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Mataisau is a Fijian word relating to a clan in Fiji known as "born carpenters".[citation needed] A group gifted with carpentry skills especially in building things such as houses, boats, furniture, tools, etc.[1] It has been passed on by their ancestors through generations. Most of them live in a village called Nukutubu, Rewa and Solotavui, Kadavu in the Fiji Islands. Some have moved to other parts of the country and abroad. They originated from Narauyaba, Nakauvadra hills in the Ra province, Fiji Islands.

  1. ^ The Fijians: a study of the decay of custom - Basil Thomson, Bolton Glanvill Corney, James Stewart. W. Heinemann. 1908. p. 206. Retrieved 2013-10-08 – via Internet Archive. Mataisau fiji carpenter.

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Mataisau

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Mataisau is a Fijian word relating to a clan in Fiji known as "born carpenters".[citation needed] A group gifted with carpentry skills especially in building...

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