tlhepQe'

saliva

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

t͡ɬɛpʰq͡χɛʔ

Sound out tlhepQe' letter by letter:

• tlht͡ɬt released into a breathy lateral, no English equivalent
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air
• Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

• tIl — salivate
• bol — drool
• tuy' — spit out (liquids)

HolQeD-12-4 p.8 · TDNW

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