Language Question

[pasithea]

Watching a program on Easter Island and suddenly I wonder something rather abstract.

Supposedly all the trees died out 600 years ago... So.. Were there still words for trees, boats, wood, etc in the Rapanui language by the time Westerners arrived?

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[paka.livejournal.com]

These guys lived in huge assed longhouses. I'm pretty sure that they were already experts at sneaking off into the woods to make whoopee or gettin' it on while their relatives were elsewhere in the building.