rāoa - choked
Rāoa, rāowa, v.i. Be choked. He paku te ika i raoa ai a Tamarereti (P.).
whakaraoa, v. Make a choking sound. Whakaraoa me he kaka e whakaraoa ana (N.M. i, 28).
Williams Dictionary
I tata rāoa au.I just about choked.Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
I tata rāoa taku tama i te rara.My son nearly choked on a lolly.Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Āta kai, kei rāoa koe.Eat carefully or you might choke.
