Where does “kōhau raŋa” come from?

kōhau raŋa (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui kohau, from Rapa Nui hau — string.

kōhau raŋa (Rapa Nui): records of refugees

Definitions

  1. records of refugees

Ancestry of “kōhau raŋa”, step by step

kōhau raŋa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rapa Nui kohau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuikohaulines drawn to aid writing in rongorongo
2Rapa Nuihaustring

via Rapa Nui raŋa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuiraŋawar refugee, fugitive
Every word from Rapa Nui hau →Every word from Rapa Nui kohau →