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Tyindyingana
To Shake
Part of speech:
(Vtr)
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Pronunciation Guide:
Say
:
ty
iin
dy
-ii
ng
-
ahn
-ah
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels
:
Standard
- ‘
i
’ as in ‘hit’,'
a
' as in ‘path’.
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'.) - '
dy
' (similar to 'ty' but top of tongue touches hard palate) - '
ng
' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration.
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Actions, Moving
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