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Rapanui (Easter Island people)

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Topical headingRapanui (Easter Island people)
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Variant(s)Easter Islanders (Easter Island people)
Pascuense (Easter Island people)
Rapa Nui (Easter Island people)
See alsoEthnology--Easter Island
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Ethnology--French Polynesia
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Polynesians
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Found inWork cat.: Fischer, S.R. Island at the end of the world, 2005: bk. jkt. (the indigenous Rapanui people) p. 91 (From this point on in the present history, following current usage, the spelling 'Rapa Nui' will be used to designate the island, 'Rapanui' to designate its people and their language) p. 96 (its people, who were now calling themselves 'Rapanui') p. 264 (today's Rapanui and their fellow Easter Islanders of many nations, creeds and hues)
Being Rapanui, 2007.
Wikipedia WWW site, June 22, 2012: Rapa Nui people (The Rapa Nui or Rapanui are the native Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, in the Pacific Ocean. The easternmost Polynesian culture, the Rapa Nui people make up 60% of Easter Island's population, with some living also in mainland Chile)
Joshua project WWW site, Oct. 15, 2012: (Easter Islander Rapa Nui; live on Easter Island, Chile, and French Polynesia; alternate names: Easter Islander; Rapa Nui; Pascuense; Rapanui; people cluster: Polynesian)