pātia kai

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From pātia (“spear”) +‎ kai (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaː.ˈti.a ˈka.i/
• Hyphenation: pā‧ti‧a ka‧i

Noun

pātia kai

1. fork

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 180