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  1. Iroijlaplap

    Iroijlaplap are the traditional paramount chiefs in the Marshall Islands. Ordinary chiefs bear the title of Iroij; -ļapļap is a superlative suffix. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Iroijlaplap (Marshallese: iroojļapļap [irˠoːzʲ(e)lˠɑbʲ(ɛ)lˠɑpʲ]; feminine: Leroijlaplap, leroojļapļap [lʲeːrˠoːzʲ(e)lˠɑbʲ(ɛ)lˠɑpʲ]) are the traditional paramount chiefs in the Marshall Islands. Ordinary chiefs bear the title of Iroij (feminine: Leroij); - ļapļap is a superlative suffix.
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  4. en.wikipedia.org

    Kabua, c. 1880. Kabua the Great, also Kabua Laplap, (c. 1820 - July 4, 1910) was a Marshallese iroij whom the German Empire recognized as the king of the Marshall Islands. From 1863 until his death in 1910, he claimed to be the paramount chief, or iroijlaplap, of the Ralik Chain, though his cousin Loiak also claimed the title.Kabua worked with western missionaries and copra traders to expand ...
  5. en.wikipedia.org

    Pages in category "Marshallese chiefs" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Iroijlaplap; C. Council of Iroij; G. Kabua the Great; H. Namo Hermios; Remios Hermios; K. Amata Kabua; Imata Kabua; L. Albert Loeak; Anjua Loeak; T. Litokwa Tomeing; Z.
  6. everyculture.com

    On outlying Enewetak and Ujelang, land is a mark of identity claimed bilaterally. Copra production in the nineteenth century greatly increased the power of Marshallese iroij chiefs and alab land heads, since Europeans relied on them to oversee the growing, collection, and processing of coconut. Japanese land registration in the 1930s increased ...
  7. mistories.org

    Marshall Islands Story Project

    mistories.org › intro.php

    Marshallese society is matrilineal people and arranged by hierarchy. At he top of the social tier were the Irooj (Chiefs), with the Alap (Noblemen), and Dri-Jerbal (Laborer) occupying the second and third tiers respectively. All land belonged to the Bwij or clan. Rights to land were inherited through the mother.
  8. marshall.csu.edu.au

    As Marshallese society moves from an oral to written culture it would be very unfortunate to lose the traditions and legends, the stories, that tell us so much about the culture before the time of the RiPalle and before Christianity. ... The traditional classes in society were distinct: chiefs and commoners. Among the chiefs, the irooj laplap ...
  9. habeleinstitute.org

    In the Marshall Islands, the most powerful leaders were the two paramount chiefs, one heading each of the two island chains—the Ratak and Ralik; these two paramount chiefs had absolute power. The customary power of the Marshallese chiefs could expand or shrink depending on personal bravery, cunning, or other personal attributes.
  10. marshall.csu.edu.au

    1885 Treaty between the Marshallese Chiefs and the German Empire The item contains the original German and Marshallese text, as well as a translation into English. German Colonial Documents on the Marshall Islands Compilation of page images of German colonial documents relating to the Marshall Islands.
  11. Historical shifts in the political and economic powers of Marshallese chiefs through three colonial administrations, and the growth of a commoner elite class since World War II further highlight the ways foreign resources are appropriated for specific local purposes that transform understandings of power and authority. With discourse as both ...

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