* Wity-Wity-Mambul
Welcome Swallow
Part of speech:
(N)
Sources:
Stone [weetch weetch murrumbool]
Notes:
this compound noun contains the word mambul 'kidney fat'. (image - Wity-Wity-Mambul or Welcome Swallow by Laurie Boyle - Flickr CC with thanks. https://www.flickr.com/photos/92384235@N02/ )
Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say: wity-wity-marm-buul
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard - ‘i’ as in ‘hit’, 'a' as in ‘path’, 'u' as in 'bull'.
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:
Birds, Animals

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