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Polynesian language spoken in Easter Island
Rapa Nui or Rapanui (English: /ˌræpəˈnuːi/; Rapa Nui: [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i]; Spanish: [ˈrapa ˈnu.i]), also known as Pascuan (/ˈpæskjuən/ PAS-kew-ən) or Pascuense
Rapa_Nui_language
Indigenous Polynesian people of Easter Island
The Rapa Nui (Rapa Nui: [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i], Spanish: [ˈrapa ˈnu.i]) are the Indigenous Polynesian peoples of Easter Island. The easternmost Polynesian culture
Rapa_Nui_people
Island in the southeastern Pacific
Easter Island (Spanish: Isla de Pascua, [ˈisla ðe ˈpaskwa]; Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui, [ˈɾapa ˈnu.i]) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern
Easter_Island
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Rapa Nui, rapa nui, Rapanui, or rapanui in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rapa Nui is the native name for Easter Island. Rapa Nui may also refer
Rapa_Nui_(disambiguation)
Tattooing among Rapa Nui people
As in other Polynesian islands, Rapa Nui tattooing had a fundamentally spiritual connotation. (Rapa Nui, Easter Island.) In some cases the tattoos were
Rapa_Nui_tattooing
Islet near Easter Island, national monument of Chile
Motu Nui is the largest of the islets located off the southwestern coast of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and constitutes the westernmost point of Chile. Covering
Motu_Nui
Chilean territorial flag
The flag of Easter Island (Rapa Nui: Te Reva Reimiro or Te Reva Rapa Nui, Spanish: Isla de Pascua) consists of a white banner with a red reimiro. In addition
Flag_of_Easter_Island
Television channel
Mata O Te Rapa Nui (Rapa Nui language: The Eye of Rapa Nui) is a Chilean television channel broadcasting from Hanga Roa, Easter Island (Valparaíso Region)
Mata_O_Te_Rapa_Nui
System of glyphs from Easter Island
Rongorongo (/ˈrɒŋɡoʊˈrɒŋɡoʊ/ or /ˈrɒŋoʊˈrɒŋoʊ/; Rapa Nui: roŋoroŋo [ˈɾoŋoˈɾoŋo]) is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Easter Island
Rongorongo
Islet near Easter Island
Motu Iti, or Little island in the Rapa Nui language, is a small uninhabited islet near Motu Nui, about a mile from Rano Kau on the south western corner
Motu_Iti_(Rapa_Nui)
1994 American film directed by Kevin Reynolds
Rapa-Nui is a 1994 American historical action-adventure film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-produced by Kevin Costner, who starred in Reynolds's previous
Rapa-Nui_(film)
Main town of Easter Island, Chile
Hanga Roa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈ(x)aŋɡa ˈroa]; Rapa Nui: Haŋa Roa [ˈhaŋa ˈɾoa] , long bay or wide bay) is the main town, harbour, and seat of Easter
Hanga_Roa
Winner of a traditional competition of Easter Island
The Tangata manu (Rapa Nui: taŋata manu; lit. 'birdman') was the winner of a traditional ritual competition on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Competitors nominate
Tangata_manu
World Heritage Site in Easter Island
Rapa Nui National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Rapa Nui) is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located on Easter Island, Chile. Rapa Nui
Rapa_Nui_National_Park
Monolithic statues on Easter Island
MOH-eye; Rapa Nui: moꞌai, lit. 'statue', pronounced [ˈmoʔai]; Spanish: moái) are monolithic human figures carved from stone by the Rapa Nui people, on Rapa Nui
Moai
Beach on Easter Island
Anakena is a white coral sand beach in Rapa Nui National Park on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean. Anakena has two ahus;
Anakena
Stone village and ceremonial center on Easter Island
(Rapa Nui: Oroŋo, pronounced [oˈɾoŋo]; Spanish pronunciation: [oˈɾoŋgo]) is a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of Rapa Nui (Easter
Orongo
(also called Rapa Nui), located in the mid-Pacific Ocean, was, for most of its history, one of the most isolated. Its inhabitants, the Rapa Nui, have endured
History_of_Easter_Island
Language of French Polynesia
of the Rapa language currently being spoken: Old Rapa, Reo Rapa and New Rapa. Old Rapa is the indigenous form of Rapa. Reo Rapa as a language was created
Rapa_language
Polynesian kingdom ended in 1888
double-hulled canoe to "The Center of the Earth" and landed at Anakena, Rapa Nui (Easter Island). According to Steven Roger Fischer's Island at the End
Kingdom_of_Easter_Island
otherwise known as Easter Island cuisine or Rapa Nui cuisine, incorporates the influences of the indigenous Rapa Nui people and Latin America. Notable ingredients
Pascuense_cuisine
Type of small wooden figure
A mo‘ai kavakava (Rapa Nui pronunciation: [ˈmoʔai ˌkavaˈkava]) is a small wooden figure of a style originated by the Rapa Nui culture of Easter Island
Moai_kavakava
Communal or sacred place in Polynesian societies
Easter Island, a central stone ahu or a'u is placed. In the Easter Island’s Rapa Nui culture, the term ahu or a'u has become metonymic for the whole marae complex
Marae
Effort to promote an endangered language or revive a dead language
department has created primary education texts in the Rapa Nui language. In 2017, the Nid Rapa Nui, a non-governmental organization was also created with
Language_revitalization
Tribal dance of Easter Island
Hoko is used before football and rugby union games by CF Rapa Nui of Easter Island. Hotel Tea Nui. "El Hoko, la danza de la fuerza y el respeto" (in Spanish)
Hoko_(dance)
Statue from Easter Island
a statue from Easter Island. It was taken from Orongo, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in 1868 by the crew of a British ship and is now in the British Museum
Hoa_Hakananai'a
Letter of the Latin alphabet
uúū v ʻ] "Learn Rapa Nui language". Easter Island Travel. Retrieved 10 September 2024. Kieviet, Paulus (2016-12-12). A Grammar of Rapa Nui. Studies in Diversity
ʻOkina
Large language family mostly of Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Rongorongo – possibly used to write the Rapa Nui language. Gagarit Abada – used to write Dusunic languages but it was not widely used. Gangga Melayu
Austronesian_languages
Entity that created the universe
fertility and the chief god of the "Tangata manu" or "bird-man" cult of Rapa Nui mythology. Ranginui, the Sky Father, and Papatūānuku, the Earth Mother
Creator_deity
Core area of Polynesia
with three island groups at its corners: Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and New Zealand (Aotearoa). This is often used as a simple way to define
Polynesian_Triangle
Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand
major Eastern Polynesian languages include Hawaiian, Marquesan (languages in the Marquesic subgroup), and the Rapa Nui language of Easter Island. While
Māori_language
2002 film
Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui (Spanish: Ogú y Mampato en Rapa Nui), also known as Mampato: The Movie (Spanish: Mampato: La Película) is a 2002 Chilean animated
Ogu_and_Mampato_in_Rapa_Nui
King of Rapa Nui
ʻAo Tahi (c. 1850 – August 1892) was the penultimate ‘Ariki or King of Rapa Nui (i.e. Easter Island) from 1883 until his death. In 1888, he signed a treaty
Atamu_Tekena
Species of crustacean
The species' name was suggested by a Rapa Nui artist accompanying the expedition, and is derived from the Rapa Nui phrase tuki tuki mea (transl. "red dots")
Galathea_tukitukimea
Endemic Polynesian Woodlouse
terrestrial isopod endemic to the islands of Rapa Nui and Rapa Iti. Its name is an epithet in the Rapa Nui language that translates roughly to "Canoe Bug".
