Examples of 'matai' in a sentence
Meaning of "matai"
Matai is a verb that means to make decisions, lead, or preside over a gathering or a community in Samoan culture
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- A Samoan chief.
- A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand.
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It is nowadays applied to any male person who is not a matai.
Matai or chiefly title holders.
Women and men have equal opportunities to become a matai title holder.
The role of a matai is a very large and important one.
Let me say something about the way villages choose their matai.
Matai led me to the circle.
In return for this leadership the matai is rendered services by the family members.
The matai can either be a male or female although in practice most are males.
The pastor holds a status equal to or even higher than the highest ranking matai.
Local totara and matai timber was used for these massive beams.
It would have been a tragedy had Matai been charged.
Matai Chief or holder of family chiefly title.
Such undue multiplication of matai titles started the ruination of the matai system.
Matai titles in Samoa can be bestowed upon women or men.
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On metal or Balanced on matai and banlanced.
The Matai saw the tsunami approaching and warned residents of the need to evacuate.
Important matters are taken to an exclusive Assembly of Matai head of family clan.
Banks Peninsula totara and matai timber were used for the roof supports.
I want to apologize for coming out to Matai Bay.
The extended family is headed by a Matai or chief who is appointed by family consensus.
Samoan men love the personality traits of a Noble Matai woman.
They brought Matai before the judges.
Matai was also named in the Samoa training squad for the World Cup.
Governor Togiola emphasized that the protection of the matai and land tenure system was paramount.
He holds the matai title Tuala from the village of Leauvaa.
To adopt Printed Circuit Board to instead of matai cables in the side of cabinet.
The word Matai means god and Katar mean great or supreme.
Kath found something at Matai Bay.
Only Samoans with chief matai titles are eligible to become Members of Parliament.
And over here is Matai Bay.
Matai material Full copper.
In Samoa, any Samoan citizen holding a matai title can stand for election.
In return, the matai is rendered service or tautua by the family members.
Also on that piece of land is where another elected member resides, the Matai.
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A'eau Peniamina is a matai and politician in Samoa.
Matai stayed on the cheap, we get good value out of him.
Is that what that action was down at Matai Bay?
A woman matai may participate in the decision making process, but is not eligible to vote.
I have destroyed the device, Matai Shang.
Matai is not threatened, although as a forest-type it has been greatly reduced through widespread logging.
We are pleased to introduce Divya Matai as the new chief financial officer ( CFO ) at Northwest.
I personally asked a Japanese designer, Eriko Matai.
Matai is indigenous family title-holders.
Paramount chief titles are the highest in the local " matai " system.
Unlike the related miro ( Prumnopitys ferruginea ), matai has a distinctive and long-lasting juvenile stage.
The forest is thick with trees such as rimu, totara, silver beech, matai and kahikatea.
Her matai chief title is Safuneitu'uga.
The Samoan appellation for a male person who is not a matai is a taule'ale'a.
