rapa nui

See also: rapanui, Rapanui, and Rapa Nui

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Rapa Nui Rapa Nui.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.pɐ ˈnuj/ [ˈha.pɐ ˈnuɪ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.pɐ ˈnuj/ [ˈχa.pɐ ˈnuɪ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁa.pa ˈnuj/ [ˈha.pa ˈnuɪ̯]

  • Rhymes: -uj

Noun

rapa nui m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Easter Islander (person from Easter Island)
    Synonyms: pascoano, pascoense, pascuense

Noun

rapa nui m (uncountable)

  1. Rapa Nui (eastern Polynesian language spoken in Easter Island)

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