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