vaoha further on; extremely; too

Part of Speech adv
Morphology va-oha
Gloss ADVR-exceed
    • further on; extremely; too
      • spatial relations
      • comparison
      • Comment The adverb modifies verbs as in [Vae 01R 016], and adjectives as in [Joy 19W 058], [Sii 49W 077], and [Eno 16W 047].
      • Example 818:
        Be beera vaoha, ore paa tahape maana a pea nae.
        When it becomes too big, its branch falls off. (i.e. a branch of the tree called naosiana)
        Source: Sii 40W 077
      • Example 8807:
        Goe ta hua vaoha vakisi nao.
        Do not paddle further on.
        Source: Vae 01R 016
      • Example 8808:
        O naono vai o kikis vaoha.
        An extremely strong tree.
        Source: Joy 19W 058
      • Example 8809:
        Eh! Kahu kahi vakahu o baneo bona kapa nae are hihi eve to mene raka vaoha!
        Hey! Hurry up and scrape the bark from the breadfruit tree, so that we can pull out the fibres from below, otherwise it gets too dry!
        Source: Eno 16W 047

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