Iroijlaplap of Majuro

E873547

The Iroijlaplap of Majuro is the paramount traditional chief of Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands, holding the highest chiefly authority and significant cultural and political influence in the region.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Iroijlaplap of Majuro canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Marshallese chieftainship ⓘ
paramount chief ⓘ
traditional chiefly title ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Majuro Atoll ⓘ
Ratak Chain ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Marshallese culture ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Marshallese people ⓘ
linked to: Micronesians
authorityType ceremonial authority ⓘ
customary authority ⓘ
land authority ⓘ
basedOn clan lineage ⓘ
hereditary succession ⓘ
coexistsWith modern constitutional government of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
country Marshall Islands ⓘ
culturalRole guardian of customary law ⓘ
leader in traditional ceremonies ⓘ
protector of clan land rights ⓘ
symbol of Majuro identity ⓘ
hasHigherRankThan alap (lineage heads) ⓘ
dri-jerbal (workers) ⓘ
iroij (lesser chiefs) ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver lagoon resources of Majuro Atoll ⓘ
lands of Majuro Atoll ⓘ
reef and marine areas of Majuro Atoll ⓘ
hasSymbolicStatusAs embodiment of Majuro traditional leadership ⓘ
highest chiefly authority in Majuro ⓘ
historicalContinuity pre-colonial Marshallese political structures ⓘ
influences local governance in Majuro ⓘ
resource management practices ⓘ
social hierarchy in Majuro ⓘ
languageOfTitle Marshallese ⓘ
locatedIn Majuro Atoll ⓘ
Ratak Chain ⓘ
central Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Marshallese chiefly system ⓘ
Marshallese customary land tenure system ⓘ
politicalRole advisor to elected leaders ⓘ
influential actor in local politics ⓘ
representative of customary interests ⓘ
positionInGovernment traditional authority ⓘ
recognizedBy Marshallese traditional leaders ⓘ
communities of Majuro Atoll ⓘ
region Micronesia ⓘ
responsibleFor allocation of land use rights ⓘ
overseeing traditional obligations ⓘ
settling customary disputes ⓘ
titleMeaning paramount chief ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Amata Kabua → traditionalTitle → Iroijlaplap of Majuro ⓘ