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Help[Opinions] Re: Nyala
in reply to a message by Chelsea
I kind of like it. But how is it pronounced?
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There are only two vowels: the two a sounds. The ny is like the gn one gets in Italian or French. The first syllable is stressed, and the a is like the a in far, but without the r of course. Try humming, using an n sound instead of the usual m. Then say YA-la. The unstressed a is a bit shorter of course.
It's a very pretty antelope, but I'm sceptical about it as a name because it is also a mine-proofed armoured personnel carrier, and I can't imagine calling a baby girl after a military vehicle.
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It's a very pretty antelope, but I'm sceptical about it as a name because it is also a mine-proofed armoured personnel carrier, and I can't imagine calling a baby girl after a military vehicle.
ETA extra phonetics
This message was edited 3/29/2011, 10:52 PM
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Honestly, I don't know yet. I've only seen it written down.
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