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Rapa Nui
Etymology
Reduplication of heŋa (“brightness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌhe.ŋa.ˈhe.ŋa/
- Hyphenation: he‧ŋa‧he‧ŋa
Verb
heŋaheŋa
- (stative) to be reddish
References
- “henga”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN