and soft r." However, Walworth states that even in the oldest of her consultants, there was no recollection of the phoneme. When observing the usage of the labiodental fricative , the shift period away from Old Rapa becomes more evident. In the older generations of native speakers, this phoneme is articulated more like that of the labiodental approximant ʋ. The usage of the labiodental fricative is almost always used by the newer generations of native speakers, whereas the approximant is almost never used. This change is directly attributed to the Tahitian influence of the labiodental fricative. Grammar Some examples of Reo Rapa grammar are shown below. Perfective TAM (Tense – Aspect – Mood) Definite word Question words (What) (Where) (When) (How) (How many) Past negative Non-past negative (Regular negative) Adverbial While Old Rapa contributes a majority of Reo Rapa grammar words, some are taken from the Tahitian language as well such as the negative words, and . While is used as a simple "no" in Reo Rapa, is used to add a negative to a sentence to change a positive "yes" sentence to a negative "no" sentence. Negative particle Vocabulary Kaaba Cubber = Notes References Richards, Rhys. "The Earliest Foreign Visitors and Their Massive Depopulation of Rapa-iti from 1824 to 1830." Jso.revues.org. N.p., n.d. Web. . External links Box of 283 index cards of plant and animal names from Australs Island including local language archived with Kaipuleohone East Polynesian languages Endangered Austronesian languages Languages of French Polynesia