maroaka
Bingham
mæ/roaka
adv. an idiomatic word,equivalent in force to,with good reason,naturally.
Sabatier
maroaka
adv. (Gilbertese expression) evident sign, so it is for that reason that...
ex. e aoraki ngkoananoa, maroaka e aki roko: he was sick yesterday so that is the reason why he did not comemaroaka! ko aki roko: so that's why you didn't come!
maroaka1
vt. to discover, to proclaim the reason.