Land Tenure in the Cook Islands
Chapter 3 — Social Organization
Contents
- [section] p. 31
- The tribe (vaka)
- The major lineage (ngati) p. 35
- The minor lineage (ngati) p. 40
- The extended family (uanga) p. 42
- The nuclear family (puna) and the young unmarrieds (mapu)
- The commoner (unga or tangata rikiriki)
- Demographic composition p. 45
- Specialists p. 47
- Marriage p. 48
- Transmission of titles p. 51