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Aboriginal Pronunciation
Aboriginal is pronounced a-ber-I-juh-nuhl, IPA /ˌæbɝˈɪdʒənəl/.
a-ber-I-juh-nuhl
US /ˌæbɝˈɪdʒənəl/ · UK /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnəl/
Syllables: a · ber · I · juh · nuhl (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective and noun: Relating to the original inhabitants of a place, and in Australia used of Aboriginal peoples and their cultures.
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Aboriginal in a Sentence
- The gallery holds a large collection of Aboriginal art.
- Aboriginal languages once numbered in the hundreds.
- These plants were an aboriginal food source across the region.
Common Mispronunciations of Aboriginal
Not a-buh-RY-juh-nuhl
The stressed vowel is a short i, as in ridge. The long eye sound belongs to a different family of words.
Not A-buh-ri-juh-nuhl
The RI in the middle is the loud one, and leading with a heavy opener flattens the whole rhythm.
Tip: In Australia, Aboriginal takes a capital letter and Aborigine is now avoided in favour of Aboriginal people or First Nations people.
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