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An Imene tuki ‘hymn of grunts’ is a traditional hymn of the Cook Islands. It is unaccompanied singing noted for a drop in pitch at the end of phrases and rhythmic nonsensical syllables comparable to Scat singing. Similar nonsense syllables and improvisations are found in Tahitian Himene tarava.

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