hāꞌaki

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faqaki. Cognates include Tahitian fāʻi and Maori whāki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌhaː.ˈʔa.ki/
  • Hyphenation: hā‧'a‧ki

Verb

hāꞌaki

  1. (transitive) to tell; to inform

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 14
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 514