Pronunciation

Diphthongs
Notes:
 * the second column uses the international phonetic alphabet (IPA); click on the IPA letters for more information
 * consonants are not aspirated like they are sometimes in English (no puff of air after k)
 * some words have doubled consonants like ngabba (father); take care to lengthen these, e.g. ngap.pa
 * sometimes it helps to break words down into syllables before trying to pronounce them, e.g. kun.ngey (name), be.rluh (aunty), kun.de.nge (foot), mo.djarrk.ki (freshwater crocodile)
 * rd is usually written d when we can predict an rd is required, e.g. rdird~dird (moon), kuwardrde~kuwardde (stone country)
 * d is pronounced rr when it appears between two vowels and when the following syllable is not stressed, e.g. Yirrurndi (you went back) vs. birridurndi (they went back)
 * Kunwok placenames sometimes have an English spelling that is distinct from the Kunwok spelling, e.g. Gunbalanya~Kunbarlanjnja