Teliki Makumoso paramount chief, supreme chief / Supreme Lord, God: name given [...]

Part of Speech proper noun
Phonetic Form teliki makuˈmoso
Morphology teliki + makumoso
    • paramount chief, supreme chief
      • Ethn
    • Literally elder chief
      • Example 2399:
        Uña teliki makumoso, ka uña teliki, ka dapa wopine peini kulumoe, ka dapa gete, ne-ko kape ne-viñi kiapa. Iote kape ne-viñi kaipa teliki na.
        O you supreme chiefs, you dignitaries, you leaders of our island; and you the youngsters too, I have something to tell you. Something I want to tell to all the dignitaries here.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S95
    • Supreme Lord, God: name given to the ancient god Banie
      • Myth
    • Sense Comment esp
      Infobox Banie, the Supreme Lord: When our country emerged, our Supreme Lord was called “Banie”. This supreme god was the one who taught everything to humans. He's the one – our Supreme Lord, our father – he's the one who taught us our culture, our language, everything we do: thus he taught us how to build houses, how to create things with wood, how to cut canoes, how to make paddles – all those things…
      • Example 2400:
        Teliki iadapa pe li-maluo, ka Teliki Makumoso iadapa po li-bu.
        The living have their chiefs; the Dead have their own supreme chief, “Teliki Makumoso”.

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  • See also:
    • teliki chief, leader of a community / lord, master, god