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roa kau

1. before very long, after a time, not long after, it wasn't long before.

Ā, muri iho i te whawhaitanga a Rua mā rā, ka noho nei a Tama rātou ko ōna hoa i Maketū, me ngā tamariki. Roa kau, ka marara haere (JPS 1985:134). / After the battle of Rua and his party, Tama and his companions stayed at Maketū with the children. Before very long they scattered.

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See also roa kau iho, roa kau ake

Synonyms: roa kau iho, roa kau ake

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