sngä'i

begin, start

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

ˈsŋ·æ.ʔ·i

Sound out sngä'i letter by letter:

• sss as in 'sun'
• ngŋng as in 'sing' (can start a word)
• äæa as in 'cat'
• 'ʔglottal stop (tìftang), the catch in 'uh-oh'
• iiee as in 'see'

• tsyul — begin, start
• tìtsyul — beginning, start