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ArchivesRe: how would you pronounce NAIMA?
in reply to a message by Bill
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.
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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