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Lapita
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English
Etymology
Coined 1952 by Edwin Gifford from en hvk xapeta'a place where one digs a hole, believed to be in reference to archeological excavations in New Caledonia.
Proper noun
An ancient material culture of Oceania who may have spoken Proto-Oceanic and were the ancestors of many modern peoples in the region.
Anagrams
en aailpt alipta