Appilan pappilan apupapin papupata pankolla kiehuu ja kuohuu.

Meaning: A relentless 'pap/pap/pu' bilabial drill stacked with Finnish double consonants.

Language: Finnish

Literally: The bean pot of the assistant chaplain of Appila parsonage boils and bubbles on the stove ledge.

Category: Fiendish

Origin: One of Finland's best-known tongue twisters.

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