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Tyurung-Wil
Emu
Part of speech:
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Notes:
the long one'; this is an instance of the use of a nickname which presumably replaced an older word for 'emu' in Wembawemba. The use of nicknames helps to account for the particularly great diversity in the words for birds in Victorian and other Australian languages
Usage:
Pronunciation Guide:
Say: tyuur-uung-wil
Pronunciation Notes:
Vowels: Standard - 'u' as in 'put', 'i' as in 'sit' or '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'.)
Categories:
Birds, Animals

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