'apa'apa

== 'Are'are == === Etymology === From Proto-Oceanic *kaba-kabak (“to repeatedly flap the wings”), a reduplication of *kabak (“to flap the wings”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kapak, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kapak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kapak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔapaʔapa/ Hyphenation: 'a‧pa‧'a‧pa === Noun === 'apa'apa wing === References === Geerts, P. (1970), “'apa'apa”, in Wurm, S.A., Laycock, D.C., Voorhoeve, C.L., editors, 'Are'are Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; C-14)‎[1], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, page 8 Naitoro, Kateřina (2013) A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (Thesis)‎[2], Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, archived from the original on 2017-11-28