Rapa Nui

See also: rapanui, Rapanui, rapa nui, and rapa-nui

English

Alternative forms

Rapanui

Etymology

Rapa Nui Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːpɑː ˈnuːɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑpə ˈnui/

Proper noun

Rapa Nui

Easter Island
An Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the the inhabitants of Easter Island.

Synonyms

(language): Pascuan, Pascuense

Translations

language

Hawaiian: Ka piko o ka honua, Lapa nui
Portuguese: rapanui (pt) m, pascoense m
Rapa Nui: vananga rapa nui

Russian: рапануйский (ru) (rapanujskij), рапануи m (rapanui), пасхальский (pasxalʹskij)
Spanish: rapanui (es) m, pascuense (es) m
Swedish: rapa nui

Noun

Rapa Nui (plural Rapa Nui)

The native Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island.

Translations

person

Russian: рапануец m (rapanujec), пасхалец m (pasxalec), рапануйка f (rapanujka)

See also

Wiktionary's coverage of Rapa Nui terms

Further reading

Rapanui on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rapa Nui language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ethnologue entry for Rapa Nui, rap

Anagrams

Raupian, unipara

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Rapa + nui (“big”)

Proper noun

Rapa Nui

Easter Island
the Rapanui people
the Rapa Nui language

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