Rapa Nui edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian lana and Maori ranga.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾa.ŋa/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ŋa

Noun edit

raŋa

  1. war refugee, fugitive

Verb edit

raŋa

  1. (intransitive) to float

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “ranga”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN