kef-ha'kiv-nenikaya

emergency life support

Pronunciation

kɛfhɐʔkivnɛnikɐjɐ

Sound out kef-ha'kiv-nenikaya letter by letter:

• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• fff as in 'far'
• hhh as in 'hat'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• iiee as in 'see'
• vvv as in 'van'
• nnn as in 'no'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• nnn as in 'no'
• iiee as in 'see'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• yjy as in 'yes'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)

used when a person has stopped breathing or whose heart has stopped; can enable them to survive until professional help arrives