hoꞌe

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Borrowed from Tahitian hōʻē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho.ʔe/
• Hyphenation: ho‧'e

Numeral

hoꞌe

1. one

Usage notes

• Ho'e is used in compound numerals only:

  Hoꞌe ꞌahuru. ― Ten (literally, “One ten.”)

  Hoꞌe ꞌahuru mā hoꞌe. ― Eleven (literally, “One ten and one.”)

• For the simple number "one", the native term tahi is used.

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 170
• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147