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lapita

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
lapi-ta
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient material culture of Oceania who may have spoken Proto-Oceanic and were the ancestors of many modern peoples in the region.

Etymology

Coined 1952 by Edwin Gifford from Haveke xapeta'a (“place where one digs a hole”), believed to be in reference to archeological excavations in New Caledonia.

Questions

What does lapita mean?
An ancient material culture of Oceania who may have spoken Proto-Oceanic and were the ancestors of many modern peoples in the region.
Where does lapita come from?
Coined 1952 by Edwin Gifford from Haveke xapeta'a (“place where one digs a hole”), believed to be in reference to archeological excavations in New Caledonia.

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