Nauruan Stories

Tribes of Nauru

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The island consist of 12 tribes. Each tribe has their own Chief (Leader).

 

When a child is born he/she will inherit their tribe from their mother’s side. Clothin for each tribe are all different which helps identify each individual.

 

List of the 12 tribes:

 

Eamwit – snake/eel, sly, slippery, good at lying and copier of styles.

 

Eamwitmwit – cricket/insect, vain beautiful, tidiness, with a shrill noise and manner alike.

 

Eaoru – destroyer, harms plans, jealous type.

 

Eamwidara – dragonfly.

 

Iruwa – stranger, foreigner, a person from other countries, intelligent, beautiful, masculine.

 

Eano – straightforward, mad, eager.

 

Iwi – lice (extinct).

 

Irutsi – cannibalism (extinct).

 

Deiboe – small black fish, moody, cheater, behavior can change any time.

 

Ranibok – object washed ashore.

 

Emea – user of rake, slave, healthy, beautiful hair, cheat in friendship.

 

Emangum – player, actor

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