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An ariki (New Zealand, Cook Islands), ꞌariki (Easter Island), aliki (Tokelau, Tuvalu), ali‘i (Samoa, Hawai‘i), '''ari'i (Society Islands, Tahiti), aiki or hakaiki (Marquesas Islands), akariki (Gambier Islands) or ‘eiki''' (Tonga) is or was a member of a hereditary chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia.

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Instance of
sovereign
Subclass of
monarch
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  • Cook Islands
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An ariki (New Zealand, Cook Islands), ꞌariki (Easter Island), aliki (Tokelau, Tuvalu), ali‘i (Samoa, Hawai‘i), '''ari'i (Society Islands, Tahiti), aiki or hakaiki (Marquesas Islands), akariki (Gambier Islands) or ‘eiki' (Tonga) is or was a member of a hereditary chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia.

==New Zealand==

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