raŋa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rana"

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian lana and Maori ranga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɾa.ŋa/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ŋa

Noun

raŋa

  1. war refugee, fugitive

Verb

raŋa

  1. (intransitive) to float

Derived terms

References
  • “ranga”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
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