hua kaakoo paddle somewhere

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vi - vi
Morphology hua kaakoo
Gloss paddle move.in.a.certain.direction
    • paddle somewhere
      • motion
      • Example 1786:
        Goe ta hua kaakoo tea haan.
        Do not paddle towards the passage at the end of the reef.
        Source: SiiSen 01W 060
      • Example 2265:
        a sii otei he hua me hua kaakoo teo toro mohina
        the man paddled off and paddled to the island
        Source: Aro 08E(Eno) 021
      • Example 2266:
        Mepaa hua kaakoo teo hum to hua kaakoo nao roho a sii keara teve.
        And (he) paddled to the place where his brother had paddled before.
        Source: Aro 08E(Eno) 109

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  • See also:
    • haan passageway; place where the reef ends and the ocean meets, creating a natural passageway that is used to launch canoes into the ocean
    • kaakoo move in a certain direction
    • toro mohina island