hokihoki - return separately
Hokihoki ai ia ki te wā kāinga.He returned home regularly.Habitual action - ai
Ko te āhua nei, tērā e hokihoki anō ana ia ki Taranaki.It appears that he used to go back to Taranaki fequently.
Hiki ana te hui, hokihoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.When the meeting closed, everyone went home.
I te ahiahi ka tīmata te hokihoki o ngā tāngata ki ō rātou whare.In the evening, the people began to return to their houses.