Styloniscus_manuvaka
American anthropologist
production, transportation and erection of the monumental statuary on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) known as moai. Mulloy was born May 3, 1917, in Salt Lake
William_Mulloy
Uninhabited Pacific island of Chile
Polynesian islands, particularly in the Marquesas Islands. In the Rapa Nui language, however, it means "far off lands" and is the name for the mythical
Salas_y_Gómez_Island
Agricultural practice
three and six months to mature. Sweet potato (Rapa Nui: kumara) was introduced to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) around 1200–1300 AD. The crop, due to its drought-resistant
Sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia
Sweet_potato_cultivation_in_Polynesia
Attempts to understand Easter Island script
and the fact that the modern Rapa Nui language is heavily mixed with Tahitian and is unlikely to closely reflect the language of the tablets—especially if
Decipherment_of_rongorongo
and catechized the faithful in the Rapa Nui language. He also translated popular Catholic devotions into Rapa Nui and encouraged native religious song
Sebastian_Englert
First man in Māori mythology
Hawaiian. The word has not been recorded from the languages of Western Polynesia or in the Rapa Nui language. In Hawaiian traditions the first man was Kumuhonua
Tiki
Topics referred to by the same term
Appendix:Variations of "rapa" in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rapa may refer to: Oltion Rapa (born 1989), Albanian footballer Rapa Nui, the native name of
Rapa
Commune in French Polynesia, France
made excavations in Morongo Uta, seeking links between Rapa Iti and Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Rapa Iti has tropical rainforest climate (Af in the Köppen
Rapa_Iti
Folklore of Polynesian island
appearing variously as Havaiki, Havaiʻi, or ʻAvaiki in other Polynesian languages. Hawaiki or the misspelling "Hawaiiki" appear to have become the most
Hawaiki
Tenth emperor of the Inca Empire (before 1471 – 1493)
Topa Inca Yupanqui or Túpac Inca Yupanqui (Cusco Quechua: Thupa Inka Yupanki, pronounced [ˈtʰupa ˈiŋka juˈpaŋki]), also Topa Inga Yupangui, erroneously
Topa_Inca_Yupanqui
Letter of the Latin alphabet
Polynesian languages (all three using either ⟨g⟩ or ⟨ng⟩ when ⟨ŋ⟩ is not available on the keyboard) Anutan language Eɱae language Rapa Nui language Sami languages
Eng_(letter)
Chilean lawyer, politician (born 1982)
Hey (born 13 February 1982) is a Rapa Nui attorney and politician. In 2021, she was elected to represent the Rapa Nui people in the Chilean Constitutional
Tiare_Aguilera_Hey
Musical artist
classical pianist from Easter Island, Chile. Teave was born on Hawaii, to a Rapa Nui father and an American mother. She attended the Austral University and
Mahani_Teave
Chilean Rapa Nui arts and traditions promoter (born 1969)
December 1969) is a Chilean promoter of the arts and traditions of the Rapa Nui People and head-teacher and founder of the Ma'aranui Cultural Academy and
Lynn_Rapu
Easter Island along with Rapa Nui language. Language politics in Francoist Spain declared Spanish as the only official language in Spain, and to this day
History of the Spanish language
History_of_the_Spanish_language
Species of crustacean
Parribacus perlatus, the Easter Island mitten lobster, is a species of slipper lobster found around Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. The lobster is
Parribacus_perlatus
Dormant volcano in Easter Island
Rano Kau (Rapa Nui: [ˈɾano ˈkau], Spanish: [ˈrano ˈkau]) is a 324 m (1,063 ft) tall extinct volcano that forms the southwestern headland of Easter Island
Rano_Kau
to evade tahitianization. The Rapa Nui language in the Easter Island has also been influenced by the Tahitian language, since many speakers moved into
Tahitianization
Chilean judge
José Fati Tepano is the first Rapa Nui male to serve as a titular judge after completing the training program imparted by the Judicial Academy of Chile
José_Fati_Tepano
Sea cave on Easter Island, Chile
"Cave of the Cannibals", although the translation is unclear. In Rapa Nui language, ana means cave and tangata means man, but kai could have several
Ana_Kai_Tangata
Legendary first settler of Easter Island
ariki mau ("supreme chief" or "king") of Easter Island and ancestor of the Rapa Nui people. Hotu Matuꞌa and his two-canoe (or one double-hulled canoe) colonising
Hotu_Matuꞌa
Church in Hanga Roa, Chile
surrounding gardens. Masses are said in Spanish; hymns are sung in the Rapa Nui language. The church's religious services are attended by both local Catholics
Holy_Cross_Church,_Hanga_Roa
Polynesian edible underwater plants
