[RNLD] Re: Australian tongue twisters

[Mark]

murnurrurnurru - mud wasp (onomatopoeic) -- Nyangumarta

Mark Clendon
+61 8 8388 2584


On 19/06/15 09:21, Nicholas Evans wrote:
>
> My favourite Kayardild one, the word for 'mudskipper':
>
>
> t^úrupu?uyùpu?u (thurruburduyuburdu in practical orthography)
>
>
> and 'cuttlefish':
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> bada?ara?ar
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>
> Nick
>
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> *From:* John Hobson <john.hobson at sydney.edu.au>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 19, 2015 8:14 AM
> *To:* r-n-l-d at lists.unimelb.edu.au
> *Subject:* [RNLD] Australian tongue twisters
> Dear Australianists,
>
> I'm assembling some activities to support pronunciation skills 
> development for learners of Australian languages, one of which is the 
> use of tongue twisters. If anyone can offer any examples I'd be 
> pleased to receive them, especially for phones and phonotactics that 
> are considered problematic for English speakers.
>
> Regards,
>
> John
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