TY  - BOOK
AU  - Inia,Elizabeth Kafonika Makarita
TI  - Katoʻaga: Rotuman ceremonies 
SN  - 9820203414
U1  - 390.0099611 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Suva, Fiji
PB  - Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific
KW  - Rotumans
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
KW  - Rotuma Island (Fiji)
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Foreword / Alan Howard, Jan Rensel -- Preface -- Pronunciation guide; Part one: Components of ceremony ('Epa, apei and paega: ceremonial mats [Apei: white mats; Paega: ceremonial mats] ; Koua: earth ovens ; 'Umefe: chiefly tables ; Tēfui: garlands [Methof for making a fui ; Uses of tēfui] ; Lolo: anointing oil ; Mena: turmeric ; Mafua: knowledgeable elders ; Fūmarā'e: the man in charge ; Hierarchy ; Etiquette and manners [Females ; Males] ; Numbers and measurements [Counting food ; Measuring mats ; Other measures]); Part two: Ceremonies (Death and funera;s [The kava ceremony ; Takai: returning the widow(er) home ; Kav putu: ritual kava drinking ; Teran lima: the fifth day ; Hot'ak hafu: mounting the headstone] ; Birth rituals ; First birthday ; Hapagsū: recurrence prevention ; Majau: the power to heal ; Ag forau: farewell to travellers ; Mamasu: welcoming visitors and returnees [Mamiag forau: ceremonial anointing] ; Installation of a chief ; Homage to chiefs [Pūakia vek ta: bringing food from the garden ; Kiu: gift of ten thousand ; Pas ne kava: dividing the kava ; Fao a'a: feasts for chiefs ; Fakmamosa: ripening bananas] ; Koua puha ; Ancient marriage rituals [Child betrothal ; Respnsibilities of bride's and groom's parties ; Preliminary ceremonies ; The wedding day ; Nin sū: anointing the couple ; Fait'ak tē: spreading the white mats ; 'Ōf sope: hair-cutting ritual ; 'Ātē ta: wedding feast ; Ever after] ; Modern marriage customs [Sok faeag ta: the negotiation ; Suf hanta: the proposal ; Fa as ta: posting the banns ; Fai ran ta: confirming the date ; Saio sū ta: informing the district chief ; Fao tē: the day before the wedding ; Teran ne sū ta: the day of the wedding ; Informal weddings]); Appendix 1: Rotuman indigenous spirituality -- Appendix 2: Fakpeje -- Glossary
N2  - The foremost Rotuman expert describes ceremonial goods. Inia also looks at key roles played by elders, the fundamentals of ritual etiquette and Rotuman spirituality and traditional chants
ER  -