Rapanui Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Austronesian
Rapanui is an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian member of the Austronesian language family. In its modern form, much of the original language has been supplanted by Tahitian. Alternative names for Rapanui include Easter Island and Pascuense. Ancient Rapanui had an ideographic written form called Rongorongo.
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Rapanui
See Also:
- Top/Regional/South America/Chile/Regions/Valparaíso/Easter Island/Society and Culture
- Top/Science/Social Sciences/Archaeology/Topics/Epigraphy/Rongorongo
- Easter Island Visitor's Guide - Rapanui Glossary - List of common Rapanui words.
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