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
ꞌariki
- chief, king
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 188