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Lomaloma (Fijian pronunciation: [lomaloma]; officially Lomaloma Tikina, Fijian pronunciation: [lomaloma tikina]) is a village at the south of the island of Vanua Balavu in the Lau archipelago of Fiji.[1][2] The settlement is part of the tribal district of Tikina, Lomaloma and consists of 9 villages, 13 Yavusa (tribes), 42 Mataqali (clans), and 54 family units known as Tokatoka. The nine villages of Lomaloma Tikina are Lomaloma, Sawana, Susui, Narocivo, Namalata, Uruone, Levukana, Dakuilomaloma, and Tuvuca.
From early records, first documented in 1881 by the Native Lands and Fisheries Commission, there were three Turaga i Taukei (Senior Chiefs) for Lomaloma Tikina listed, namely Ratu Jese Waqalekaleka – Turaga na Rasau, Ma'afu Tui Lau, Roko Tui Lau, Head of the Tovata and also representing Yavusa Toga of Sawana and Jaoti Sugasuga – Turaga Na Ravunisa.[3]
- ^ Lau Islands, Fiji By A.M Hocart and Bernice P. Bishop – Museum Bulletin 62, Publication Date: June 1969, Publisher: Kraus Intl Pubns, ISBN 0527021687
- ^ The Cyclopedia of Fiji – Published By The Cyclopedia Company of Fiji, Sydney NSW, 1907 Printers McCorren, Stewart & Co.
- ^ Chart, 1881, Native Registrar Tikina of Lomaloma, NLFC