takoli yo-heave-ho! Exclamation used when making a group effort

Part of Speech interjection
Phonetic Form takoli
    • yo-heave-ho! Exclamation used when making a group effort
      • Example 2314:
        Mwaliko kape i-woi ne teviri peini kuo ponu, awoiu kap’ i-ko “Ia! Takoli! Ia ia, takoli ! ia ia!”
        The boy will strike the canoe's hull, and then he'll go “Yo-heave-ho, go! Yo-heave-ho, go!”
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S24

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  • See also:
    • abu ‘all right’, ‘let's’ / marks polite order: ‘please’ / encouragement towards action: ‘come on’, ‘please’