Results for 'hōia'
hōia - soldier, warrior
Hoia, a. Wearied, annoyed. Ko toku ata noho e hoia i tou tupore? Ko tou tupore ra e hoia i toku ata noho. Taro hoia, a large variety of taro (Colocasia).
hohoia, n. Annoyance. Kua tuia au e te hohia (I am distressed with annoyance).
Williams Dictionary
Ka kōrero te Kīngi ki ia hōia ki ia hōia.
The King talked to each soldier.
I taua pō e moe ana a Pita i waenganui o ngā hōia tokorua, he mea here ki ngā mekameka e rua.
That night Pita was sleeping between two soldiers secured with two chains.
Ka haere mai ngā hōia, ā, ka mauria atu ia.
Exercise 11b
He hōia huri noa, huri noa.
There were soldiers everywhere.
He hōia huri noa, huri noa (Pōtatau 1991:208)
There were soldiers everywhere
I pēheatia ngā tāngata mau herehere e ngā hōia?
How were the prisoners treated by the soldiers?
