Message: "need help deciding best pronunciation of name."

[Opinions] need help deciding best pronunciation of name.

by peaceangel

2/8/2006, 9:28 AM

I've chosen the name Kamalla and recently discovered that in some languages that a double 'LL' can be pronounced like a 'Y'. I am having trouble deciding and was wondering if anyone would care to give me their opinions? Which way do you like better and why? kah-mah-lah or as ka-migh-uh/ka-my-uh? Thanks so much for your help.

#pronunciation

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- ADT (guest) +5

2/8/2006, 11:19 AM

In what languages is LL pronouced like a Y?

- peaceangel

2/8/2006, 12:10 PM

spanish and sometimes in french too

- Spree +3

2/8/2006, 12:08 PM

Spanish

"We can even learn from our enemies." -Ovid

Mitakuye Oyasin

- ADT (guest) +2

2/8/2006, 5:18 PM

No it's not...

I speak Spanish.

LL = J.

- Briallen (Ora)

2/8/2006, 7:36 PM

when taught in school...

In America, teachers tell us to pronounce the double 'L' (ll - ay-yay) as a 'y' sound. We generally taught Spain's version of Spanish (I don't know if this changes anything) but I have a lot of Mexican friends and they pronounce the double 'L' as a 'y' as well

ex:

llama = ya-mah

"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"

"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble

- peaceangel

2/8/2006, 6:07 PM

I've heard that it can actually be pronounced in a few different ways, like j, a soft g, sh/ch, y, or as an ly, but usually as a y/ee/i sound. Like in tortilla.

This message was edited 2/8/2006, 8:50 PM

- Soul (guest)

2/8/2006, 9:37 AM

I prefer ka-my-uh, because kah-mah-lah makes me think of the Finnish word "kamala", meaning 'horrible, terrible' ;)

- Eilis (Suibhne) +1

2/8/2006, 9:33 AM

If you've only recently found this out, and it's not a part of your own language, I wouldn't suggest using the "y" sound. I'd go with the pronunciation that I already know if I liked them equally instead of randomly adopting one from a language that I have no knowledge of.

- Spree

2/8/2006, 10:48 AM

good point