2022. "Limu: Seaweed, mosses and algae of polynesia". Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden. Benton Family Trust. 2022. "Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi". wehewehe
Limu_(algae)
Language branch
subgroups: Rapa Nui, spoken on Easter Island, and Central-Eastern, which is itself composed of Rapan, and the Marquesic and Tahitic languages. Nuclear Polynesian
Nuclear_Polynesian_languages
Indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand
large area encompassing Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, Hawaiʻi, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) – and finally New Zealand. The date of first arrival and settlement is
Māori_people
Chilean politician
Tarita Rapu Alarcón (born Laura Tarita Alarcón Rapu, 2 March 1977) is a Rapa Nui Chilean politician who served as governor of Isla de Pascua Province from
Laura_Rapu
Species of crustacean
spiny lobster, Langosta de Isla de Pascua in Spanish and Ura in the Rapa Nui language. This lobster is fished on a small scale for local consumption. Adults
Panulirus_pascuensis
language in: West Bengal, India Also spoken in: Bangladesh Rapa – Rapa, Mangaia Spoken in: Rapa Iti, French Polynesia, France Rapa Nui – Vānaŋa Rapa Nui
List_of_language_names
2022. [we] can further define the word culture to mean language. Thus we have the French language part of Oceania, the Spanish part and the Japanese part
List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania
List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_in_Oceania
Species of fish
family Serranidae, subfamily Anthiinae. It is believed to be endemic to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific. It was discovered at 90m depth during
Plectranthias_ahiahiata
Language family
(Society Islands, Marquesas, Hawaii, New Zealand, Rapa Nui, etc.). Still today, Polynesian languages show strong similarity, particularly cognate words
Polynesian_languages
Speculative historical theories
the Pacific Ocean around 1465, eventually reaching French Polynesia and Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Different Spanish chroniclers of the 16th century recount
Pre-Columbian transoceanic contact theories
Pre-Columbian_transoceanic_contact_theories
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Easter Island
have reached the Chilean island and special territory of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in March 2020. On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO)
COVID-19 pandemic in Easter Island
COVID-19_pandemic_in_Easter_Island
Ministry of Health of Valparaíso, which included elements in the Rapa Nui language. In the summer of 2006, a group of activists from Sidacción (now Acción
LGBTQ_people_in_Easter_Island
Rapahango (1923 – August 20, 2012) was a Rapa Nui politician, the former Mayor of Hanga Roa, the municipality of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), in Chilean Polynesia
Juan_Edmunds_Rapahango
Polynesian language
languages have lost the original proto-Polynesian glottal stop /ʔ/; however, it has been retained in Tongan and a few other languages including Rapa Nui
Tongan_language
Largest of the Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territories
halfway between Mangareva and Easter. Great similarity between the Rapa Nui language and Early Mangarevan, similarities between a statue found in Pitcairn
Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)
Henderson_Island_(Pitcairn_Islands)
Consonant in Mexican linguistics
saltillo letter is used in the Rapa Nui language of Chile[citation needed] and in at least one Southeast Asian language, Central Sinama of the Philippines
Saltillo_(linguistics)
Inscription containing the Rapa Nui calendar
dozen surviving rongorongo (/ˈrɒŋɡoʊˈrɒŋɡoʊ/; Rapa Nui: [ˈɾoŋoˈɾoŋo]) texts. It contains the Rapa Nui calendar. It is the only example of the Rongorongo
Rongorongo_text_C
Oceanic language spoken in French Polynesia
Polynesian expansion. Therefore, the language of Rapa Nui shares a lot of vocabulary with Mangarevan. Mangareva language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Mangareva
Mangareva_language
individuals; and Rapa Nui by 3,390 people. However, it is not explicit whether all these speakers use the language as their primary language. According to
Languages_of_Chile
Topics referred to by the same term
claimant to the Rapa Nui throne Tuki (singer) (born 2008), a Japanese female singer and song writer Tüki, Estonia Tuki or Ki language, spoken in Cameroon
Tuki
Mythical people on Easter Island
of the Old Language of the Island. Sixth expanded edition.) Santiago de Chile: Editorial Universitaria. William R. Long, "Does 'Rapa Nui' Take Artistic
Hanau_epe
