rā
1. (particle) by way of, via - variation of mā.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 47-48;)
Ka tae te roko ki Ruapuke ki a Tūhawaiki, ki a Haereroa, ki a Takatahara me ētahi atu toa o Kāi Tahu, ka maraka mai te taua, ka rere mai ka ū ki Taikonui, ka waiho kā waka i reira, ka haramai rā uta (JPS 1901:94). / The news reached Ruapuke Island, to Tūhawaiki, Haereroa, Takatahara and other warriors of Ngāi Tahu. Their war-party arose, and sailed over landing at Taikonui, where they left their canoes and came on by land.
