Ka whakamahia hoki te kanikani hei whakaahua i ngā tikanga o te whakawhiti kōrero ā-waha (tirohia te reo tinana) i waenganui i te tangata, i te kararehe rānei (hei tauira, he kanikani whāngai, he kanikani tātai), te nekeneke i ngā rau e kanikani ana i te hau), me ētahi momo pūoro, tūmomo rānei.