Estonian tongue twisters (Kiirkõne)

Jüriöö ülestõus
St. George's Night uprising (in 1343)

musta lehma saba valge lehma taga, valge lehma saba musta lehma taga
the black cow's tail behind the white cow, the white cow's tail behind the black cow

kuulilennuteetunneliluuk
the hatch of the bullet's flight trajectory (a palindrome)

jää-äär
the edge of the ice

kuu-uurija
the explorer of the moon

töö-öö
a worknight

õueaiaäär
the fence of the yard's edge

Ao äia õe uue oaõieaia õueaua ööau.
The nightly honour of the watchdog (yard dog) of the dawn's father-in-law's sister's new bean blossom garden. (Very-very artificial and utilises a very wide selection of language registers, it's a tongue twister even for natives!)

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