kxll, etc.

[Kì'eyawn]

Kaltxì, ma smuk.  So, i've actually been doing pretty well with my Na'vi pronunciation.  But yesterday while i was procrastinating on a paper i went through my dictionary and practiced pronouncing all of the words, and i got jammed on kxll.  I've got the ejectives down pretty well, and the pseudo-vowels are fine for me, but some combination of these two is...rough.  And then i got to kxllpxìltu, and nearly choked to death on my own tongue.  Not a pleasant way to go, and i'd hate to think of my roommate coming home to find me dead in front of a Na'vi dictionary.  What would people think... =P

Anyway, the point of this rant is i was wondering if anybody had advice for when it's not an individual sound but a combination of sounds that is proving difficult.  Do any of you who are so knowledgeable in the ways of science linguistics have any suggestions? Irayo, ma smuk, ulte Eywa ayngahu.

[omängum fra'uti]

That word is actually kllpxìltu, not ejected, but kxll is still a word for charge.

If you're having trouble with a particular combination of sounds, work on saying them on their own in different words, then try saying them together again later.  Practicing with kll vs kxll is probably a good idea in this case, because they aren't that different to say.

[Kì'eyawn]

That word is actually kllpxìltu, not ejected, but kxll is still a word for charge.

Well don't i feel silly.

If you're having trouble with a particular combination of sounds, work on saying them on their own in different words, then try saying them together again later.  Practicing with kll vs kxll is probably a good idea in this case, because they aren't that different to say.

Hmm... Tam, ma tsmuk, i'll try your suggestion.  Ngaru irayo seiyi oe furia nga srung soli oer—even though i'm a skxawng.