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What is the primary function of an oriori in classical Māori oral composition?

To serve as a satirical song ridiculing rival iwi leadership To impart tribal history, ancestral lineage, and noble destinies to infants of high rank while lulling them to sleep To signal the immediate commencement of kai (food service) after a pōwhiri To issue a formal challenge (wero) on the marae atea

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To impart tribal history, ancestral lineage, and noble destinies to infants of high rank while lulling them to sleep

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