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DZ dz
ǹdzàà → an axe
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/dz/ is one of the six double consonants sounds; /dz/ /gh/ /kh/ /ny/ /ts/ /zh/, found in the second edition of Nkwen Language Alphabet. These sounds are made up of two consonants but are considered single sounds. When written in the upper case, the two letters are capitalized as follows; /DZ/ /GH/ /KH/ /NY/ /TS/ /ZH
DZ dz
dzàˀa → to jump
dzìtә̂ → to stake
dzòŋǝ → to lick
àdzòŋǝ → a giant
dzinә → to sneeze
ǹdzàà → an axe
ǹdzoŋә̀ → a thorn
ǹdzoŋ-ndzoŋә̀ → thorns
ǹdziŋә̀ → a bell
ǹdzìŋә̀ → a dream
ә̀dzwaŋә̀ → palm front
ә̀dzuŋә̀ → things
ǹdzàŋә̀ → a song
ǹdzàŋә → palm kernels
ǹdzaŋә → xylophones
ǹdzә̀mә̌ → darkness
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Toŋtә nә̀
Ǹdziŋә̀ ndyâ ŋwàˀàrә̀ ә bòŋnә̌. Ǹdzaˀa tiŋә̀ nkhәtә̌ mbәˀәma fә̀ˀә̀ a chya. Ə̀dzuŋә jwi dzwi mәmә abàà zhә. À kɔŋә bùˀu ndzaŋә kә dzàˀa bεnә.
Free Translation
The church bell is ringing. Ndzah is in haste because he is late. His things are in his bag. He likes to play xylophones, jump, and dance.
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