Rapa Nui[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *qanu. Cognates include Tongan ʻaʻanu and Maori ānu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˌʔaː.ˈʔa.nu/
- Hyphenation: 'ā‧'a‧nu
'ā'anu
- spittle, saliva
'ā'anu
- (intransitive) to spit
References[edit]
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 300