes sons speaking statement sub-group succession successor suggested taboo Tahiti taken tells term told Tonga Tongatabu took trees tuitonga tulafale village whole writers