hoꞌe

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Rapa Nui[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tahitian hōʻē.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈho.ʔe/
  • Hyphenation: ho‧'e

Numeral[edit]

hoꞌe

  1. one

Usage notes[edit]

  • Ho'e is used in compound numerals only:
    Hoꞌe ꞌahuru. ― Ten (literally, “One ten.”)
    Hoꞌe ꞌahuru mā hoꞌe. ― Eleven (literally, “One ten and one.”)
  • For the simple number "one", the native term tahi is used.

References[edit]

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 170
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147
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