ꞌariki

See also: ariki

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qariki. Cognates include Hawaiian aliʻi and Maori ariki.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔa.ˈɾi.ki/
  • Hyphenation: ꞌa‧ri‧ki

Noun

ꞌariki

  1. chief, king

Derived terms

References
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 188
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