text: [{"text_idx": "#000000", "text": "Grow VunaApr 157 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Na Yanuyanu ko Vuna, drokadroka ka vanua bulabula, toka ena ceva kei Vanua Levu, e Viti, me vaka e a dikeva ko James Cook (1777) kei so na dau kau Lotu. Na mape ni Yanuyanu ko Vuna e toqai tu vei ratou na Mataivalu-e-wai ni Mereke ena 1800. E toqa talega toka ga ko Scott Heyes (2014) na i tuvatuva oqo, e na nona a gole ki Vuna mai na Canberra University."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Na ceva ni Yanuyanu ko Vuna e a tawani, ni bera ni sucu na Karisito (100BC), oqo e vakadeitaki mai na caca ni kuro a kune. E kilai na Yanuyanu ko Vuna vei ira e Tonga kei Viti talega. Ia, e sega ni matata, se gauna cava li e a veisau kina na yaca ni Yanuyanu ko Vuna me Taveuni?"}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Dua na i vakadei ni veiwekani, ena gauna ka a vakayacori kina na Cara Sala ki Bau, mai vei ira na lewe ni vanua ko Vuna, ena yabaki 1980 vakacaca."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "E a liutaka na i lakolako na Turaga Sau Tui Vuna sa bale ko Ratu Ilaijia Makaba Waqanivalu OBE. Ni ra sa cabe yani ki Bau era sega ni roqo liga me vaka era dau vakayacora o ira mai Cakaudrove. Na cava beka e vaka kina oqo?"}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Na i tukuni makawa kei Viti, era dau laveti ki na i tutu vaka kalou ko ira na turaga-bale e Viti. Era kilai me ra kalou tamata me vakataki Degei, Dakuwaqa, Tui Wai, Daucina e so na kalou vu. Era laki veisau na turaga kalou tamata me ra kalou yalo (kalou vu), ni ra sa takali, ena vakabauta vaka-Viti makawa, ena vuku ni nodra i tutu cecere vaka-Vanua."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Era dau veigadivi o ira na kalou-vu, o ira na kalou-tamata ka vaka kina o ira na lewe ni vanua e Viti kei na Wasa Pasifika. Na veisikovi e tekivuna na veivolekati ni sema vakaveiwekani."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Ena dua na gauna makawa sara, na kalou mai Vuna e a laki sikovi Omaisoroniaka, na kalou-vu e Bau. Ena gauna vata oya, e rau a gole tale tikoga kina ki Bau e rua tale na kalou-vu, dua mai Korocau kei na kalou-vu mai Cakaudrove ko Qurai. Ia, e lecava na veivukiyaki ni cagi kei na draki ko Qurai, ka sa kere veivuke vei Vatumudre na kalou-vu mai Korocau. O Vatumudre e kalou vatu ka dau rai yawa na matadra. Solia ko Vatumudre dua na tolo ni bitu vei Qurai me vaka bilibili kina, ni sa vuki no me kalavo. Ni sa yaco yani ki Bau ko Qurai sa vakaloloma sara na kena i rairai. Sa sautanini ka curumi batabata, baleta ni a gunu waitui ena i golegole koya. A vueti Qurai edua na liga ka laki vakararagi koya ena dua na matadravu, me rawa ni vakatakataka kina. E sega ni vuki lesu ko Qurai me tamata."}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Ena mataka tarava sa tomiki cake ko Qurai me kau vei Omaisoroniaka, na kalou-vu ni Bau. \u201cEiii....iko na cava mo mai veiwalitaka na nomu kalou\u201d."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Sa mani vakadonuya na kalou-vu mai Vuna me rau lesu vata ena nona drua."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Sega ni dede sa gade yani ki Vuna ko Omaisoroniaka, na kalou-vu mai Bau, ena nona saga me qali vua ko Vuna."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Ia ni yaco yani ki Vuna ko mai Omaisoroniaka, e sega ni kila ni sa namaki toka mai nona yaco yani. Sa cakava oti tu edua na i lawaki na kalou-vu mai Vuna, me vakaseva kina na nona i naki na kalou-vu ni Bau."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Tu cake tu ga na kalou-vu ni Vuna, ka dusia sobu vua na nona i wau, ka kaya; \u201cCava ko mai via vakasaurarataki kina au ena noqu qele vakavanua o Vuna? O sega ni kila ni o au na kalou-vu kei Vuna, i ke, ko sa na mate kina\u201d."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "\u201cSa vinaka\u201d, e kaya na kalou-vu mai Bau; \u201cKo sa na turaga nikau vei kedaru.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "E kila deivaki tu na kalou-vu mai Vuna ni rau sa na tu vei saututaki kei Bau. Ena veimaliwai oqo, e sa i tekitekivu ni nodra dau dokai ka rokovi kina e Bau o ira mai Vuna, ena veigauna kece era dau butuki Bau yani kina. Me yacova mai na gauna oqo, era sega ni dau roqo liga e Bau na lewe ni Vanua o Vuna me vakataki ira mai Cakaudrove."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Ena gauna oqo edua na matasawa kei na tikini qele e Vuna e yacana toka ko Mateiwelagi. Ko Mataiwelagi talega e yaca talega ni nodratou yavu na Vunivalu mai Bau."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "In Fiji, the Fijian ancestor-gods often pay visit to each other, as earthly beings. The visits extend beyond Fiji into other Pacific Islands, triggering the onset of close ties."}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "Qurai, had miscalculated the weather and wind direction. So, he asked for help from Vatumudre the ancestor-god of stone from Korocau, who possessed long distance vision. Vatumudre, then gave a piece bamboo pole to Qurai to use as a raft, seeing it had turned into a rat. When Qurai arrived in Bau, it looked pitiful. It was a mess. It was shivering cold, drenched, as it had drunk sea water along the way."}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "A hand, picked Qurai out of the water, placed it near an open fireplace to warm itself. Qurai did not assume its human form."}, {"text_idx": "#000038", "text": "Next morning, Qurai was picked up and taken to Omaisoronika, the Bau ancestor-god."}, {"text_idx": "#000039", "text": "\u201cEiii...who are you to make fun of your ancestor-god?\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000040", "text": "\u201cNo, sir, the rat says his name is Qurai, ancestor-god of Cakaudrove. Request, if you can see him, please.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "\u201cBring it here. Oh gosh. A small rat. Take it away. I believe, if it pleases the Vuna ancestor-god, to be kind and take it back in its drua.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000043", "text": "The Vuna ancestor-god, finally agreed for the two to travel back together in his drua."}, {"text_idx": "#000044", "text": "Not long after, Omaisoroniaka, the Bau ancestor-god, made a trip to Vuna in his attempt to make Vuna one of its subject."}, {"text_idx": "#000047", "text": "The path that Bau ancestor-god would use was made wet and slippery."}, {"text_idx": "#000048", "text": "When the Bau ancestor-god arrived, he was greeted by the Vuna ancestor-god; \u201cMai mai noqu puaka loa...\u201d."}, {"text_idx": "#000049", "text": "Omaisoroniaka emerged, whilst the Vuna ancestor-god standing, with his back towards the visitor."}, {"text_idx": "#000050", "text": "This made the Bau ancestor-god angry. He lost his balance, and in shock, slipped and fell sloppily to the ground."}, {"text_idx": "#000051", "text": "The Vuna ancestor-god remain standing, holding his club against the Bau ancestor-god uttered; \u201cWhy did you try to force me on my ancestral land of Vuna? Don\u2019t you know I am the ancestor-god of Vuna? Here, you will meet your death!\""}]