How do I pronounce "Kamala"? DirigibleProtein ( @DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone ) Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 months ago message-square37fedilinkarrow-up176
arrow-up176message-squareHow do I pronounce "Kamala"? DirigibleProtein ( @DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone ) Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 months ago message-square37fedilink
minus-square LalSalaamComrade ( @velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-22 months ago/kəmələ/ is the sound. Since she’s half-Dravidian, we don’t do schwa deletion over here. Edit: /kəmələ/, not /kə.mə.lə/
minus-square The Octonaut ( @TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ) linkfedilink6•2 months agoMy friend, Americans do not care about how words are pronounced in the original language/location.
/kəmələ/ is the sound. Since she’s half-Dravidian, we don’t do schwa deletion over here.
Edit: /kəmələ/, not /kə.mə.lə/
My friend, Americans do not care about how words are pronounced in the original language/location.
Some of us do.