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[Facts] Re: Pronouncing a name
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Svah-YONE-eh. j's are not pronounced in Lithuanian I'm pretty sure.BtN's resident night-lurker. Formerly Dragon_Clarinet.
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Thanks guys.Xenokleia, i'm pretty sure you're right.In most European countries the "j" is pronounced that way.My mother was German Her name was Jutta (YOO-tah: The "u" being pronounced as in put, not as in food).Thanks again, people.
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Thanks! And why I'm sure......is because I look at google and google how to pronounce consonants and vowels in languages so I know how to apply it to the name when I don't have anyone responding to me on here. So in the future google is an amazing tool to look up something like "Lithuanian Pronunciation", etc. Though I do admit some languages are hard to find and some have tons of sources- and when the sources vary, it's hard to find sometimes if those are different dialects you're seeing or you need to find a more reliable source. But thanks for asking! Glad I could help.
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