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papaki ā-tinana

1. (noun) body percussion.

Ko te papaki ā-tinana he momo whakaputa i te ūngeri o tētahi puoro mā te papaki i ētahi wāhi o te tinana (RTP 2015:74). / Body percussion is a way of playing the rhythm of a piece of music by slapping various parts of the body (RTP 2015:74).

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