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Kolety
Name Of The Edward River
Part of speech:
(N)
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(CC image by Daryll Bellingham)
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Pronunciation Guide:
Say: Kol-ety
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'o' as in ‘poll’, 'e' as in ‘pet’.
Consonant  - 'ty' (palatal stop) - combine 't' and 'y' while tip and blade of tongue touches hard palate and stops the breath. (Note: 'tch' is close but different to 'ty'.) 
(Avoid the English 'tee' as in 'city'.)
Categories:
Water, Places, Country

Example Phrases

English:
A fish splashed in the kolety
Language:
Tyilperlən yawirr koletykata.

Associated Audio

Description:
kolety_name of the Edward River
Author:
Laura Ross
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