rongo

Rapa Nui

noun

Definitions

message, order, or notice

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *roŋo inherited from Proto-Oceanic *roŋoʀ inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ.

Origin

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

*dəŋəʀ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dinig Tagalog
*dəŋəʀ Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*dəŋəʀ Proto-Austronesian
ron̄ Marshallese
lono Hawaiian
rongo Maori
*roŋo Proto-Polynesian
dangog Bikol Central
*roŋoʀ Proto-Oceanic
*dəŋər Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi
rogo Fijian
tangata Rapa Nui
tangata rongo Rapa Nui