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n and nn (short and long):
kiniga ♫ (anger), ku-kinnimba ♫ (to walk proudly)
Pronounced respectively as in “money” and “unnoticed.”

ny and nny (short and long):
ku-manya ♫ (to know), ku-zannya ♫ (to play)
Pronounced like French gn - eg. vigne (The long sound does not occur in French).
η and ηη (short and long):
ku-ηooηa ♫ (to low, like cow), ku-waηηana ♫ (to give each other)
Pronounced as in English “singer.” (The long sound does not occur in English.)