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midwestern twang

Indonesian translation: suara sengau


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English term or phrase:midwestern twang
Indonesian translation:suara sengau
Entered by: Regi2006
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04:42 Nov 28, 2010
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English term or phrase: midwestern twang
Not only are there variations due to geographic differences (American English, British English, Australian English), but there are more subtle shadings that identify someone as being from a specific region (the southern drawl, the midwestern twang).
Regi2006
Indonesia
suara sengau
Explanation:
midwestern twang: gaya bicara sengau khas penduduk di kawasan AS bagian tengah-barat; apabila disingkat, barangkali cukup dengan "suara sengau".

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009.
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Wiyanto Suroso
Indonesia
Local time: 04:32
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Makasih semuanya!
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Summary of answers provided
5dialek Bahasa Inggris Amerika Utara bagian Barat Tengah
Vincentius Mariatmo
4 +1suara sengau
Wiyanto Suroso
3cara bicara bernada sengau... (lihat penjelasan)
Hendarto Setiadi


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dialek Bahasa Inggris Amerika Utara bagian Barat Tengah


Explanation:
Sama seperti jawaban saya sebelumnya, ini tentang dialek Bahasa Inggris yang digunakan di Amerika Utara (Serikat) bagian Barat Tengah. Agak susah diterjemahkan sih... :)


Referensi:
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota; "a midwestern city"; "midwestern accent"


Semoga membantu ^^


    Reference: http://www.google.co.id/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=de...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_American_English#Diale...
Vincentius Mariatmo
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
suara sengau


Explanation:
midwestern twang: gaya bicara sengau khas penduduk di kawasan AS bagian tengah-barat; apabila disingkat, barangkali cukup dengan "suara sengau".

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009.

Wiyanto Suroso
Indonesia
Local time: 04:32
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Makasih semuanya!

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agree  Hendarto Setiadi: duluan :)
4 mins
  -> he he he. Maaf. Sebelumnya saya juga kalah duluan. Terima kasih.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cara bicara bernada sengau... (lihat penjelasan)


Explanation:
cara bicara/pengucapan bernada sengau khas kawasan Midwest Amerika Serikat

Example sentence(s):
  • exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)

    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/3axhrrf
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