1. (loan) (noun) rhythm, intonation, pronunciation and sound of a language, accent, diction, elocution, dialect, register.
Ehara ahau i te poropiti mō ngā mita o te reo (HM 4/2008:5). / I am not an advocate for the accents of the language.
Synonyms: tohu whakahua kupu, manawataki, ūngeri, whakataki, ia, momo reo, rēhita, pukapuka rēhita, whakatapoko
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