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Tyungga
To Be Big, To Swell Up
Part of speech:
(Vintr)
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Pronunciation Guide:
Say: tyuung-gar
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'u' as in 'put', 'a' as in 'path' or 'car'.
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.
Categories:
Actions, Changing, Bodily

Example Phrases

English:
His eye is swelling up, he has got a bung-eye
Language:
Tyungga mirnuk.

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