mo'ai

See also: moai, Moai, moái, and mò'āi

Rapa Nui

FWOTD – 21 October 2012

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ʔai/

Noun

mo'ai

Statue, statuette (especially one of the large stone statues on Easter Island).
- 1995, Veronica de Feu, Rapanui: A Descriptive Grammar‎, page 153:
  Ko tikea 'a e au te moai nui nui ...
  I have seen a big statue.
  
  Note: This source does not show non-ambiguous glottal stops.

Derived terms

mo'ai kavakava

Descendants

English: moai
German: Moai
Portuguese: moai
Spanish: moái

See also

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