nui nui

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Reduplication of nui (“big”).

Adjective

nui nui

1. very big, immense
   • 1995, Veronica de Feu, Rapanui: A Descriptive Grammar, page 153:

     Ko tikea 'a e au te moai nui nui ... 'I have seen a big statue.'
     Note: This source does not show non-ambiguous glottal stops.

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