rongo

Malagasy

Noun

rongo

1. A kind of braid

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *longo (compare Hawaiian lono (“news”), Fijian rogo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *deŋeʀ (compare Indonesian dengar (“to hear, listen”)).

Noun

rongo

1. fame
2. news

Rapa Nui

Noun

rongo

1. message, order, or notice

Derived terms

• rongorongo
• tangata rongo