ŋauŋau

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Reduplication of ŋau (“to bite”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌŋauˈŋau/
  • Rhymes: -au
  • Hyphenation: ŋa‧u‧ŋa‧u

Verb

ŋauŋau

  1. to gnaw (said of rats)

References

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