1. The raja of Amarasi, Hendrik Koro, thought that nai was the older and higher title, which dated back to the pre-Portuguese period. After the Portuguese seized the power the rulers were degraded to the rank of amaf. Cunningham, 1962, and Middelkoop have accepted this statement, although it is incorrect. The Portuguese, as we saw in our Historical Survey, never gained complete control of West Timor. In Amarasi there were only Dominican missionaries after 1618. Moreover, the title Ama occurs as early as 1659 in the Records of the East India Co. However, the statement by the raja of Amarasi confirms our theory that nai places rather more emphasis on territorial rights.
2. See p. 184 above.
3. P. 250, pp. 291 ff. respectively above.
4. Coser, 1956, and Wertheim, 1964.
5. Van Peursen, 1969, pp. 230, 231.