tahoa set off; paddle off

Part of Speech vi
    • set off; paddle off
      • motion
      • Example 4577:
        Tea maa nubunubu tahoa nana tahii tea mona teve, ore paa rahi maa bona hoohoa.
        In the morning (he) paddles off to the sea in his boat, in order to catch hoohoa needlefish.
        Source: Nah 02R 132
      • Example 6929:
        O vavaakopo o peho kaku vagana to pakupaku raara tea bon. Eara na tahoa mi rara a raama tea sinivi.
        The fishing with Cole-lamps is a kind of fishing that we do at night. We set off with lamps in the canoes.
        Source: Eno 16W 163-164
      • Example 6930:
        "Bara nigara are tahoa."
        "Alright, let's paddle off."
        Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 122
      • Example 6931:
        Nove vai bona maa kave teori, meori paa tahoa tea bon.
        (They) tied their nets (to the frames), and they set off at night.
        Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 208-209

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