migoigoi

migoigoi
to swarm, to teem, to pullulate; mainly said of poultry: he-migoigoi te moa i mu'a i te hare, there are lots and lots of chickens in front of the house.
Commonly used in conjunction with hiri and toka for emphasis: e tamahine a Kaka e, ka-hiri, ka-toka, ka-migoigoi! O, chickens of Kaka, (a man who had much poultry), grow and multiply in great numbers! ; he-hiri, he-toka, he-migoigoi te mana'u, to worry about or yearn for something or someone with burning desire; he-hiri, he-toka, he-migogioi tooku mana'u ki te matu'a, I think of my mother without respite; he-hiri, he-toka, he-migoigoi te mana'u ki te ka, I am dying for some fish (to eat).

Rapanui-English dictionary. 2008.

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