tāukiuki
1. (modifier) ancient, of long standing.
Nā reira e koutou e ngā mātanga, tēnei rā tō tātou reo tāukiuki te kōrerotia nei nā te mea ki a au he wāhanga nō roto i te mātauranga Māori e kōrero nei tātou (HM 3/1995:6). / And so you, the experts, here is our ancient language being spoken because I think it is a part of Māori knowledge that we are talking about.
Synonyms: tūroa
