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* Tirri-Tirrit-Puriny
Cricket
Part of speech:
(N)
Sources:
Stone [teetreetborun]
Notes:
this compound contains the word puriny 'night' (Ed. image is of a Black Field Cricket from the Atlas of Living Australia from Jean and Fred Hort)
Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say: tiirr-ii-tiirr-iit-puur-iny
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard - ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'u' as in 'put'.
Consonants: - 'rr' roll or trill tongue, - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many')
Categories:
Insects, Animals

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