ea, v.i. To rise to the surface;
E tiaki kia ea te to‘orā ka pātiāi,
wait until the whale surfaces before you harpoon it;
Tērā te ‘onu kua ea,
there’s the turtle, it’s on the surface now;
Kua ea ‘aia, kua pou tōna a‘o,
he came up, his breath was exhausted;
Kua pupu‘i rātou i te pa‘ī ruku i te ea‘anga,
they shot the submarine as it surfaced.
[Pn. *e‘a.]