1. (location) of ancient times, traditional, classical.
E ai ki ngā kōrero mai i te tau 1880 kāore kē tēnei reo i te kōrerotia - ko te reo anake i te ora ko te reo o nehe (HM 1/1991:5). / According to accounts, since 1880 this language was not spoken - the classical language was the only language that had survived.
Synonyms: onamata
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