2. (noun) sweetness, melodiousness.
Kua riro nei koe ki te wahangūtanga o te ihi, o te wehi i te pō e kore anō te wainene o tō reo e rangona ā muri ake nei (Kāretu 2010:12). / You have departed to the place where the illustrious are silent in the world of death and the sweetness of your voice will never be heard again.
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