Tongue twisterFiendish
Icelandic
Barbara Ara bar Ara araba bara rabarbara.
Meaning: An unbroken 'bar / ara / rab' roll built almost entirely from the same handful of syllables.
Literally: Barbara, daughter of Ari, brought Ari the Arab only rhubarb.
Origin: A beloved Icelandic tongue twister.
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