ꞌariki

(Redirected from 'ariki)
See also: ariki

Rapa Nui edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *qariki. Cognates include Hawaiian aliʻi and Maori ariki.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.ˈɾi.ki/
  • Hyphenation: ꞌa‧ri‧ki

Noun edit

ꞌariki

  1. chief, king

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 188