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Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qariki. Cognates include Hawaiian aliʻi and Maori ariki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa.ˈɾi.ki/
- Hyphenation: ꞌa‧ri‧ki
Noun
ꞌariki
- chief, king
Derived terms
References
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 188