Words out of wood : Proposals for the decipherment of the Easter Island script.

Intro -- To my parents -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Script -- 1.1 Syllables -- 1.2 Signs -- 1.3 Words -- 1.3.2.1 Types of fusion -- 1.3.2.2 Reading order -- 1.3.2.3 Reduplication of phonetic value -- 1.3.3.1 (h)a -- 1.3.3.2 (h)e -- 1.3.3.3 (h)i -- 1.3.3.4 (h)o -- 1.3.3.5 (h)u -- 1.3.3.6 nga -- 1.3.3.7 ngi -- 1.3.3.8 ngo -- 1.3.3.9 ka -- 1.3.3.10 ke -- 1.3.3.11 ki -- 1.3.3.12 ko -- 1.3.3.13 ku -- 1.3.3.14 ma -- 1.3.3.15 me -- 1.3.3.16 mo -- 1.3.3.17 na -- 1.3.3.18 no -- 1.3.3.19 pa -- 1.3.3.20 pe -- 1.3.3.21 pi -- 1.3.3.22 po -- 1.3.3.23 pu -- 1.3.3.24 ra -- 1.3.3.25 re -- 1.3.3.26 ri -- 1.3.3.27 ro -- 1.3.3.28 ta -- 1.3.3.29 te -- 1.3.3.30 ti -- 1.3.3.31 to -- 1.3.3.32 tu -- 1.3.3.33 va -- 1.3.3.34 ve -- 1.3.3.35 vi -- 1.3.3.36 Missing syllables -- 1.3.3.37 Indication of phonetic value reduplication -- 1.3.3.38 Punctuation -- 1.3.4.1 Causative 'haka' -- 1.3.4.2 ina -- 1.3.4.3 kai -- 1.3.4.4 ma(a)i -- 1.3.4.5 nei -- 1.3.4.6 nui -- 1.3.4.7 to(h)u -- 1.3.4.8 vae -- 1.3.5.1 Personal pronouns -- 1.3.5.2 Possessive pronouns (indefinite) -- 1.3.5.3 Possessive pronouns (definite) -- 1.3.5.4 Personal pronouns in benefactive case -- 1.3.5.5 Overview of personal pronouns -- 1.3.5.6 Interrogative pronouns -- 1.4 Frames -- 2 Texts -- 2.1 The murder investigation -- 2.2 The unwanted resurrection -- 2.3 The magic eyes -- 3 Conclusions -- A: Vocabulary -- B: Index on tablet transliterations -- C: Sources of illustrations -- References.

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