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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bati (pronounced [mˈbatʃi]) are the traditional warriors of the Fiji Islands the word itself loosely translated means soldier, bodyguard in Fijian.[1] it is derived from the word meaning teeth or edge and In old Fiji two types of subjection were recognized called Qali and Bati,[2][3] The Qali was a province or town subject to a Chief town and Bati denotes those which are not directly subject but less respected than the Qali,[2][3] the Bati bordered an area subject to the Chief and provided him with a service,[3] and from here derives the terms Mataqali and Bati.

Bati is now understood in Fijian Culture as the term for the island's traditional warrior class or caste.[4][5] The Bati are traditionally among the strongest Fijians.[citation needed]

Each Fijian village has an intricate traditional infrastructure and a Chieftain will have a Bati Clan traditionally aligned with him.

Warrior Caste

There were several class of warrior or Bati, for example you could have Bati Balavu, these warriors would be the outer guard and would guard the chief from a great distance, then you would have Bati Leka these were the inner guard and bodyguards of the Chief, there was also Bati Kadi [6] which were mercenaries for hire.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Fijian - English Dictionary". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
  2. ^ a b Fiji and the Fijians P16
  3. ^ a b c Neither Cargo Nor CultP26,27
  4. ^ Fiji Handbook of the Colony, P18
  5. ^ From Election to Coup in Fiji,P204 a translation of the word Bati
  6. ^ a b Tales from Old Fiji, By Lorimer Fison, Published 1907, P 20, 21

References

  • Fiji Handbook of the Colony: Special Wartime Issue, By Leonard G Usher, Published 1943, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 23 Nov 2005.
  • From Election to Coup in Fiji: The 2006 Campaign and Its Aftermath, By Jonathan Fraenkel, Stewart Firth
  • and the Fijians, By Thomas Williams, James Calvert
  • Neither Cargo Nor Cult: Ritual Politics and the Colonial Imagination in Fiji, by Martha Kaplan
  • Tales from Old Fiji, By Lorimer Fison, Published 1907 A. Moring ltd., the Dela More press, Folklore, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized 13 Dec 2006


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