~koioi waiero surf the waves, for recreation

Part of Speech

verb-object idiom

• • surf the waves, for recreation

  Literally

  bring the waves inland

  • • Example 1255:
      

      La-koioi waiero?

      Shall we go surf?

Related entries

• Contains:
  • ~koioi causative of ~koie ‘enter’: cause ‹s.o., s.th.› to go in, introduce / cause ‹s.th.› to go in, hence insert, put in, pack / cause ‹s.o.› to go in, hence bring in, lead ‹s.o.› in / cause ‹s.th.› to go inland: take ‹s.th.› from the sea towards the shore, or from the shore towards the village / cause ‹s.o.› to go inland, esp. welcome ‹travellers› on the beach and lead them inland