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tiwian

/ˈtiːwiːjən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ti-wian
IPA
/ˈtiːwiːjən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language family spoken on Bathurst and Melville Island in the Northern Territory, of which Tiwi is the sole member.

Etymology

From Tiwi + -an.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtiːwiːjən/

Questions

How do you pronounce tiwian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiːwiːjən/.
What does tiwian mean?
A non-Pama-Nyungan Australian Aboriginal language family spoken on Bathurst and Melville Island in the Northern Territory, of which Tiwi is the sole member.
Where does tiwian come from?
From Tiwi + -an.

How to pronounce tiwian

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈtiːwiːjən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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