roroa
1. (adjective) be long, tall (plural form).
He tangata āhua tūpuhipuhi noa nei, kāore i tino roa; he roroa ana makawe, kāore anō kia hina; he pangare te mata, ko tōna moko i te pāpāringa katau anake (TTR 1990:189). / He was a somewhat lean person and not very tall; his hair was long and not yet grey; the face was beardless and his moko was on the right cheek only.
2. (modifier) long, tall (plural form).
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
Kua tīmata anō te wahine ki te mau roroa i te panekoti. E tika ana anō, i te mea kua tae kē ngā panekoti o nāianei ki runga ake i ngā turi (TTT 1/9/1929:1064). / Women have again started wearing longer skirts. And that's appropriate because currently skirts are above the knees.
3. (noun) length (plural form).
He rite tonu hoki te roroa o ō māua ringa (HP 1991:122). / Our arms were also the same length.
