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Po
1. Night; to get dark, to fall (of
night): he-po, it is getting dark. Formerly used,
with or without raá, in the meaning of a whole
day: po tahi, one day; katahi te kauatu marima
po, fifteen days; po tahi raá, first day of
the week; po rua raá, po toru raá, second, third
day, etc. 2. Alone or as po nui, used to express
the idea of good luck, happiness. He-avai-atu au
to'ou po, I wish you good luck (when taking leave of
someone). Very common was this parting formula: aná
po noho ki a koe! good luck to you! Po-á, morning;
i te po-á, in the morning; i te po-era-á,
very early in the morning. Po-ará, quickly,
rapidly, swiftly: he-iri po-ará, go up quick;
he-ta'o itau umu era po-ará, he cooked it quickly.
Po-e-mahina, formerly used of sleep-walkers (haha
a po). Vanaga.
1. Darkness, night, late; po haha,
dark night, gloom. P Tu. po-tagotago, darkness.
Mgv., Mq., Ta.: po, darkness, night. 2. Calendar
day; po e rua, Tuesday; po o te tagata,
life. P Pau., Mgv., Mq., Ta.: po, calendar day.
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Poro
To chip (vt), to nick, to notch; chips,
nicks, dents, splits, gaps, breaks; hoe poro,
broken knife, with nicks; poroporo, blunt;
poroporo hata, nicks or notches on the edge of
something. Vanaga.
To notch; porohata, to sink
into ruin, to crumble; poroieko, to slip, to
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