Extinct volcano in Easter Island
Mauŋa Terevaka (Rapa Nui: [ˈmauŋa teɾeˈvaka], Spanish: [ˈmauŋɡa teɾeˈβaka]) is the largest, tallest (507.41 m (1,664.73 ft)) and youngest of three main
Terevaka
archaeological heritage of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Figueroa's work included participating in Thor Heyerdahl's Rapa Nui expedition, restoring Ahu Akivi
Gonzalo Figueroa Garcia Huidobro
Gonzalo_Figueroa_Garcia_Huidobro
Species of plant
(8.2–9.8 ft) but occurs less frequently as deep as 5.5 m (18 ft). The Rapa Nui people of Easter Island used totora reeds – locally known as nga'atu –
Totora_(plant)
Commune in Valparaíso, Chile
Isla de Pascua (Easter Island; Rapa Nui) is a Chilean commune with a special regime, located within Isla de Pascua Province in Valparaíso Region. It is
Isla_de_Pascua_(commune)
'Ariki mau (King of Easter Island)
was born on Easter Island between c. 1853 and c. 1855, a member of the Rapa Nui people. He was from the royal lineage of the ‘ariki mau (King of Easter
Kerekorio_Manu_Rangi
Quechua: Chiliq Kuraq Kamachiynin; Aymara: Chili Istaru Tayka Kamachi; Rapa Nui: Tāpa'o Hōhonu o te Henua Tire) currently states: Family is the fundamental
Same-sex_marriage_in_Chile
Variety of Spanish language
dialect of Easter Island, most especially the accent, is influenced by Rapa Nui language.[citation needed] There are a number of phonetic features common to
Chilean_Spanish
Name list
originates from Tahitian and Polynesian mythology. Hiro is a rain deity in Rapa Nui mythology. It also means hero and trickster. The highest mountain on Raivavae
Hiro_(given_name)
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ŋ⟩ in IPA
of the languages of the Americas, the Middle East, or the Caucasus, but it is extremely common among Australian Aboriginal languages, languages of Sub-Saharan
Voiced_velar_nasal
1988 referendum in Chile on extending the rule of Augusto Pinochet
the anthem "Un horizonte de esperanza" ("A Horizon of Hope") and a Rapa Nui-language song, "Iorana, Presidente," composed by then eight-year-old Laura
1988 Chilean presidential referendum
1988_Chilean_presidential_referendum
Rapa Nui Chilean politician
Marta Raquel Hotus Tuki is a Rapa Nui Chilean politician, governor of Isla de Pascua Province between 12 March 2014, when she was appointed by President
Marta_Hotus_Tuki
Species of edible plant
languages and languages of South America: Proto-Polynesian *kumala (compare Rapa Nui kumara, Hawaiian ʻuala, Māori kūmara) may be connected with Quechua and
Sweet_potato
Species of legume
private collections. It holds significant cultural importance for the Rapa Nui people, known for its statues, ceremonial objects, and other tools made
Sophora_toromiro
Easter Island leader
Juan Tepano Rano ʻa Veri ʻAmo (4 March 1867 – 8 November 1947) was a Rapa Nui leader of Easter Island. He served as an informant for Chileans and Euro-American
Juan_Tepano
16th-century sacred site on Easter Island
Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui (or Easter Island), looking out towards the Pacific Ocean. The site has seven
Ahu_Akivi
Easter. It has been observed that there is great similarity with the Rapa Nui language and Early Mangarevan, similarities between a statue found in Pitcairn
History of the Pitcairn Islands
History_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands
Polynesian goddess
associated with the Mata o le Alelo pool on the island of Savai'i. In Rapa Nui mythology, Hina takes the form of Hina-Oio, a goddess of sea animals who
Hina_(goddess)
is a list of endangered languages of Oceania, based on the definitions used by UNESCO. An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling
List of endangered languages of Oceania
List_of_endangered_languages_of_Oceania
Italian archaeologist (1946–2025)
noted for his studies of the Pre-Hispanic civilizations of the Nazca and Rapa Nui cultures. Orefici had a degree in architecture. Beginning in 1982, he was
Giuseppe_Orefici
Titular King of Rapa Nui
September 1925) was elected ‘ariki (king) of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) from 1901 until 1902. He was the last Rapa Nui to claim the traditional kingship in the
Moisés_Tuʻu_Hereveri
Common spoken languages in South America
agency responsible for the protection of the native people. Rapa Nui is a Polynesian language spoken on Easter Island, Chile. Macro-Chibchan Chibchan Chibcha-Duit
Languages_of_South_America
Biogeographic marine region of Earth
Island also speaking the indigenous Rapa Nui language. In the Indian Ocean, English is the official administrative language in the uninhabited British Indian
Indo-Pacific
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