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Tyirri-Tyirrity
Willie Wagtail
Part of speech:
(N)
Sources:
Notes:
(image Tyirri-Tyirrity - Willie Wagtail by Ed Dunens - Flickr CC with thanks. https://www.flickr.com/photos/blachswan/ )
Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say
:
ty
ii
rr
-i-
ty
ii
rr
-i
ty
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels
:
Standard
- 'i' as in 'sit'.
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'.)
-
'
rr
' roll or trill tongue.
Categories:
Birds, Animals
Example Phrases
English:
Look everyone! the crow is stealing an egg from the willie-wagtail's nest
Language:
Nyakiladiyaty! kanintyang waku mirkuk tyirri-tyirrity-kity larnuk.
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