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Rapa Nui
Etymology
Borrowed from Tahitian hōʻē.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈho.ʔe/
- Hyphenation: ho‧'e
Numeral
hoꞌe
- one
Usage notes
- Ho'e is used in compound numerals only:
- Hoꞌe ꞌahuru. ― Ten (literally, “One ten.”)
- Hoꞌe ꞌahuru mā hoꞌe. ― Eleven (literally, “One ten and one.”)
- For the simple number "one", the native term tahi is used.
References
- Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 170
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147