hāꞌaki

See also: haaki

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faqaki. Cognates include Tahitian fāʻi and Māori whāki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌhaːˈʔaki/
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Hyphenation: hā‧ꞌa‧ki

Verb

hāꞌaki

  1. (transitive) to tell; to inform

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996), Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 14
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 514