Thread:Master Hydraffe/@comment-5002930-20180414052019/@comment-4136655-20180414181303

Someone on Reddit found that Lavi-ta is a Fijian word meaning "to bring or take fire for any purpose". Sources:
 * Reddit Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/8c8uq7/can_someone_please_explain_to_me_how_despite/


 * Scanned English to Fijian dictionary: http://scans.library.utoronto.ca/pdf/9/1/fijianenglishand00hazl/fijianenglishand00hazl.pdf (Page 64)

Granted, I'm not sure if this is what the castaways had that meaning for the tribe name (though it would suit Survivor), and I pinged both Donathan and Wendell (the only two Ghost Island contestants who make the merge who are on Reddit) to get clarification.