Rapa Nui[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From taŋata (“man”) + manu (“bird”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ta.ˌŋa.ta ˈma.nu/
- Hyphenation: ta‧ŋa‧ta ma‧nu
taŋata manu (plural ŋāŋata manu)
- birdman
References[edit]
- Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 180
