Where does “kohau ranga” come from?

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

kohau ranga (Rapa Nui): records of refugees

Definitions

  1. records of refugees

Ancestry of “kohau ranga”, step by step

kohau ranga 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 ranga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuirangawar refugee, fugitive
Every word from Rapa Nui hauEvery word from Rapa Nui kohau