nìsngä'i

originally, at first

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

nɪ.ˈsŋæ.ʔi

Sound out nìsngä'i letter by letter:

• nnn as in 'no'
• ìɪi as in 'bit'
• 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'

• nìtsim — originally, in an original way, with originality