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* Nyil-Ngunyi
Poison Bag
Part of speech:
(N)
Sources:
Stone [neil gnoonye]
Notes:
Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say
:
ny
iil
-
ng
uuny-iih
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels
:
Standard
- ‘
i
’ as in ‘hit’, 'u' as in 'put'.
Consonant
- '
ny
' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many') - '
ng
' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration.
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