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Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *laŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian lana and Maori ranga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɾa.ŋa/
- Hyphenation: ra‧ŋa
Noun
raŋa
- war refugee, fugitive
Verb
raŋa
- (intransitive) to float
Derived terms
References
- “ranga”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN