Phrase Detail

Say: tyuur-uung-kuuth-ə-winy

Vowels: Standard - 'u' as in 'put', 'ə' neutral sound as in ‘the’, 'i' as in 'hill'.
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'.) - 'ng' (velar-nasal) combine 'n' and 'g' while back of tongue touches soft palate plus nasal vibration, 'th' (dental plosive) combine 't' and 'h' with tongue right against the teeth (like 'd' in 'dad'), - 'ny' (palato-nasal) combine 'n' and 'y' while top of tongue touches hard palate plus nasal vibration. (Avoid the English 'nee' as in 'many').

This is a compound adverb created with 'tyurung' (long or tall) and kuthəwiny (in the direction of). ('kuthəwiny' is a post position marker that can be added to other words. It is not used on its own.). (Hercus stated the phrase was used to describe the length of an animal. )

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