ahu
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ahu
From Hawaiian
Example Sentences
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During this time, construction of ceremonial "ahu" platforms slowed, Rano Kao became a key ritual center, and a new social system known as "Tangata Manu" emerged.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
When an important Rapanui died, some of his bones were placed under the ceremonial platform called an ahu and his spirit had the possibility of rebirth after a craftsman carved a moai in his likeness.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
When Chile leased the island, the foreigners who took over stripped all Rapanui tribes of their property, though several ahu and moai can still be seen on land they used to control.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
In what became a pattern throughout the day, we would encounter something striking or unusual, like an ahu platform with a strange prow structure set in the front, and Beno would provide a thoughtful explanation.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2016
Ua ku ka hau a ke aa; Piles of pebbles are collected; Be ahu pohaku A heap of stones I Wailua.
From Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands by Charles Nordhoff
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