Which kinds of songs and chants are considered recitatives in Oceanic literature?

In the context of Oceanic literature, recitatives are defined as formally rigid texts that may be expanded but not transformed. They encompass a variety of songs and chants, including:1

• Songs or chants that accompany dances, whether the performers are standing or seated.1
• Funeral chants.1
• Songs that accompany children’s games.1
• Songs with an erotic significance.1
• Formalized recitatives commonly understood as myths, which are straightforwardly delivered to account for rites, describe the situation of a family lineage (such as land ownership or political status), or recount the origins of human culture.2

These texts are distinct from public orations, which allow for more variation in presentation. While recitatives are often brief, they can also be quite lengthy, sometimes taking hours to narrate. Because they are deeply embedded in their specific cultural contexts, they often require extensive commentary or intimate knowledge of local geography, place-names, and symbolic traditions to be fully interpreted by nonnative readers.12