Title Words out of wood : proposals for the decipherment of the Easter Island script / M. de Laat

Published Delft, Netherlands : Eburon, 2009 ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations Contents To my parents; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; 1 Script; 1.1 Syllables; 1.2 Signs; 1.3 Words; 1.3.2.1 Types of fusion; 1.3.2.2 Reading order; 1.3.2.3 Reduplication of phonetic value; 1.3.3.1 (h)a; 1.3.3.2 (h)e; 1.3.3.3 (h)i; 1.3.3.4 (h)o; 1.3.3.5 (h)u; 1.3.3.6 nga; 1.3.3.7 ngi; 1.3.3.8 ngo; 1.3.3.9 ka; 1.3.3.10 ke; 1.3.3.11 ki; 1.3.3.12 ko; 1.3.3.13 ku; 1.3.3.14 ma; 1.3.3.15 me; 1.3.3.16 mo; 1.3.3.17 na; 1.3.3.18 no; 1.3.3.19 pa; 1.3.3.20 pe; 1.3.3.21 pi; 1.3.3.22 po; 1.3.3.23 pu; 1.3.3.24 ra; 1.3.3.25 re; 1.3.3.26 ri; 1.3.3.27 ro; 1.3.3.28 ta; 1.3.3.29 te; 1.3.3.30 ti; 1.3.3.31 to 1.3.3.32 tu1.3.3.33 va; 1.3.3.34 ve; 1.3.3.35 vi; 1.3.3.36 Missing syllables; 1.3.3.37 Indication of phonetic value reduplication; 1.3.3.38 Punctuation; 1.3.4.1 Causative 'haka'; 1.3.4.2 ina; 1.3.4.3 kai; 1.3.4.4 ma(a)i; 1.3.4.5 nei; 1.3.4.6 nui; 1.3.4.7 to(h)u; 1.3.4.8 vae; 1.3.5.1 Personal pronouns; 1.3.5.2 Possessive pronouns (indefinite); 1.3.5.3 Possessive pronouns (definite); 1.3.5.4 Personal pronouns in benefactive case; 1.3.5.5 Overview of personal pronouns; 1.3.5.6 Interrogative pronouns; 1.4 Frames; 2 Texts; 2.1 The murder investigation; 2.2 The unwanted resurrection 2.3 The magic eyes3 Conclusions; A: Vocabulary; B: Index on tablet transliterations; C: Sources of illustrations; References Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Inscriptions -- Easter Island. Rongorongo script. Rapanui language -- Writing. Wood-carving -- Easter Island Antiquities. Inscriptions. Rapanui language -- Writing. Rongorongo script. Wood-carving. SUBJECT Easter Island -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89006474 Subject Easter Island. Form Electronic book ISBN 9789059728660 9059728661 9059722833 9789059722835

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