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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RongorongoRongorongo - Wikipedia

    British archaeologist and anthropologist Katherine Routledge undertook a 1914–1915 scientific expedition to Rapa Nui with her husband to catalog the art, customs, and writing of the island. She was able to interview two elderly informants, Kapiera and a leper named Tomenika, who allegedly had some knowledge of rongorongo.

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  3. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › researchDid the People of Easter Island Invent a Writing System From ...

    Feb 15, 2024 · Rapa Nui is best known for its moai, the large-scale stone statues that mystified the Europeans who arrived in the 18th century. But it wasn’t until the 19th century that Europeans took note of...

  4. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › easter-islandRongorongo, the Easter Island Language, May Be Unique and ...

    Feb 15, 2024 · The following year, a missionary named Eugene Eyraud found evidence of Rapa Nui’s written language, Rongorongo, which was intricately inscribed on wooden tablets. Eyraud noted these tablets...

  5. medium.com › teatime-history › did-the-easter-islandDid the Easter Island Have a Written Language? - Medium

    Feb 17, 2024 · Rapa Nui was once home to several inscribed wooden tablets. These tablets preserve an enigmatic script called Rongorongo that was first documented by outsiders in 1864.

  6. www.omniglot.com › writing › rongorongoRongorongo script - Omniglot

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    Type of writing system: unknown
    Writing direction: boustrophedon (alternating left to right and right to left in horizontal lines)
    Writing media: wood, banana leaves, stone
    The Rongorongo script consists of about 120 symbols, mainly representations of birds, fish, gods, plants and a variety of geometric shapes. There are another 480 glyphs that are thought to be varia...

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    Information about Rongorongo script http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rongorongo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decipherment_of_rongorongo http://www.osterinsel.de/34-rongorongo.htm http://www.scribd.com/doc/103764596/Articles-on-How-Rongorongo-and-Indus-Valley-Scripts-Can-Be-Deciphered Rongorongo font http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/deniart/rongo-rongo/a-re...

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    Linear A, Indus/Harappa script, Phaistos Disc script, Proto-Elamite, Old Elamite, Rongo Rongo, Vinča script Page last modified: 01.06.21 [top] You can support this site by Buying Me A Coffee, and if you like what you see on this page, you can use the buttons below to share it with people you know. If you like this site and find it useful, you can s...

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  7. www.omniglot.com › writing › rapanuiRapa Nui language, alphabet and pronunciation - Omniglot

    First written: 17th century (?) Writing system: Latin script, formerly Rongorongo. Status: official language in Easter Island. Rapa Nui is also known as Rapanui, Pascuan or Pascuenese. It is morphologically closest to Marquesan, and phonologically closest to Māori. It also contains many words borrowed from Tahitian and Spanish.

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rapa_Nui_peopleRapa Nui people - Wikipedia

    Previously, the date of arrival was estimated to be around 700–800 CE, but more-recent evidence from radiocarbon dating supports an arrival date as late as 1200 CE. The Rapa Nui People have been found to be of Polynesian origin through genetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA of pre-historic skeletons.

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