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How do I pronounce "Kamala"? (aussie.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Is it “Camel-uh” or “Cam-ahl-uh”?

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[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 points 9 months ago

Anyone else craving olives after reading this thread?

[-] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 9 months ago

Geno·cider Fas·cist

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[-] TheDeepState@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Yes. Also, I have no idea.

[-] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I say it as [ˈka.ma.la].

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 4 points 9 months ago

Neither! I also had this question. No emphasis on any part, karma-la.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XYkZkpLQUS0

[-] RandomVideos@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

I pronounce it like the toki pona word "kalama"

No, i do not swap "la" and "ma"

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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[-] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago

This is the worst attempt in this whole thread 😂. Doesn't even have the same letters!

[-] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Rhymes with Pamela.

[-] obinice@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Why would you think it can only be pronounced with an "uh" at the end? Where did that come from?

I could be wrong about how she uses her name of course, but I would pronounce it Cam-ahl-a, nothing the hard a at the end, as in apple.

We don't say uhpple, we say apple.

[-] Ashelyn 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't think it would be correct to use the A in apple for any of the As in Kamala. It's more of the A with an open mouth than constrained to the front. The A in calm is much closer imo

I should really be using the IPA to make my point here but I don't know all the letters

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[-] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

"Kahm-lah".

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