um'a

surprisingly (for unexpectedly negative outcomes)

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

ˈum.ʔa

Sound out um'a letter by letter:

• uuoo as in 'food'
• mmm as in 'man'
• 'ʔglottal stop (tìftang), the catch in 'uh-oh'
• aaa as in 'father'

• nìloho — surprisingly
• ti'a — surprisingly (for unexpectedly positive outcomes)