Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Tingo/book

Tingo is the lingo with a word for everything
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Oct 30, 2007
His first book, The Meaning of Tingo, which derives its title from a word in the Pacuense language of Easter Island conveying the practice of borrowing ...

Linguist Adam Jacot de Boinod has trawled 300 languages to find ...
ic Wales, United Kingdom - Nov 1, 2007
Incidentally, Tingo, in the book’s title, is the word used by the Rapa Nui tribe of Easter Island to describe someone who borrows things from a friend’s ...

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