Within the Fijian nation, Matanivanua is the name of a Mataqali (clan).
The Fijian word means "eye of the land".
This clan is renowned as eloquent and articulate in speaking on behalf of the land and their chief.
When a chiefly presentation of a sevusevu is performed, only this clan can do it.
They speak on behalf of the chief and all others in his or her chiefdom.