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The Rapanui or Rapa Nui ("Big Rapa") are the native Polynesian
Polynesian culture

Polynesian culture refers to the indigenous peoples culture of the Polynesian languages-speaking peoples of Polynesia and the Polynesian outliers....
 inhabitants of Easter Island
Easter Island

Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle. The island is a special territory of Chile....
 in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 (the island itself is also called Rapa Nui). Today, Rapanui people make up 60% of Easter Island's population. They speak the Rapa Nui language
Rapa Nui language

The Rapa Nui language is an Eastern Polynesian languages spoken by the Rapanui, the inhabitants of Easter Island....
. At the 2002 census there were 3,304 island inhabitants - almost all living in the village of Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa

Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour and capital of the Chilean province of Easter Island. It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and Rano Kau....
 on the sheltered west coast.








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The Rapanui or Rapa Nui ("Big Rapa") are the native Polynesian
Polynesian culture

Polynesian culture refers to the indigenous peoples culture of the Polynesian languages-speaking peoples of Polynesia and the Polynesian outliers....
 inhabitants of Easter Island
Easter Island

Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle. The island is a special territory of Chile....
 in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 (the island itself is also called Rapa Nui). Today, Rapanui people make up 60% of Easter Island's population. They speak the Rapa Nui language
Rapa Nui language

The Rapa Nui language is an Eastern Polynesian languages spoken by the Rapanui, the inhabitants of Easter Island....
. At the 2002 census there were 3,304 island inhabitants - almost all living in the village of Hanga Roa
Hanga Roa

Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour and capital of the Chilean province of Easter Island. It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and Rano Kau....
 on the sheltered west coast.

See also

  • Hanau E'epe
    Hanau epe

    The Hanau epe or Long-ears were a group of semi-legendary people who are said to have arrived at Easter Island. According to some theories , they were a South America indigenous people; but most evidence suggests that the original Easter Islanders were Polynesian in origin....
  • Rapa Nui language
    Rapa Nui language

    The Rapa Nui language is an Eastern Polynesian languages spoken by the Rapanui, the inhabitants of Easter Island....
  • Rapa Nui (film)
    Rapa Nui (film)

    Rapa Nui is a 1994 in film film Film director by Kevin Reynolds. It is produced by Kevin Costner and Barrie M. Osborne, among others. The plot is based on Rapanui legends of Easter Island, Chile, in particular the race for the Sooty Tern's egg in the Tangata manu....
  • Rongorongo
    Rongorongo

    Rongorongo is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century on Easter Island that appears to be writing system or proto-writing. It has not been deciphered despite numerous attempts....
  • Hotu Matu'a
    Hotu Matu'a

    Hotu Matu'a was the legendary first settler and ariki mau of Easter Island. Hotu Matua and his two canoe colonising party were Polynesians from the now unknown land of Hiva ....
  • Rapa Nui mythology
    Rapa Nui mythology

    The Rapa Nui mythology, also known as Pascuense mythology or Easter Island mythology, is the name given to the mythology formed by myths, legends and beliefs of the native Rapa Nui people of the island of Rapa Nui , located in the south eastern Pacific Ocean, almost four thousand kilometers from continental Chile....


External links

  • documenting Rapanui's archaeological wonders and everyday life during the early 1900s