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Comparisons of Moriori, Maori, and Easter Island Cognates
- Rapa Nui Journal
- University of Hawai'i Press
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- 10.1353/rnj.0.0001
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All the surviving 1,200 words from the extinct Moriori language were compared with Maori and Easter Island languages. A Moriori speaker would have understood much said by an Easter Islander as their languages shared at least one word in five, or over 20%, and probably shared many more
Moriori, Maori and Easter Island cognates