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单词 rongo-rongo
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rongo-rongo

/ˌrɒŋɡəʊˈrɒŋɡəʊ /
noun [mass noun] Archaeology
An ancient script of hieroglyphic signs found on wooden tablets on Easter Island. The symbols have not yet been deciphered.Some of those remain undecipherable, like Rongorongo, found on Easter Island, and Indus, the writing of the ancient people of what are now Pakistan and India....
  • But the biggest challenge awaiting Whitehead and her team is Rongorongo, the as-yet-undeciphered writing system unique to the ancient civilisations of Easter Island off the coast of Chile.
  • The islanders carved and erected the stone statues, produced many other arts and crafts and developed Rongorongo, the only written language in Oceania.

Origin

Early 20th century: a local word.

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