mo'ai kavakava

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Rapa Nui[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mo'ai (“mo'ai statue”) +‎ kavakava (“emaciated”).

Noun[edit]

mo'ai kavakava

  1. wooden statuette of an emaciated man (traditionally considered an ancestor)
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