The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread

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nightingale: [ˈnəe̯ʔn̩ːˌɡe(ː)ɯ̯]
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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How do you pronounce "length" and "strength? I pronounce them as "leength" and "streength". I've heard "laingth" and "straingth" as well as "lenth" and "strenth".

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[leɪːŋːθ] (sometimes the l is velarized for no reason)
[st͡ʃʰɹeɪːŋθ]
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length: [ʟ̞ẽŋkθ]~[ɰẽŋkθ]
strength: [ɕtɕɻ͡ʁẽŋkθ]
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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lɛŋθ and stʃɹɛŋθ

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[lɪŋθ] ~ [lɪnθ]
[stɹɪŋθ] ~ [stɹɪnθ]

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ally
human
Hugh
mackerel
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ally: [ˈɛːɤ̯a(ː)e̯]
human: [ˈçjʉ̯ũːmɘ̃(ː)(n)]
Hugh: [çjʉ̯u(ː)]
mackerel: [ˈmɛkʁ̩ːʁɯ(ː)]
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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My guess:

ally [ˈalɑɪ]
human [ˈçʊ̈ʉmn̩]
Hugh [çʊ̈ʉː]
mackerel [ˈmakəɹo]

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