The K' in K'nahli's name is supposedly meant to have a "Koo" sound to it but I learned about that too late so, while acceptable, I generally pronounce her name like this:
The K' part is a standalone letter, so think "Kih" or "Kit" with the removal of the 't' sound at the ending.
"-nah" is pronounced literally as the dismissive form would be in english.... "nah".
and finally, the "-li" part is pronounced like the english name "Lee".
Altogether, phonetically it would sound more or less like:
"Ki-na-lee" or "Kih-nah-lee".
Meanwhile, the "correct" version would be:
"Coo-na-lee" or "Coo-nah-lee"
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For K'taynu, I have a bad habit of pronouncing the 'K' same way I do for K'nahli, so his name sounds like this:
"Kih-tay-nu" where "tay" sounds like the beginning of "take" and "nu" sounds like "noon" or "nunh" with the ending removed.
The K' part is a standalone letter, so think "Kih" or "Kit" with the removal of the 't' sound at the ending.
"-nah" is pronounced literally as the dismissive form would be in english.... "nah".
and finally, the "-li" part is pronounced like the english name "Lee".
Altogether, phonetically it would sound more or less like:
"Ki-na-lee" or "Kih-nah-lee".
Meanwhile, the "correct" version would be:
"Coo-na-lee" or "Coo-nah-lee"
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For K'taynu, I have a bad habit of pronouncing the 'K' same way I do for K'nahli, so his name sounds like this:
"Kih-tay-nu" where "tay" sounds like the beginning of "take" and "nu" sounds like "noon" or "nunh" with the ending removed.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
