2. (noun) link.
I te rironga o aku tīpuna ki te pō ka mahue mai ko te reo hei taukaea ki tō rātou ao, ki ō rātou huatau, ki ō rātou wheako me ērā o ō rātou tīpuna o tua whakarere (Kāretu 2016). / Upon the demise of my forebears what remained was the language as a link to their world, their thoughts and their experiences along with the experiences of their antecedents (Karetu 2016).
Synonyms: tauhere, tūhonotanga, whaitake, piringa, hono, hononga
