# Pozdniakov 2007: Rapanui Writing and the Rapanui Language: Preliminary Results of a Statistical Analysis

> Konstantin Pozdniakov, Igor Pozdniakov, 2007. 10 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the 52-glyph inventory and for the statistical test…

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# Rapanui Writing and the Rapanui Language: Preliminary Results of a Statistical Analysis

Konstantin Pozdniakov, Igor Pozdniakov, 2007. _Forum for Anthropology and Culture 3_.

Concludes from glyph statistics that 52 basic glyphs account for 99.7 per cent of the corpus, and compares glyph frequency distributions with syllable statistics of Rapanui to argue the script could be syllabic. Also shows that the four glyphs in Fischer's key example make up about a fifth of the corpus. Pages 3 to 36.

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## What it's used for here

Source for the 52-glyph inventory and for the statistical test of Fischer's reading.

## Cited by on this site 10 records

[About 50 to 60 basic glyphs, combined into ligatures, account for nearly the whole corpus.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/answers/ANS0D4CCJ7T32A2/about-50-to-60-basic-glyphs-combined-into-ligatures-account)

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[Rongorongo is glottographic writing (logosyllabic or syllabic) recording the Rapanui language.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/answers/ANS0D4CCEAT3KX6/rongorongo-is-glottographic-writing-logosyllabic-or-syllabic)

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[The reading is not valid; glyph 76 is a common sign with no fixed role.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/answers/ANS0D4CCNN67Q2X/the-reading-is-not-valid-glyph-76-is-a-common-sign-with-no)

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[52 basic glyphs account for 99.7 per cent of the corpus and their frequency distribution resembles that of…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/evidence/EVD0D4CCEJM1R27/52-basic-glyphs-account-for-99-7-per-cent-of-the-corpus-and)

Evidence

EVD

[52 glyphs cover 99.7 per cent of occurrences after merging allographs and ligatures.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/evidence/EVD0D4CCJFM6545/52-glyphs-cover-99-7-per-cent-of-occurrences-after-merging)

Evidence

EVD

[The four glyphs in Fischer's key example make up about a fifth of the corpus, so the reading would produce…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/evidence/EVD0D4CCN5J6W0Z/the-four-glyphs-in-fischers-key-example-make-up-about-a)

Evidence

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[Konstantin Pozdniakov](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/people/FIG0D4CC9EJ586T/konstantin-pozdniakov)

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[Rongorongo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo)

The mystery article

MYS

[Does rongorongo record language?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/questions/QST0D4CCD3R70F2/does-rongorongo-record-language)

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[How many distinct glyphs does rongorongo have?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rongorongo/questions/QST0D4CCDKC5T7B/how-many-distinct-glyphs-does-rongorongo-have)

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## Cite it

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Pozdniakov, K., & Pozdniakov, I. (2007). Rapanui Writing and the Rapanui Language: Preliminary Results of a Statistical Analysis. Forum for Anthropology and Culture 3. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01389639
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