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==== Reo Rapa ==== {{main|Rapa language}} The [[Rapa language]] (Reo Rapa) is a mixed language that grew out of [[Tahitian language|Tahitian]] and Old Rapa among monolingual inhabitants of [[Rapa Iti]]. Old Rapa words are still used for grammar and sentence structure, but most common words were replaced by [[Tahitian language|Tahitian]] words.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Walworth|first=Mary|year=2017|title=Reo Rapa: A Polynesian Contact Language Contact|journal=Journal of Language|pages=119}}</ref> Rapa is similar to [[English language|English]] as they both have specific tense words such as ''did'' or ''do''. *'''Past negative''': ''ki’ere'' /kiʔere/ <ref name=":0" /> {{interlinear|indent=2| |'''ki’ere''' vau i haere i te fare |NEG.PST 1.SG PFV go PREP ART house |'I did not go to a house.' }} *'''Non-past negative''' (Regular negative) ''kāre'' /kaːre/ <ref name=":0" /> {{interlinear|indent=2| |'''kāre''' tā-koe puta |NEG.NPST ART-2SG book |'You don't have your book.' (''Lit.'' 'Your book doesn't exist') }}
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