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How to pronounce cowrie
“cowrie” pronunciation in American English
Listen to cowrie in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“cowrie” in real sentences
10 clips in the index · 2 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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- And you also are sometimes mixing those with cowrie shells.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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Quran in your hand, or some cowrie shells, or some beads.
CDC
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photograph and in it khadijah say has a cowrie shell bracelet on her wrist
British Library
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Muisa unwinds his magical cowrie belt and gives it an order: fly and kill Mwindo.
CrashCourse
Why real speech
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