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[Facts] Re: how would you pronounce NAIMA?
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It is amazing that someone might correct someone who has the actual name on its pronounciation, although it could be pronounced differently in Swahili.Naima is, of course correct on the Arabic pronounciation- NYE-EE-MA is the closest approximation (although the 'a' is actually an Ayn- a very hard sound for non-Arabic speakers). It is the name of a close female relative of mine.
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