Iroij

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Iroij is a traditional chiefly title in the Marshall Islands denoting a high-ranking hereditary leader or paramount chief.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Iroij canonical 1
Iroijlaplap 1
iroij 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Marshallese cultural institution ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
traditional chiefly title ⓘ
associatedWith clan leadership ⓘ
customary law ⓘ
land rights ⓘ
traditional authority ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ
tribute obligations ⓘ
continuesToExistIn contemporary Marshallese society ⓘ
contrastedWith Alap ⓘ
Dri-jerbal ⓘ
countryContext Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Marshall Islands
culturalContext Micronesian culture ⓘ
culturalSignificance guardian of custom ⓘ
symbol of authority ⓘ
denotes high-ranking leader ⓘ
paramount chief ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Marshallese language ⓘ
governs multiple islands or atolls ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation often male ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn inheritance patterns ⓘ
land tenure system ⓘ
social obligations ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver lagoon resources ⓘ
lands ⓘ
reef resources ⓘ
hasTitleHolderType district chief ⓘ
paramount chief ⓘ
hasVariantForm Iroijlaplap ⓘ
linked to: Iroij
historicallyLinkedTo Marshallese matrilineal clans ⓘ
influences local governance ⓘ
isPartOf Marshallese chiefly system ⓘ
Marshallese social hierarchy ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Marshallese ⓘ
presentIn Ralik Chain ⓘ
Ratak Chain ⓘ
recognizedIn Marshallese customary law ⓘ
region Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ
roleInSociety ceremonial leadership ⓘ
dispute resolution ⓘ
resource allocation ⓘ
status high nobility ⓘ
successionType hereditary succession ⓘ
timeDepth pre-colonial era ⓘ
usedIn Marshall Islands ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iroij → hasVariantForm → Iroijlaplap ⓘ
linked to: Iroij
Council of Iroij → composedOf → iroij ⓘ
linked to: Iroij