 Bati (Fiji)

Bati (pronounced ) are the traditional warriors of the Fiji Islands the word itself loosely translated means soldier, bodyguard in Fijian.it is derived from the word meaning teeth or edge and In old Fiji two types of subjection were recognized called Qali and Bati, The Qali was a province or town subject to a Chief town and Bati denotes those which are not directly subject but less respected than the Qali, the Bati bordered an area subject to the Chief and provided him with a service, and from here derives the terms Mataqali and Bati.