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Liurai

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which was suppressed by the Portuguese authorities in 1912. Up to then they were by and large traditional rulers in whose realms the colonial authorities seldom interfered. However, after this date the liurai was often appointed because of his loyal stance and connections with the colonial center in
206:. The liurai families have kept a certain role in Timorese society until recent times, and a few scions have enjoyed nationwide political roles. The liurais do not have any official rank any more, but still tend to command a degree of local respect. 69:, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Knowledge (XXG). 166:, were often referred as liurais, which indicated a symbolic tripartition of the island. In later history, especially in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the term 146:("son of God") enjoyed a ritually passive role, and he kept the liurai as the executive ruler of the land. In the same way, the rulers of two other important princedoms, 55: 198: 72:
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underwent a process of inflation. By this time it denoted any ruler in the Portuguese part of Timor, great or small. In the Dutch part in
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the title appears to have been restricted to the Sonbai and Wehali rulers. The rulers in the west were known by the Malay term
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Also, but less convincing, explained as a Portuguese term meaning small king; Gunn (2011) p. 120.
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and literally means "surpassing the earth". It was originally associated with
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Müller (1857) p. 145–7; Castro (1867) p. 243; Schulte Nordholt (1971) p. 391.
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Wehali, the Female Land: Traditions of a Timorese Ritual Centre
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The role of the liurais underwent changes after the great
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a machine-translated version of the German article.
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